Indian Creek School is a Roman Catholic School in Indian Creek Village approximately 25 miles from Punta Gorda Town ocated along the Southern Highway. This school was established in 1979, when it was a thatch roof with board walls. Later on, a concrete building with zinc roofing was built to house the school children of Indian Creek.
Indian Creek R.C. School is a mono-grade school with nine teachers including the pre-school. The principal of the school is currently Ms. Miguelina Mendez who is a teaching principal and Mrs. Antonia is the vice principal. Indian Creek R.C. School has a population of 191 students which are of Ketchi descent. A majority of the students attending this school commute to school on the school bus while the other students walk or ride their bicycles. Indian Creek R.C. School also has a feeding program which is operated by PTA. Approximately forty students eat at school on weekdays. Indian Creek R.C. School is situated on a wide open area giving the school a welcoming and spacious view. On this compound there are two cement buildings which house nine classrooms.
One school building in zinc roofed with concrete walls and the other is a cement structure. The school receives potable water. There is also a small cement and zinc roof building which house the school office. The open area allows for the students to play games right around or in front of the school where supervision can easily take place. Indian Creek R.C. School is a small school but a welcoming one.
Material Cost
385 blocks $ 712.25
20 length of steel (3/8) $375.00
25 bags of cement $562.00
1/2 truck of sand and gravel $350.00
4 length of board 2'4'12 $72.00
4 length of board 1'4'12 $40.00
2 pounds of construction wire $6.00
2 pounds of nails 2 inch $7.90
2 pounds of nails 4 inch $9.00
6 pieces of R-Panel Roofing 8 ft $2,640.00
Total -- $4,774.65