For us to do this, we went to Mirera Secondary School in Naivasha. The students from form 1 were all gathered outside to welcome us, and we saw the most incredible singing and dancing from the students. We then all went with some of the students to plant trees - I went with Edwin and Margaret - both lovely young people with aspirations to succeed. We planted the trees together, took tea together and then the students danced and sang for us again.
We then showed our appreciation by sharing various ways we have learned to show people how great we think they are ... something else for me to show you when I get back!
The one thing that struck me was that these students were learning in classes of around 50, in classrooms with high windows that you couldn't see out of, with no materials on the walls, and just a chalkboard for imparting information, yet their passion for their learning was so evident, it choked me up a bit!
Again, Mike has the camera, so I'll try to post photos later!
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