In the last few weeks, pupils at Aquinoe, along with Class Eight pupils across Kenya, took their national exams – the KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education). The pupils would normally have sat the examinations at the end of the…
Transfer 66
The charity has sent £4,165.02 (630,750 Kenyan Shillings) to the school in the latest transfer. This includes: KES353,250 for 48 pupils who are sponsored by some of our supporters; KES145,600 for the salaries of 5 specialist staff; KES131,900 for other…
Music To Their Ears
Musical instruments, funded by Crieff Baptist Church, are being used in Sunday church services, and also in classrooms. The pupils love music, singing and dancing and really enjoy being involved in making music. It is unusual for girls…
Grade Eight Pupils Sit For National Exams
Pupils at the top end of the Aquinoe Learning Centre have been sitting papers for the KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) examinations in the last week. Lilyan Otagi, Chair of Governors (and herself a senior teacher at another school)…
Pre-schoolers at Aquinoe graduate
The pre-school pupils who will be joining Grade One in January were invited to an official graduation ceremony, along with parents and friends. The headteacher, Linet Isinyen Mackenzie, and the Director, Josphat Shaduma, issued certificates.
Sports Day
Pupils from Aquinoe have been participating in the local inter-county schools athletics competition. They look great in the sports kit sent by the Cherry Beach Football Club in Toronto and are proud to represent the school.
Pre-school Pupils graduate
Pre-school pupils graduated this week and will return into Grade One in January. They all look very smart in their gowns and hats, along with their teachers.
M Makes More Progress
M, who arrived at the Aquinoe Learning Centre just weeks ago in a wheelchair, has been receiving intensive physiotherapy and is now walking. Her wheelchair is folded up under her bed after two years of use. Her mother saw this…
Education Excitement
This week has seen the admission of a pupil at the Aquinoe Learning Centre. Nothing unusual about that at the beginning of a term, you might think. Perhaps not, but this pupil (M) is paralysed from the waist down and…
Desperate Need For Sponsors
The trustees have been concerned about the fate of South Sudanese refugees for over a year. Aquinoe Learning Centre had a number of them in the school of varied ages, some from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya. The…