The schools which we have adopted are located in Ol Joro Orok, in Central Province, Kenya.

Kenyan School Calendar (all specific days are approximate)
School Breaks:

• December 1 – January 7 (students return in January and move onto the next grade).
• March 4 – April 4.
• August 3 – September 3 (traditionally students assist with farming responsibilities).

This is a rural part of the country. They grow coffee and raise dairy cattle in the district. Here are a few pictures of life there.

Kenyan Education Facts

• In Kenya there is no specialization implying that any primary school teacher can teach any subject in any grade.
• In Kenya, there are six core subjects and 2 compositions which are:

English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Christian Religious Education and English composition, Kiswahili composition.
These subjects are tested at the end of year for one to graduate to the next Grade.

1. Textbooks:

• The Government recommends a textbook-pupil ratio of 1:2. Currently some of our schools have a of ratio 1:4.
• Once the text books are in the school, they are supposed to be properly covered and well maintained to last a minimum of 4 years.

1. Notebooks:
2. For student notebooks, the Government recommendations per year:

• Grades: 1-5 = 16 books/student of 64pages.
• Grades: 6-8 = 16 books/student of 120pages.
• Each subject including the 2 compositions require 2 notebooks per year.

1. Desks:

• Required desk-pupil ratio is 1:2 students.
• Some of our adopted schools have a current ratio is 1:3 students.