Hello from sunny Kenya! It's been just over a week since I've been here and the lab project is off to a good but cautious start. Meetings with the students, headmaster, contractor and science lab technicians have gone well and things are moving along. We hope to have the container at Sud by the weekend, but must still make some of the preliminary arrangements before taking the leap! We're working on reconstructing a classroom for the Form 4 students with more space and windows, making it easier for them to concentrate in the very hot hours of the afternoon. We will also be going through a local high school's lab tomorrow to see what kind of inventory they have and what we need for our own science lab. I'm also working on registering them for their exams, which have to be written and prepared for at an exam centre. The bargaining has begun! Books will be purchased in the next couple days and the recruiting of a qualified teacher will begin later this week! The students are anxious but patient... for now! They've been studying other subjects with the help of volunteer teachers, 2 of the Form 4 boys from last year.
Some of the Form 4 boys were asking me today who is going to build the lab for them. I
was meeting with the contractor at school and they were excited to see we're making plans!
All in all, it's been a busy week! Getting settled and setting out to start this hefty project have been fun and I'm so very looking forward to Sud finally having its own Form 4 class. Staff and students agree it's the best way forward for Sud and will give the school a sense of pride and its students a gleam of hope. Thanks to all of you who've been instrumental in donating & raising funds for the project. I assure you that as soon as a shovel hits the ground, I'll be back here with a video update!
Until then, I'm back to my meetings and bargaining.... Ciao!
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