The Uganda government closed schools, including St. Bakhita Nursery and Primary School until May 19, 2020 due to the concern about spreading the covid-19 virus. That date may be extended. The students and teachers are staying close to home and due to lack of text books and computers, formal … [Read more...]
Term three for 2019 is complete. 2020 term one begins on February 3.
Term three update The 2019 school year has ended! The 846 students completed their final exams, and await the results of the national tests. Charlie Roscoe visited the school in late October, and brought 13 more Dell computers donated by Norway (Maine) Savings Bank. During term break, the … [Read more...]
2018 Term Three November Update
October Visit to School Charlie and Susan, along with Rose Ellen and Bob Harmon, Ann Noyes and Julie Pew, visited the school in October, 2018. Bob and Rose Ellen delivered seven laptop computers donated by Norway Savings Bank, as well as school supplies and 110 tee shirts and the colored … [Read more...]
October 2017 Trip to Uganda
The Ugandan school year runs from February through November, so the 2017 school year has just come to an end. From October 19 through October 25, Charlie and Susan Roscoe visited St. Bakhita Nursery and Primary School and Panyadoli Secondary School in the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in … [Read more...]
Bowdoin College Students’ Blog
We have left Kiryandongo. Osborn is visiting his family in Kenya, and I meanwhile am staying in Entebbe until my flight. But, as I rest and mull and organize my notes and photos, I realize there are a few more points of interest I'd like to share. I'll start with a correction. A few posts ago I … [Read more...]
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