Corner of Hope Update March 2016

Corner of Hope Update March 2016

The school at New Canaan, Nakuru has been maintaining steady student numbers at around 100. The classrooms have been named after fruits and have all been fitted with new doors. A snack corner has been set up for the children for them to voluntarily come out of their...
Haiti August 2014

Haiti August 2014

Volunteer Sylvie-Anne Whiting braved the hot Haitian summer and donated one week of her time to help Haitian teachers make materials and plan activities for their schools. The week was part of a two week In-service training, held at the Centre Montessori d’Haiti...
Corner of Hope August 2014

Corner of Hope August 2014

The school is doing well. Maintenance issues such as the fence that needs a permanent solution, black roofs that needed to be painted white, shelving for the kitchen, and a broken water tap outside the toilets were discussed. The kitchen counter, water tap, and roof...
Corner of Hope May 2013

Corner of Hope May 2013

The Corner of Hope school compound has now been fixed for drainage to ensure flooding and the accompanying muddiness does not occur during heavy downpours. This has been done by further digging and levelling the ground, covering it with hand packed hardcore and...
Corner of Hope February 2013

Corner of Hope February 2013

About one hundred children have attended school since the start of the school academic year, Jan 2013. There have been 36 new admissions. Relocation of families to two farmland areas called Subukia and Njoro has resulted in the attendance drop. Plans are underway to...
Corner of Hope November 2012

Corner of Hope November 2012

On average, around 175 children have attended school for the past month. This compared to 187 in the prior months. The main reason for the slight drop in number is that the government has been focusing on relocation of families to nearby land. Eight trainee teachers...