Shingai Primary School
On February 27, 2015 I went to
Shingai Primary School (in uniform) for sports day. Four different primary
schools (including Shingai) gathered together at the best track, to compete in
track, relay, and the high jump (slightly different than ours). It only
included grades 5-7 so I missed one of the village kids in 4th grade
do the high jump. L
Since then I have gone two full
days (leave at 6am, home at 5pm) and two half days (Fridays go 6-2ish) I have
enjoyed my classmates, but sometimes the day seems to run on since English is
their second language and my second nature so… The first term (from January to
end of March) ends on the last day of March.
In my class there are 45 students (including
me) and one teacher! Every morning we pull out our morning work notebooks and
do our morning work out of the English book. Normally after I’m long done, the
teacher will finally come in to class. The subjects change depending on the day
except for English which is every day and used in every subject. Other subjects
are English composition, Shona, Environmental Science, Maths, and Content,
which consists of things like Bible and life lessons. Some days during the last
hour or so if you have finished your work then you can go out for sports such
as soccer, volleyball, or netball (a game I totally don’t get). Background
note: I am the only white person!
This Friday, my last day I came to
school to find 44 students (one kid was home sick) and no teacher! I quite enjoyed
the extra time I got to spend talking to my friends, but not the upset teachers
who came in, gave us a scolding and provided some tests or homework to keep us
occupied and quiet (or a least they were supposed to). While walking home in
104 degree weather we passed the collage (form 1-form 6) and I found myself a
ride home from Kufa! I wasn’t the only person who enjoyed the lift; Nomatter, Praise,
Patricia, Definite and Tanashe (also from Shingai who happened to be walking by
at a convenient time) got to beat the heat as a treat.
I’ve liked my time as a student of
Shingai, but I miss being an Edu Prize student too. And as Shingai’s moto says
“sweet comes from sweat” so kids back in “America” remember that in P.E. when
you’re swimming in your sweat! I do that a lot.
The Wednesday Chapel Service
My Class
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