I wasn’t supposed to be there but it was a worthwhile experience anyway. Primary children from all the local schools had gathered to compete in various athletic activities in a large Primary school, deep in Maasai land Nyonyori. I arrived with Bonface and the DEO. There was a bit of Read more…
Bonface and I headed out for the day. The plan was to visit 5 other schools in the area and make a courtesy call to the DEO (District Education Officer). The purpose was to introduce me to everyone and invite HTs to training sessions, which would be held during the Read more…
Bonface wanted me to model teaching approaches for all the teachers by taking a class lesson for everyone. After discussion, it was decided that I would focus on an aspect of Scotland to extend the children’s knowledge of the wider world. It was also agreed that a different approach would Read more…
You can’t live in Africa for any period of time and not be ambushed by information that everyone else knows but doesn’t bother to tell you. In a previous blog I talked about the challenge of being time-obsessed in the West and how you have to be prepared to let Read more…
The Coincidence While sitting in the car, stuck in a flood, with Bonface, Teacher Caspa, Teacher Catherine and 2 babies, there was some small talk as we waited for the rain to stop and the water to subside. Bonface explained that he stayed in school at the weekend because his Read more…
I’ve been here for three days and it’s been a whirlwind of getting to know new faces, new places and a new culture. I’ve also had a busy schedule at school as I was determined to observe lessons in every class, as quickly as possible, to help plan training Read more…
I have been here now for five days and it seems as though I have been busy for almost every single minute. So busy in fact, that I have not yet managed to set foot outside of the school gates. This means that I have had no opportunity to buy Read more…
I arrived at Osiligi Obaya on a Monday morning. It had been arranged that for the first few days that I would be provided with an evening meal by the orphanage. I could only hope that I wasn’t actually taking the food from the children’s mouths! Mummy Nora is the Read more…
After my assembly, the children seem a little less shy. This is demonstrated by one boy from the baby class, sidling up to me and surreptitiously rubbing my arm. He has a puzzled look on his face. His classmates are watching and a few of the braver ones join in. Read more…
After a ridiculously early flight from Glasgow, a meet up with Helen and Roger (charity directors) and a pleasant flight from Amsterdam, I arrived in Nairobi on Sunday night. There was a very slight hitch when it turned out that I didn’t actually have the correct visa documentation and Read more…
