The school

The u-shaped building with the dark roof is the main classroom building. Using that as a center, we can identify the other buildings. Beyond it is a science building, under construction. To the right are teacher housing and just below it is a basketball court and beyond that student housing. To the left are playing fields for soccer and other sports.

Main classroom building

Students had a very strict schedule with their time allocated from morning to lights out. Time was allocated for classes, studying, and personal time. Many students boarded there. The curriculum was also very rigid - far more 'teaching to the test'; than in current U. S. schools.

 

 

Morning assembly

Education was important to Kenyans, a teacher a respected person. Education was the way out of poverty.

Going to school cost money and students were always dropping out because they could not pay the fees.

Teacher housing

Teachers lived in little brick houses by the school. They had a nice view over the top of the school across a wide valley.
Our friend Dave lived in the far half of this.

Teachers

There was considerable turnover in teachers as well. Many Kenyans took a job teaching at a rural school because they had no other option, not because they had any vocation to be a teacher, and they would leave, some times very suddenly, when a better situation opened up.

The headmaster

 

The setting

Lush and beautiful

 

The setting

Lush

 

The setting

Terraces.

 

Making do

Students dry their clothes.

 

Checking us out

White people were always an adventure, so much fun to tag along and see what they might be up to. Big sis carries little sis.

 

Himmmm

Just a bit out of uniform, aren't we?