Not really... :) As I walked down to the “office” last night with my trusty flashlight to make copies—in hopes that the generator wouldn’t be turned off before my copy-making-mission was accomplished, I realized all over again that so many of the things that are just normal to me now as a result of living here for over a year, really aren’t normal at all. So, I’ve compiled a list of interesting school facts that are probably pretty unique!
- All the students (Nursery through JSS1) gather for assembly in the morning, where we sing, pray, recite the memory verse, national anthem, and pledge.
- When a teacher is absent there is rarely an effort made to find someone to substitute or cover for them.
- The JSS1 class (equivalent to 7th grade) meets in the chicken coop…don’t worry, there’s only one chicken!
- There are 11 and 18 year olds in the same class.
- The female teachers serve the male teachers at lunch.
- The kids sweep the classes (and the dirt) before school each morning, and a group is also assigned to clean the toilets before school starts.
- Classes are cancelled if it rains hard, because most of the classes meet outside with just a roof over their heads.
- Pencils are a huge problem—between handing them out, discussing who lost theirs, and sharpening them, class is always delayed.
- We usually find out about days off due to holidays the day before the holiday.
- The bell that rings to change classes is a small hand-held bell.
Just a little bit different!
1 comment:
love it! reminds me a lot of schools we visited in the philippines a few years ago.
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