FAREWELL TO PRIMARY 6 STUDENTS

It's difficult for me to say goodbye to you, but it's time for you to fly away somewhere else. It's been a pleasure to teach you for the last two years. Keep in mind the good and positive teachings and forgive my faults.

Remember to enjoy learning. Don't waste your time. Think about what you want to be in the future and have a good time on the way. 

Remember the way is more or as important as the goal itself.

Don't worry too much. Work hard. Be kind and grateful for all the blessings you have.

Have an amazing and relaxing summer holidays wherever you are or go to.

WE LIVE IN A STRANGE WORLD

"We live in a strange world, where children must sacrifice their education in order to protest against the destruction of their future".

AFROZ SHAH

Afroz Shah, a young Indian lawyer from Mumbai and his 84-year-old neighbor Harbansh Mathur, started cleaning up Versova Beach themselves, one piece of rubbish at a time (October 2015).

Every weekend since, Shah has inspired volunteers to join in (slum-dwellers, Bollywood stars, schoolchildren and politicians).

So far, the volunteers have collected over 4,000 tons from the 2.5 kilometre beach.

He vows to continue his beach clean-up crusade until people and their governments around the world change their approach to producing, using and discarding plastic and other products that wash up onto beaches all over the world.

WOMEN IN PIRACY

Piracy was mostly a male occupation, but a minority of pirates were women. On many ships, women were prohibited by the ship's contract. Because of the resistance to allowing women on board, many female pirates did no identify themselves as such.

Anne Bonny dressed and acted as a man while on Captain Calico Jack's ship. She and Mary Read are often identified as being unique.

Top 10 Women Pirates (read more...)

PETER TABICHI

"It's morning in Africa. The skies are clear. The day is young and there is a blank page waiting to be written. This is Africa's time" he said.

He's a science teacher from rural Kenya. He is a member of the Franciscan religious order and he won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and few textbooks.

He wants pupils to see "science is the way to go" for their futures.

He gives away 80% of his pay to support pupils, at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru.

His pupils are almost all from disadvantaged families. many are orphaned or have lost a parent.

The 36-year-old teacher wants to raise aspirations and to promote the cause of science, not just in Kenya but across Africa.

The lack of reliable internet connection means he has to travel to a cyber-cafe to download resources for his science lessons and many of the pupils walk more than four miles (6 km) on bad roads to reach the school. 

HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS !

Here are some paintings from my students  (primary 5 and 6). They have been trying to be like Picasso and Van Gogh for a couple of lessons. These are some of the beautiful pictures they have painted before the Easter Holidays. Thank you all for your nice pictures and happiness while painting them.

HAPPY EASTER! ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS! HAVE FUN!