Week ending 20th July Looking back to the previous weekend, many of the skills students attended a 3 day trip to Albreda. One to the ferry port at Banjul then one of the other side of the river etc. This always takes some time hence the extended trip. They stayed Friday and Saturday nights in the local school where good friends were made. This whole story was made famous in the Alex Haley books and TV programmes that feature a story about a slave and his plight Kunta Kinteh , reputedly from that area of The Gambia.
The final week of school is always filled with mixed emotion. Some students looking forward to the holidays, some starting a new career and others not too sure of what happens next in their lives. Sunrise School ran just for 4 days this week because the Muslim festival of Ramadam started on Friday. End of term lunch was the same as in all schools, I guess, except for the menu and that Gambian usually eat from a common plate, with their right hands!
School starts again in late September, opening early for registration. We still have lots of places not reserved by parents. This is pretty normal as most leave things until the last minute.
The building is waterproof now so that work can continue regardless of the weather, as long as the workers can get to site!
The blog will be on holiday now, restarting in late September with news about our new term. Week ending 13th July This is the penultimate week of the school calendar and lots of unusual activities take place in many schools after exams have been completed.
