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Friday, April 15, 2011
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Physical Education

The girls have a regular Physical Education class two times a week. There is even a government curriculum to guide teachers on the types of activities, sports, and skills to teach, but it is a little unrealistic and several of those sports require equipment that the average school can't afford. For example, we have a badminton racket but no badminton net, and how would we teach these girls to swim?

Photo: Students playing
The girls also have some time for sports and games every day. Twice a week, they have an hour (3:10-4:00 pm) for games and sports after classes before washing up, dinner, and additional homework/prep/study time. The other three days a week, they have 40 minutes of games (like recess) after lunch (1:20-2:00 pm).
 
Friday, April 8, 2011
Kakenya's Students

Kakenya Inspires Students



Kakenya wants students to work hard and be excellent in everything!

Learn more about Kakenya's dream of becoming a teacher!
 
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Kakenya's Students

Kakenya's School

Kakenya Ntaiya grew up in Kenya and dreamed of becoming a teacher.

Photo: Students at KCEBut when she was five years old, she was already engaged to be married. In the Maasai culture, girls get married in their teens. Education for girls is not a priority. For those girls lucky enough to finish primary education, only a few make it to secondary school. Parents tend to spend what little money they have on educating boys rather than girls, whom are expect to marry and leave the family. According to Maasai culture, girls marry at the time of adolescence, which is when most girls finish primary school (age 13).


 

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