Class one is the first classroom we built. It used to house the whole school but now it is the classroom for the youngest groups, the squirrels (5 and 6 year olds) and the rhinos (7 and 8 year olds). However it has remained the heart of the school, this is where visitors always come …
Once every term the Lewa Clinic visits Olng’arua School. When they come the give a short talk to the children on a useful health topic. The importance of washing your hands for instance, or of using a mosquito net. They also administer drugs for common ailments, such as eye infections or intestinal worms, and check …
Today the older children when to help fix the only road (well dirt track) into the community. Not only is this the only route to get food and other supplies to the school but it how people in need get to hospital or get into town to sell livestock and get provisions. As it is …
This morning, as I was opening up the school, I watched the full moon setting over the Il’Ngwesi hills, so beautiful.
I walked into class one just as the squirrel group (5 and 6 year olds) rushed out for milk break. A group of them had been sitting around this table with a large sheet of paper and some crayons, doodling.
Today some of the Olng’arua School children spent the afternoon observing insects that live by the river, this group are drawing dragonflies.
Watching the sunrise next to class two at Olng’arua School.
Metian read a story about an elephant to the class today.
Thanks to the generosity of Mr and Mrs Levy and the Primrose Trust we have been able to start work on some new staff buildings. In such a remote location it is always difficult to get good teachers. Without housing you can’t get any teachers! There are no local houses to rent and unless you …
There was a beautiful double rainbow over the school today.