In the Bankas region you can find the village Kouroundé, which has a beautiful mosque in traditional style. In 1999 during a feastof the forge the elders came with a request to build a school in the plot across from the mosque. That was to be the second school designed by Joop. The fact that realizing a school can happen lightening fast is proven with the construction of this one. After a week the plans and agreements with the contractor Amatigue Dara, the smit and the furniture manufacturer were all fixed. Exactly a week after the first meeting the first thousand mud bricks were already manufactured thanks to the large contribution of the Kouroundé community. This impressive feat shows that there is more than enough faith in the value and meaning of education.
The first phase of the school consists of a building with two classrooms without a porch. In 2001 a second block with two classrooms was built, at an angle with the first one, which created a natural school yard between the two. In October guest houses were realized for the pupils that had to travel from far a way to get to school. In 2003 the decision was made to expand both blocks with one more classroom, and the first block was fitted with a porch. The Dogon Bloemendaal Foundation raised funds which allowed for the second phase of constructing three extra classrooms in Kouroundé.
