Sunday, October 7, 2012

Children's Art Exhibition-great pics!

Lilyy Pond Arts gallery- a great space
Well done to all the children in Kenyan, English and  Irish schools who have  produced some wonderful art work on the theme of -What Conservation means To Me. And thanks to the Lily Pond Arts Centre in Nanyuki for loaning their wonderful gallery to display it in. Thanks also to the Laikipia Wildlife Forum for loaning their educational bus so that all the conservation teachers and prize winning pupils could go and view their work. The schools involved are part of the www.becomeafriend.net programme- creating creative links to aid understanding and learning between cultures.
Being asked to draw a fish when you have never seen an expanse of water leads to many learning opportunities- as does being introduced to wax resistance and paint wash: developed from the Parkuruk theme of  "Conservation means clean water '

It is particularly exciting to see how well the kenyan pupils interpreted this theme- conservation of their environment being such a basic part of their everyday life. The prize winners were all able to discuss the reason for their chosen themes to the Laikipia County Times...as well as how they went about their work.
Nkiloriti joining with English and  Irish pupils -'protecting our trees and our elephants' and Musul Primary protecting flora.. The tree pictures that were replicated around Nkiloriti classrooms led to a whole term's theme of conservation lessons, whilst the Musul theme was a response to the charcoal burning that is affecting their ranch and their future inheritance

Conservation of Culture from Raap and Naiperere schools- along with some wonderful bead work
The fish templates sent by Ireland for the Parkuruk pupils led to a whole new avenue of learning- plus a visit to Trout tree to see their first ever 'live' fish- not many about in the arid lands of Isiolo.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Go- The Amazing Race 2012....

Well done Race Directors Solomon Kimani, Sarah Edson and Molly Fitzpatrick and the whole team for another great Ultra Marathon Race!
Mama Ruso: first local  (Musul- NB athletcis selectors should be targeting those Musul runners!) woman to finish the 75km. A mother of three in her first ever race- what a role model  for Amazing Racers everywhere! Unable to finish Primary school herself, girls education is now about promoting her daughters
Fantastic effort to all the many 75km, 42km, and 21km racers... and to the great cause of promoting Girls' Education. Only three years to go and your first girls will have a chance of University: the future leaders of Kenya!
Beatrice takes the flag for Ol Lentille with her second place in 21k- all that running from elephants and leopards during the week is now paying off! Supported here by Big Man Johnson (driver and groundsman at Ol Lentille and another 21km finisher) and winner of the womens' 21km, a Kimanjo standard 7 pupil, to her right.


More pictures to follow.....