Kisondela Shadowing Day

Kinsondela shadowing day

Today myself and a few other students went to Kinsondela secondary school where we each were allocated different class rooms to go into. We essentially were all students in the school in the sense of us being in each lesson and experiencing an average school day for the pupils. I was sat with three boys Dennis, Steven and Boniface (surprisingly two classic Cumbrian names). The day started off by us setting off on an hour walk at 6:30 which wasn't very fun however when we arrived we were expecting breakfast to be ready but of course were in Tanzania so time doesn't really mean anything over here so it was late shock and even bigger shock when we finally got it, it was egg and bread. There so adventurous over here. Throughout the day I had geography first lesson where we partook in a practical outside which was eventful. I then had history which wasn't so fun but after our awesome breakfast we had maths which I was buzzing about because I love maths however it was harder then I thought so wasn't as good as I expected but I still enjoyed it well what I understood anyway. We then had physics and civics which were actually quite decent which I didn't expect to enjoy. For dinner we had a choice of what to eat after Amy and Chloe wound us up and pretended that we had to eat what the students were eating, so we were all chuffed when we realised we were actually getting something nice. Lastly, before the hour walk back home we had a debate which was based on money being the source of all evil where we were allocated different sides. Let's just say that it got a bit heated however I did really enjoy that and felt it was a great end to the day, but what made the day better was knowing that I was at Katumba the day after and didn't have to do that hour trek again. Overall, the shadowing day was very surreal for me and gave me a clear understanding of the everyday life a Kinsondela pupil.

 

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  1. UnknownJuly 27, 2018 at 1:37 AM

    Sounds like a very busy day, i bet the walk was interesting at that time of the morning to 😉

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  2. Lisa adairJuly 27, 2018 at 9:10 AM

    You should all be very proud of the contribution you are making. It’s very humbling to read what you are doing. Xx I am enjoying being educated through your eyes and words

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