Favorite mode of transport to school and a view of the school yard.

School - Mbale Style. Feb 27 2007

Many have asked how the kids are doing. After an initial adjustment they are doing well. We decided to have them join the mission school which has helped integrate them into the community. School runs Tuesdays thru Fridays from 8:30 to 3:ish depending on if their work was completed. There are 5 wonderful gals who have come to teach the 20 or so preschoolers to 10th grader. Classes are broken into 45 minute segments and the kids move to the class or teacher as assigned. Three of us moms come on a daily basis to teach an on going class and in my case to tutor my kids in the subjects that they are at a different level then the majority of the other kids. So first hour I am teaching Melissa pre-algebra and then I return 4th hour to teach Jeremy his language arts. I am very thankful for this experience. The kids have grown by being in a classroom setting for the first time and I then have some freedom to minister in other ways while we are here. Melissa has just finished "Cry, The Beloved Country" in Lit class and Jeremy is gaining understanding about atoms and chemical reactions. Melissa is hoping that there won't be enough worms for her to have to dissect in the next section of Biology... Jeremy has offered but I guess he'll just have to wait until he is older.