It it so sad to see a hungry child set aside half of their own lunch and secretly put it into a bag to take home to their brothers and sisters who have nothing to eat. That is what we have been seeing happen at our school for the last week. Conditions are very bad …
Baby goats are endlessly curious, and these three were no exception. Given half a chance I think they would have happily munched through several text books and a few pencils, all in the name of investigation…. something we like to encourage in most of our kids, but perhaps not these ones!
Some of the children have been learning about herbivores and put up a small display about it.
At the end of the day everybody at Olng’arua School comes together for a short meeting. Each evening a different child runs the meeting and asks the others, children and adults, what was good or bad about their day. Anybody can speak, or not, as they feel like. Some tell of the good things they …
The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear proved to be very popular in this English class. Just what is a runcible spoon?
For most of northern Kenya the long rains aren’t actually any longer than the short rains. This year the long rains (arriving somewhere from late March and rarely staying beyond the first week in May) have been looked for with more than the normal amount of anxious anticipation. Across the north the short rains (usually …
Today we have been making hats!
Natunini seems to be enjoying her English lesson.
Thank you to everyone who has sent us books via our Amazon Wish List. I know that some people have some very justified issues with Amazon, however it is the only reliable way to get books out here. Customs knows that there are only books in their packages (and it doesn’t seem that anybody wants …
He doesn’t know how old he is, we think he must be in his 80s. This wonderful Mzee has been coming to the school to help the children learn about local history. His talks have been entertaining and enlightening. Even the parents have been discovering things about their history they never knew.