This week was the 2nd round of sessions with the teachers at KCS, this time focusing on summative assessment. The sessions went very well, and the teachers were enthusiastic. Summative assessment is a more familiar concept to them than formative assessment. Designing projects and rubrics for assessment and using essays as summative assessment was a new concept to to them, but they were open and receptive to every technique I brought to them this week. Listening to their ideas about what they wanted to try in their classes let me know that I have accomplished at least one of my objectives here.
This week I've really had the pleasure of getting to know a lot of students at KCS. I don't know if they were intimidated by me or just maintaining their distance the way they normally do with teachers, but for the first two and a half weeks they were VERY hesitant to approach me or talk to me. But now I am getting to know these wonderful, spirited, engaging, inquisitive young people, who want me to be part of all their activities. I've been blessed with wonderful family and friends who have contributed to sponsoring two deserving students here, and I wish I could do more.
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| Subhan and Ahmed |
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| Henry, Rogers, John Lister, Pius, Richmond |
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| Barham |
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| Tracy (who doesn't like to have her picture taken) |
Today I had an African cooking lesson at Madam Christine's house. We were joined by Diana and Christine's niece and nephew, Precious and Moris. I helped to cook Karo, a type of porridge made from millet and cassava flour; matooke, the traditional Ugandan banana dish that is cooked in banana leaves; and chapati, an herbed flatbread.
One of the things I love about this staff is their commitment to their health: they work out three times a week after school. Today I led them in a mini Strong by Zumba session before Alan, the regular trainer who is a rugby player, took over. And, boy did the sweat fly!
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