Saturday! Not a normal school day, but one on which we were due to take some of the younger children and their teachers to the Kitale Nature Conservancy.
Many of the children had been ready by eight o’clock, some of the day pupils having urged their parents not to be late.
When we showed up, just after nine, the excitement was palpable.
In fact, we left the compound, in several batches, closer to 10:30.
Ninety five pupils and nine adults were ferried by minibus and car. We counted thirty seven packed into one of them – a tight squeeze!
Several of the children with disabilities, some in wheelchairs, were included. In fact, the terrain was not easy in places, and two of the children were carried.
The day was a real treat for all. Apart from the educational benefits of learning about the environment, they loved being away from home/school.
The park protects animals born with various disabilities, that would be unlikely to survive outside it.
Apart from seeing the animals, all loved taking a river boat ride on one of the three boats available. Even the Head and Deputy Head teachers enjoyed their spell of paddling one of them.
The swings and roundabouts in the playground area were, of course, a big hit.
We finished our snack comprising bread and fizzy drinks just as the afternoon rains arrived. We all ran for cover in two thatched huts. A horse and several donkeys joined us under an adjacent tree, but two goats jumped over the wall onto a bench occupied by teachers! Squeals and laughter followed.
The rain relented for a short while allowing us to return to school for a late lunch.
Many of the children had been ready by eight o’clock, some of the day pupils having urged their parents not to be late.
When we showed up, just after nine, the excitement was palpable.
In fact, we left the compound, in several batches, closer to 10:30.
Ninety five pupils and nine adults were ferried by minibus and car. We counted thirty seven packed into one of them – a tight squeeze!
Several of the children with disabilities, some in wheelchairs, were included. In fact, the terrain was not easy in places, and two of the children were carried.
The day was a real treat for all. Apart from the educational benefits of learning about the environment, they loved being away from home/school.
The park protects animals born with various disabilities, that would be unlikely to survive outside it.
Apart from seeing the animals, all loved taking a river boat ride on one of the three boats available. Even the Head and Deputy Head teachers enjoyed their spell of paddling one of them.
The swings and roundabouts in the playground area were, of course, a big hit.
We finished our snack comprising bread and fizzy drinks just as the afternoon rains arrived. We all ran for cover in two thatched huts. A horse and several donkeys joined us under an adjacent tree, but two goats jumped over the wall onto a bench occupied by teachers! Squeals and laughter followed.
The rain relented for a short while allowing us to return to school for a late lunch.
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