31 October 2011
During half term, Rob Shaw and Claire Delo visited Jimba Gede Primary School, our link school in Kenya. The Jimba Gede pupils, some of whom were preparing for national examinations, were able to use Rob and Claire's expertise during revision sessions they ran in Religious Education and Science respectively.
Their aim was also to introduce more participatory teaching methods to the school and to share good practice regarding this with their Kenyan counterparts.
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We brought out some science equipment and the pupils were able to use a microscope for the first time.
They were also given some instruction in the game of cricket which proved hugely popular, with in excess of two hundred of them turning up to the first session! Huge progress was also made on the construction of a permanent library at the school, with the help of Rotary Clubs in Abingdon and Malindi in Kenya. This will hopefully come to fruition in 2012. All in all, their stay in Kenya was most constructive and helped to further the bond between their respective communities.
