Its only mid-year and it feels like we just started a new school year. There are several things that have happened since we took our one month break from school in December.
Well, for one, I went home for a month :-), also all of the secondary (6th-12th grade) classes moved up to the upper building, which is a big office looking building a few yards from the primary campus, a circular, open air building.
Also, with the start up of school many of us teachers have either dropped previous subjects and/or picked up new ones. For instance, I am no longer teaching 6th grade science and will only be teaching K-12 P.E., 6th grade History, and 4th and 5th science. Other teachers, such as Amanda have dropped other classes such as math and science and are now teaching the new Bible Class.
Even though most of us teachers LOVED teaching all different subjects, it was very nice to free ourselves up a bit. I definitely feel more relaxed and prepared this semester. We were able to drop a few classes because we have officially hired two more full time Rwandan teachers. One teacher, Javera, teaches all of the secondary science classes, while the other teaches all the secondary math classes. I am very thankful for them!
Also, there are some new faces in and around school. We had just added about 15 new students. Three of the new students are from Ghana, two from Japan, as well as some Rwandan. I think at this point we have a little over 15 nations represented.
Another new development in terms of growth is we have added 10 more preschool children. Before it was Mrs. Christine and Mrs. Laura teaching together, but now they both have their own classes! Just the other day Mrs. Christine was talking about how excited she was to have her own class now.
Some other fun and exciting things that are going on in the realm of KICS is that our principal will be going back to the U.S. in February on a teacher recruiting trip. This trip is a must because come June we will have several teachers contracts ending.
For instance, Miss Lauren and Miss Moore, who both have been here since the start up of the school, will be seeing their two year commitment come to end as of June as well as Miss Lewis who has been here a little less then a year.
There will still be several teachers committed for another year or so, but having three great teachers leave could potentially leave a few gaps. Hopefully this recruiting trip will be helpful and we will be able to bring in several new and great ones.
I think that is all the excitement for now. Our next break will occur in April for two weeks. The break will be for the "Month of Mourning," which will take place during the month of April.
Rwanda takes the month of April to mourn the dead and losses from the Genocide of 1994. They specifically take those two week in April, which will be off for to pray and shut may stores and entertainment down, so that people can mourn.
Well, for one, I went home for a month :-), also all of the secondary (6th-12th grade) classes moved up to the upper building, which is a big office looking building a few yards from the primary campus, a circular, open air building. 
Also, with the start up of school many of us teachers have either dropped previous subjects and/or picked up new ones. For instance, I am no longer teaching 6th grade science and will only be teaching K-12 P.E., 6th grade History, and 4th and 5th science. Other teachers, such as Amanda have dropped other classes such as math and science and are now teaching the new Bible Class. 
Even though most of us teachers LOVED teaching all different subjects, it was very nice to free ourselves up a bit. I definitely feel more relaxed and prepared this semester. We were able to drop a few classes because we have officially hired two more full time Rwandan teachers. One teacher, Javera, teaches all of the secondary science classes, while the other teaches all the secondary math classes. I am very thankful for them! 
Also, there are some new faces in and around school. We had just added about 15 new students. Three of the new students are from Ghana, two from Japan, as well as some Rwandan. I think at this point we have a little over 15 nations represented. 
Another new development in terms of growth is we have added 10 more preschool children. Before it was Mrs. Christine and Mrs. Laura teaching together, but now they both have their own classes! Just the other day Mrs. Christine was talking about how excited she was to have her own class now. 
Some other fun and exciting things that are going on in the realm of KICS is that our principal will be going back to the U.S. in February on a teacher recruiting trip. This trip is a must because come June we will have several teachers contracts ending. 
For instance, Miss Lauren and Miss Moore, who both have been here since the start up of the school, will be seeing their two year commitment come to end as of June as well as Miss Lewis who has been here a little less then a year. 
There will still be several teachers committed for another year or so, but having three great teachers leave could potentially leave a few gaps. Hopefully this recruiting trip will be helpful and we will be able to bring in several new and great ones. 
I think that is all the excitement for now. Our next break will occur in April for two weeks. The break will be for the "Month of Mourning," which will take place during the month of April. 
Rwanda takes the month of April to mourn the dead and losses from the Genocide of 1994. They specifically take those two week in April, which will be off for to pray and shut may stores and entertainment down, so that people can mourn.
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