First day of teaching done! At the start of the day we had assembly with the whole school where we all introduced ourselves, except Will Caplan as he forgot his own name.
Mr Jewell also impressed with his little speech in Swahili. All the lessons today went well despite one Gehandu boy getting a little too much into his role play and in fact, bolting from the classroom and over the hill.
It was quite hard to get the students interacting in the lessons at first, especially the young ones. However, as they became more comfortable with us and our teaching style, they really got into the lesson.
As well as teaching lessons in the classroom, some of us also gave lessons on using the computers at Gehandu, improving their skills on Excel and Word as well conquering hangman and exploring Google Earth.
A few boys visited the local primary school, Titiwi, where we sang some songs (head, shoulders, knees and toes) and played a fierce game of volleyball.
The little munchkins were incredibly energetic and inquisitive, which also included the stroking of Radley boys' hair.
We also had a tour of Gehandu where we were able to see some of the things that the school had been able to buy with the funds raised by recent trips.
We left Gehandu and came back to the Seminary to throw ourselves into battle against the Seminary students in a game of football. Thanks to a stunning cross from Tom Rutherford, we sauntered away with victory. Our football tactics were masterminded by first time gaffa Charlie Williams.
After football, we had a delicious supper and we then headed off for an early night.
Finally, happy birthday to my brother, Harry Bowesman-Jones, I'm really sorry that I'm not there, I hope you had a good day!
Thanks for the birthday wishes, Josh. Harry was really chuffed!!
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