The Olng’arua School is undoubtedly a much quieter place than it was before all schools had to close as part of Kenya’s covid-19 strategy. It is not devoid of activity though. Resident staff members are still living and working at the school, as are two of our older school boys who board at the school. …
As part of efforts to restrict the spread of the corona virus in Kenya the government has required all schools in the country to close. Any actions that can help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya are a good thing, it would be incredibly hard to manage a serious outbreak here. The school closing …
With confidence, flexibility and incredible balance the Squirrel Group (our youngest) are all naturals at yoga. I would love to say that I teach them yoga but the truth is they can do things with balance and strength, and yes even inner calm, that I have never managed to achieve in all my years of …
This is another post in our occasional medical series. Each morning, when we gather for the meeting that starts the day, as well as taking the register we also have a health check. “How are you all today” is meant more literally than the normal pleasant greeting. Most mornings there is nothing more than a …
Since writing their own poems about plants a few weeks ago, some of the kids have really got into poetry. Luckily we have several anthologies of poems aimed at children and young people. A big shout out to you clever people who knew (how did you know?!) that this day would come, and sent us …
When she last visited Chelsea brought with her a large bag of pencils for the school. These were not just any pencils however. These were all special pencils, collected by Chelsea during her childhood. The collection was so impressive it even went on public display in her home town. The pencils are a riot of …