Visit by Students from the University of Nottingham

Upendo Junior School recently hosted two students and a member of staff from the School of English, the University of Nottingham. The trip by the three was fully funded by the University following an application by Ms Mari Hughes.

Durin their stay here, the two students, Caroline and Fiona not only taught English but also helped give a facelift to the school by painting all the classrooms. They also planted trees at the school and converted one room in the Nursery into a Play and Learn room, fully equipped. They also played with the children and visited the local market and primary school.

While the girls did what they knew best, Stephen McKibbin was busy cleaning up the computers and ensuring that they are ready for use by the children. He also had one-on-one sessions with all theteachers, showing them how the programmes on the computers can be used for teaching purposes.

The visitors brought with them two state-of-the-art laptops. Thanks to the Bike Ride early April this year organized by Mr. Terry Maxwell, he of small steps=BIG DIFFERENCE! Together with his friends Mick and Hazel, they were able to complete 207 miles and raised the money that went towards purchasing the two laptops and accompanying accessories. The computers will be handy once the computer suite is completed. It's hoped that the computer suite will be officially launched on the 4th October 2010.