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Safari! 13 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
Safari means ‘trip’ and it definitely was… in all senses of the word. This is how Shalom Primary School students went on an epic field trip that should make you jealous: they went on a safari. I’ve ...
Newsletter: August 2013 6 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
I traveled a lot this month. I only realized how far exactly till I was back at home. I wearily checked Google Maps for indicators of my travels, but of course when you’re travelling that far off th...
School’s (finally) in session (again) at Shalom 29 Jul 2013 | 08:59 pm
Though the teacher strike ended the week before, when I visited Shalom, it had taken a bit of time for the school to get back into the swing of things. I had visited the day after the strike ended, a...
Lemolo (A & B) 22 Jul 2013 | 10:16 pm
In Lemolo B In this month’s newsletter, I wrote about the community of Lemolo. When the temporary camp of internally displaced people (IDP) at Manjanimingi was split up into permanent settlements, o...
Newsletter: July 2013 3 Jul 2013 | 09:41 pm
At Shalom Primary School. June 18, 2013 A young democracy goes through a fair share of upheavals. Just take a look at what’s going down in Egypt these past few days. Or Brazil, or Turkey. Kenya is n...
Update: Springs High School 28 Jun 2013 | 01:49 pm
Haba na haba, hujaza kibaba. (Little and little, fills the measure)” The Swahili language is very rich, and it’s full of delicious proverbs such as the one above. The proverb essentially means small ...
Newsletter: June 2013 8 Jun 2013 | 03:25 pm
Small is Beautiful is the title of a great book by British economist and cultural thinker E.F. Schumacher. Deeply disturbed by the trend in economics to celebrate growth at any cost, he wrote a book ...
One Dollar (Really) Can Make a Difference 4 Jun 2013 | 03:13 pm
The one dollar campaign that World Teacher Aid has launched is a straight forward concept: 1) you give a certain amount, even only a dollar, to WTA, 100% of which 2) goes directly to helping students...
A letter from Vincent, “Head Boy” at Shalom Primary School 30 May 2013 | 02:20 pm
To Donors and Students in Canada, Dear Sir/Madam: We thank you for your help that you have done in our school. We appreciate you for the sake of building a good and complete school. We also thank y...
The second term begins at Shalom Primary School with stories from around the world (and chores) 21 May 2013 | 07:39 am
On May 6, the second term of 2013 began at Shalom Primary School. The day began as all Mondays do. The crew of older boys gathered in smart formation, took a step to the right, then to the left, and ...
