Education

Education Improvement

Knowing how important good English is to the future of Rwanda and the business world we have taken a big step to be sure we are doing our best in Urukundo Learning Center.

Having an English teacher to teach the children is not enough. Every teacher no matter what subject is in fact teaching English good or bad. The children copy the teachers and so it is equally important the teachers improve their English to better help our children.

We have been blessed by a professor who teaches English in a local university and has come to Urukundo Learning Center as a volunteer in our school system.

He will be head of our English program for both our regular school program and for adult education.

He is looking forward to working with other volunteers who come to help improve English skills at the Learning Center and in the community.

Education background:

Diploma in Business studies.Certificate in Education. Certificate for teaching English both spoken and written.  Computer training. Microsoft, Excel, and Internet.

Five mornings a week Felix teaches an English class for teachers and office personnel. In the afternoon he teaches 2 classes. One for Basic English to beginners and a second class of conversational English to advanced students. These classes are offered not only to our staff but also to the community. His classes consist of reading, writing, grammar and speaking. 

Felix Nshimyumuremyi  M.B.A.  B.B.A. has joined our staff.

One class group for basic English.

Sports at Urukundo

KARATE:

There are 20 kids in the Saturday morning Karate class.  9 are our kids, 11 are from the community and the group comprises both boys & girls. It is awesome to watch these kids and the master at work. It is work with dedication.

Our 5 first and 4 second graders love karate!

When the team is ready they will compete with other teams of their age.

Our master teaches as a volunteer. 

We could not afford ready-made uniforms from stores in Kigali town so our Sewing Center took a pattern, bought material and made uniforms. They are great. Good work, sewing students!  These uniforms are also available to the neighborhood parents. They can buy them for their kids at an affordable price.

I think the kids look great - comments from our readers are appreciated!

One of the neighborhood kids has a yellow belt. I'm not sure what that means in terms of advancement for children even though my son Ted is a black belt!

Volunteer Master & kids: Pete in a brown belt. He is very good with the kids.

Fellowship

Urukundo is becoming a Teaching Center for others involved in volunteer work and study programs. Our work with 30 young people learning about teaching Preschool was first. Then two young men came to study electrical wiring with Benjamin our construction expert. On our farm, farmers came to learn how to do below ground silos and then the Director of Agriculture at another compound came to learn about kitchen gardens.

This young man is here to study human rights and ethics and how it affects children. We are so honored to have these students with us. We learn along with them.

His name is Vincent Twishime. He is Rwandese. Vincent is 25 years old, from the Musanze area.  He attends Makerere University in Kampala.   He is a wonderful young man who has just completed his first year studying human rights and ethics.  Vincent will be with us for two months. While here, he will work at the school and be a part of life at Urukundo Home and Village.

Goals for Development

This goal is a HOPE MADE REAL that must take place.

Building four more grade levels at the school is a challenge. Are you ready to meet this challenge? Kids are depending on us. It cannot be done without help and dedication from the Urukundo family and friends.

In September a world-wide walk marathon will take place and every step you take is a step toward a better future for the children in our community.  Become an active walker for EDUCATION, the hope for the future!

Our goal & need is to raise a minimum of $286,000.

We have the land. It is cleared, leveled, secured with a foundation started. All this is paid for.

Now it is time to move literally upward literally. A two-storey building, housing and 8 classrooms is our hope.

Start planning now. Be a team leader! Involve your friends and family.

Please contact our organizers for more information. Two Carols are coordinating this event.

Carol Falke falkes@verizon.net

Carol Baney carolbaney@hotmail.com

Catch the Vision - Make It Happen - Hope Made Real

The Vision

The Plan

The Beginning.

More information is available here:

Fundraiser Steps 2014

Counting Steps - Using a Pedometer

Back to School

The end of April means sending the big kids off to Boarding School. The “stay at home” younger kids are a big help.

One-year-old Jacob finds a job just his size.

Many hands make a job easy.

Kinella carries necessary supplies.

Gathering the troops.

No more room for a big mattress.

Hmm...how do we solve this problem?

Make it smaller if possible!

Everything fits and is ready to go.

We really will miss these kids. Ok, they come home again in 3 months for a brief holiday!