Four Village Schools

This week we went with the Education Secretary for the Pilgrim Wesleyan Church, to look at four of the village schools under his care.  These are not like the small intimate village schools of the UK.  Each one will cater for multiple villages.  The smallest had 528 pupils. 
Here are some pictures:

Syanyuka School.
800 children.
Pre-school to grade 7:

The head teacher

Some of the parents making burglar bars to go on windows and doors of a new block, also built by the parents.

Mulima School.
1042 children.
Grades 1-9:

 

Amos with the head teacher in the library

Science store room

Sinanjola School.
1046 children.
Pre-school to grade 9:

 

 

The almost completed new staff room, with (from left to right), head teacher, PWC Education Secretary, community representative, deputy head teacher.

Orchard planted to provide fruit for the children during school.  These pawpaw trees were planted from seed last year!  The schools are in the Kariba valley the soil is rich, there is plenty of water and the weather is warm - good growing conditions.

Munyati School.
528 children.
Pre-school to grade 9:

Some of the pre-school children came to greet us while we were in the head teacher's office.  There are 115 children in pre-school!  They are taught in shifts.

Amos making friends.  They are a bit wary.

The head teacher's turkeys.

And finally, some pictures from a moving vehicle on the way home:

The last of the day's sun on the hills

Baobab tree