Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tests
The school year in Gatundu is coming to an end. The Form 4s(Seniors) recently left the school. Kenya has a very intense examination for the students finishing their schooling. This is called the KCSE test. It tests material that they have learned over the past four years. The examination process takes about 3 weeks. It is divided up into each of their classes. So on one day they may have a biology practical and then a 2 hour English essay test. This test decides if university is in their future. The rest of the students have final exams pretty similar to our own, except that they are worth a lot more towards their semester grades. There are only three grades that go into the gradebook. Two tests throughout the term worth twenty percent each, and the final exam worth sixty percent of their term grade. That puts a lot of pressure on them to do well on the exams.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Happy November!
Yay, I have begun to receive mail. Email is great, but there is something special about receiving physical lettters and pictures. It appears that it takes between 10 and 17 days for mail to reach me from the states. Keep this is mind, as I will not be at this address for the month of December. That is when the break between school years is. I am not sure where I will be during December so mail may be best be sent to Phyllis, my site coordinator. I am not sure what that address is, so I will put that up soon. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween. I went to Nairobi to celebrate with my fellow Americans. Seeing as I did not have my full arsenal of costumes I had to settle for a flowerchild of the 60s and wear my tie-dye and a bandana with a peace sign and a guitar case. My extensive facial hair helped too. I hope everyone is having a great fall season. Until next time.
Happy November
Yay, I have begun to receive mail. Email is great, but there is something special about receiving physical lettters and pictures. It appears that it takes between 10 and 17 days for mail to reach me from the states. Keep this is mind, as I will not be at this address for the month of December. That is when the break between school years is. I am not sure where I will be during December so mail may be best be sent to Phyllis, my site coordinator. I am not sure what that address is, so I will put that up soon. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween. I went to Nairobi to celebrate with my fellow Americans. Seeing as I did not have my full arsenal of costumes I had to settle for a flowerchild of the 60s and wear my tie-dye and a bandana with a peace sign and a guitar case. My extensive facial hair helped too. I hope everyone is having a great fall season. Until next time.
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