Kenyan Exams

So the wild cat in the previous post is called a Civet.



So we recently went over the discussion of social structure and class in ethnography with the interns. The questions were asking what determines upper class in the society and how to you get there. Is it possible to change classes and statis. We concluded one aspect that really can make a big difference on your future is how well you do on the KCPE exam that is given at the end of grade 8. Depending upon your grade you will either get to go to a good qualified government or national high school where the quality of education is best or you will have to go to a local high school. High school here costs a good deal of money, not quite as expensive as college but still a lot. Jason and I had the privileged of going to pray for the class 8 every morning for 2 schools (the exams is 3 days straight and the will not find out the results until after christmas). There were muslims and christians both in the room but they still all gave respect when we surrendered the day to the Lord and prayed for worries to be pushed aside and prayed against the temptation of cheating. The first day of praying some Muslims started screaming words from the Quran in rebelliousness and they got scolded right away because that was not appropriate even if they disagreed.
Now that the class 8 students have finished there exams they are now finished for the school year. The younger grades had to take exams and when they were finished we (Jas and I and Bethany interns) went to entertain the students while the teachers made corrections on the exams. We split them up into groups and had them go to different games we organized. Mine was coloring contest which brings me back to childhood memories with my siblings. I made awards of 1st place, most colorful, and most unique and the kids loved it- thanks for the ideas mom!

This is the craft I made at one of the schools in the village- the teacher glued all of them up on the wall.
We have a new butchery which sells minced meat (ground beef) how exciting! Now we don't have to go all the way to Nairobi and get it and even try to freeze it and hope for the best when we lose electricity every other day for 18 hours straight. On the opposite day from that we only lose it for 6 hours- not bad one bit. Notice the lovely colors of the butchery and the sign that says unique above the hangin meat.