A teacher at Trinity School recently shared online a poignant email from a friend in Kenya.
I think you will find her words interesting…
“In Nyeri, the school is still functioning as normal. Classes are still held and homework is given out as expected. However, at the moment, we are taking extra precaution by not having students leave the campus for cross country or other activities where the security might be questionable. At night, our security guards, armed with their usual bows and arrows, watch over us…”
“While there is no violence here, there is obvious tension around campus as the radio is constantly on in the staff room and conversations rarely touch on anything other than the current and developing situations in the country. …
There’s more of the email posted. It’s worth reading.
Thank you, teachers, for sharing your observations and thinking about events in Kenya that we see briefly on TV. You reminded me to find out how my friends in Kenya with whom we shared college dorm meals have faired during this brutality.
Thanks for the post. I was in Kenya this summer, so I am especially interested in what is happening in the aftermath of the election. Thanks for linking!One of my students blogged about this recently – he hasn’t spent much time researching, but it shows that kids (even those in 6th grade) are interested in world events…