Students visit new school site

The students at Wobulenzi Town Academy were recently taken to visit their new school site at nearby Lukomera. On arrival they were given a tour of the new premises which are nearing completion, and they were treated to pots of pineapple and bananas before the walk back to Wobulenzi.

Here are some of their reactions after seeing the new WTA site for the first time...

• "For me.. I was as much surprised and felt like flying! And my friend thought so and they were much more surprised than me."      -   Godfrey S1
• " At first I wanted to transfer to any other school but since the buildings are so amazing I will inform my mother to allow me to come to Lukomera" 
• "Plan to come to our new site Lukomera - it’s amazing."       -  Ivan S1

There have been so many highlights…. Each day, members of the team were taking 2/5 lessons in the timetable, with the aim of offering different subjects and activities to the normal lessons. Given that each lesson lasts 100 minutes and that the smallest group was about 95, this is quite a challenge! (The WTA teachers are extremely gracious and tolerant of our invasion and our unusual teaching styles)

Many people have been working at Wobulenzi almost continuously over the last year.

This group found itself gathering during June 2010, consisting of several gap-year students and other visitors.

To see more volunteers, click here

On Thursday, Ian and I went round various health centres and met AMREF, an NGO based at the Health Centre in Luwero, who are friends of ours - mainly dealing with with public health support via Village Health Teams (VHTs). AMREF had showed half the school an HIV awareness DVD back in June, and we had followed up to get the rest of the school to see another one 2 weeks ago, with a view to HIV counselling and testing in the future.  They have very kindly lent us their projector and tv, so we will be able to show the ServeDirect DVD tonight, and also a first for them - a little light entertainment... either Finding Nemo or Happy Feet!  This is because Judith had taught them about Antarctica and all about penguins!

21 October 2010 20:42

Dear All,

All is well in Wobulenzi and when we left at about 6pm, everyone had just come off site and back from school, happy and positive but very tired after Day Two. From my point of view it is great having others around to share the teaching load and the students are really enjoying ("it was fantastic" they said) the chance to do some sport, art and more varied activities.

 Judith reminding S4 the importance of reading the exam question at least 5 times before you attempt to answer it! Their very last English lesson before exams start today (Monday). English papers are this Thursday morning.

See Elspeth's blog about this

Read the latest update from Serve Uganda, including UK News, Uganda News and Proposed Trip Dates and Fundraising in 2010. Also, read Elspeth's blogs about the start of the new term at Wobulenzi.