Visits to Kitale

Jean met Baljit, who will be taking up a placement at Aquinoe in 2020, in London. Baljit is in the process of doing a PhD at the University of Sussex and has exciting plans for for Aquinoe. She will be…

It’s half term for day pupils at Aquinoe, but the boarders are still at school. Alexa and Jenny have taken in the card game Uno and have taught the children how to play.  They love it!  

Alexa and Jenny have taken a well-earned break from their heavy schedule at Aquinoe to emphasise their mzungu look at the hairdresser, before taking a trip to the supermarket.

We arrived in Kitale for the first time last week. Wow, we were very impressed with what we saw. Aquinoe is full of bright and spirited children and staff . All were incredibly welcoming. We were called mazungo by the…

Alexa and Jenny continue to work very hard at Aquinoe and have made real progress with administrative matters, particularly with those related to teaching and monitoring. They took some time out on Saturday and walked to the Kitale Nature Conservancy…

Alexa and Jenny have been at Aquinoe for a week now and have got through a tremendous amount of work – talking to staff and pupils, making observations and suggestions, writing reports and taking photographs. Thank you so much –…

Alexa and Jenny, two highly experienced teachers and administrators arrived at Aquinoe at the weekend and were welcomed by Josphat, the Director, and Lilyan, Chair of the Board. They have set about tasks at the school and have already been…

(By Minerva Chicken) And I’m still trying to take it all in! What struck me most about Aquinoe Learning Centre is the pervading sense of confidence and air of optimism amongst staff and pupils alike. It’s a ‘can do’ environment…

Jean ad Min were treated to some great entertainment provided by pupils at the school. See first video of the performances here See second video of the performances here See third video of the performances here  

Jean and Min have just returned from a fantastic trip to the Aquinoe Learning Centre in Kitale, which proved successful and very worthwhile. See blog posts here