Ashlyn’s class went on a field trip to try and visit a few different schools in the area and to then talk about why/how these schools are the same/different as ISM. Unfortunately, we made it to only two of the three planned schools. We did not make it (again) to the Matonyok orphanage due to road conditions….This is the same place we tried to get to a year and a half ago on another field trip that also was cut short due to the road.
First stop was The Learning Space early years school. This is run by local expats and has a mix of expat and Tanzanian kids. I think currently it is only ages 2-5. Kids had a great time playing on the playsets (LOVE the see-saw), playing with the guinea pigs, and having a snack before we headed over to Olasiti Primary School.
Olasiti Primary is a local primary school up to 6th grade, if I remember correctly. There are about 1,700 students and just over 60 teachers. There are over 100 students per class. I can’t even imagine. I had enough trouble keeping track of the 5 kids in my group for the day. As soon as we arrived at the school, the school kids were so curious they just came out of their classes to see what was going on. Then they got closer….and closer until the headmistress came out and shooed them all away.
Chelsea took her class into one of the classrooms where the kids sang songs to each other and had the opportunity to ask each other questions.
This is the library for all 1700 students
Ashlyn and Ellesmere
Thought we may have ended up with a few extra students when all was said and done
Ashlyn’s P1 Class
(last photo is with one of her best friends Simone with Maja and Cole peeking from behind)
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