Like most of the world, our children at St Bernadette & St Mary’s School returned to school on Monday but unlike here in the UK & Ireland this is the last term as the new school year starts in January not September. As you can imagine the children are very happy to see the school open again as it guarantees them a bowl of ugi each morning and a chance to learn even more and get good grades so they can move up a class at the end of the school year.
The teachers were greeted by a sea of smiling faces who could not wait to get started with their lessons. As we have a new Head Teacher, Mr Pius they are all determined to impress him and to be No1 in their class. All the children who are in the No1 spot so far in this academic year were singled out as they want to hold onto this postion but there are lots of pupils who want to knock them off this much sought after spot so we are in for a very focused and competitive final term at St Bernadette & St Marys School.
We endeavour to give the children a good all-round education including IT Studies, General Science and Music to name but a few subjects, it is a pleasure to see how willing to learn and how keen the children are. It is very unusual to see a sad face or a child who does not want to partake in the different lessons.
The younger children are full of energy with the teachers often having to keep a lid on their enthusiasm, this is chance to get an education neither the children nor their parents would have ever dreamt of and it is heartwarming to see how much effort they put into their daily lessons. Our teachers also have to be complimented as in January this year many got a class of up to thirty children who did not speak any English and had never attended school before, the development of the children is just amazing. Hopefully now this will rarely happen now in the area surrounding the school apart from our KG1 admission and we already have a waiting list for the intake in January 2013.
We would ask any teacher to come to volunteer at the school and not be visibly moved at the positive attitude of the local children and our children at the orphanage who attend St Bernadette & St Mary’s School, it is indeed an oasis of learning in the middle of the bush but it is certainly not a Bush School. Our school is fast becoming one of the best schools in the area giving a “free” education to the most needy & deserving children. We are already looking forward to the return visit in October of Brendan Coleman, a teacher from Cardinal Langley School in Middleton who along with Domi McDonald last year wrote our Mission Statement and with the help of our teaching staff outlined the rules, regulations and responsibilities of all the staff employed at the school which are working very well !
Wonderful to see all these children enjoying free education. Lovely update on the life of the school and pictures. Brendan is very much looking forward to his return visit and is very enthusiastic about visiting the school. I will have to wait until next summer when I come back with some of our Sixth form students. Wishing all the best to all the pupils and staff at this very special school. Love to all
Hi everyone!!!
Glad u are all enjoying time at scool and all working hard! It is great to see lots of happy faces 🙂 Best wishes to you all x x x
Once again how good and happy do the children look
What you do is brilliant
Keep up the good work x
Hello everyone from all of us at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School in Bury. We have all just started back to school after the summer holiday too. Have a great term and best wishes to you all.
Lots of love from the children, staff parents and governors of Our Lady of Lourdes x
So pleased to see that everything is going so well. Look forward to seeing everyone at Good Life soon. Love The Brookersxx
So lovely to see all the smiley happy children, keep up the good work everyone and hopefully we will all meet soon.
Love and hugs
The Omalleys x
Hello everyone at GLO and the School. Fantastic to hear news about how things are progressing at the school and to see the pictures on the website of many happy smiling faces, and everyone looks so keen! Keep it all going – with congratulations for the ongoing success of the school, and with love to the children and staff at the GLO
Bridget
Amazing to see such happy and enthusiastic faces! Everyone is doing such a fantastic job in helping to give these children a good start and hope for their future. It is clear to see from the photos that they are enormously grateful for the chance to go to school, especially to a school as up to date and well run as this one, where the staff are just as keen as the children.
If there are any teachers that would like to volunteer then I would say “Go for it”. You really can help to make a difference, no matter how little you may think you have to give.
Here’s hoping the GLO children get back to the top of the class this term!!!
Congratulations on making such a difference for these children and have a happy and succesful last term.
Angela
Hello to all at GLO and St Bernadette & St Mary’s school. What a fantastic update and so lovely to see such dedication and so many smiles. It has been a few years now since I was last in Kenya and able to visit but you are all in my thoughts often. I love reading all about the goings on and new additions.
I hope you all have a fun filled, happy and successful term – I’ll look forward to seeing who is No 1 🙂
Love and hugs
Pip x x x
It’s so nice to see all the children excited about school, their dedication towards their studies. Thanks to everyone who are making this possible. I wish the very best to theses kids and pray for their success and happiness. They all are soooo lovely. I miss them.
Such a great update about your school. Can you bottle the pupils enthusiasm and bring it back to Ireland. We really do not appreciate what we have. It is great to hear how well everyone is doing. I feel many of these pupils will go on to become professional skilled people who will make a difference to the lives of their people. So keep p the good work everyone and God Bless everyone who helps.