Good Shepherd Academy Visitor Day!

Five of the older Flying Kites Children – Monicah, Hannah, Joseph, James, and Peter – attend Good Shepherd Academy, a private school located in Njabini, the town by which FKKCC is located.  While many Good Shepherd children are boarding students, our kids attend as day students.  Today was Visitor Day, where the school opens its doors to the students’ parents and guardians.

Here in Kenya, the academic year is structured a bit differently.  It is divided into three terms: the first running from January to March; the second from May to July; and the third from September to November.  During April, August, and December, the students are on vacation.  Visitor Day coincided with the end of the third term, when school children across the country prepare to take national exams to determine whether they will advance to the next grade.

The five older kids, Leila, Benson (who owns the FKKCC home), Rahab (a FK Director) and I set off for the school this morning.  I was so impressed by it!  It is massive – three stories tall, with dozens of classrooms.  The day started with an assembly in the church – the boarding students had obviously put a lot of preparation into putting on an entertaining program.  They were such great singers and dancers!

Following the assembly and Mass, we moved to the school grounds, where every grade put on a presentation.  I was so proud to see our children up there.  Finally, the teachers handed out report cards for the term and discussed them with the parents and guardians.  I met all of the children’s teachers, and they had nothing but kind words to say about them!

The best part of the day?  PETER WAS RANKED FIRST OUT OF HIS ENTIRE GRADE!  I wish you all could have seen the pride in his eyes.  What makes this even more amazing is that up until last year when he arrived at Flying Kites, he had NO formal education.  No one is going to hold him back.  I am so proud of him, and I can’t wait to see him excel further during the next school year.