Yesterday I met a class of first-graders in Kenya, and it made me think of my friends at Whiting Lane! I wanted to tell you a little bit about what it's like to go to school in Kenya. The school system is very much like ours, only with different names. Instead of Kindergarten, Kenyan's say Pre-Unit. Then, grades 1-8 are called standards 1-8. The different levels of high school are referred to as Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, and Form 4.
All children in Kenyan schools wear uniforms, though they are different for the different schools. There is no food in the public schools so most children go home for lunch, though I have met some whose families do not have enough money for lunch, so they stay at the school during lunch hour.
Children LOVE soccer in Kenya, and also basketball and running. They learn math, science, social studies, English and Kiswahili which is one of the main languages here.
How in Kenyan school similar to American school? How is it different?
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