Ruth and Alice were excited to visit the new Early Childhood Development Center on the last morning of their 3 day visit to the rural, mountain village of Ruli. A year ago they had seen the building just beginning to go up. In March they heard reports that it had opened. Now they were going to see the kids and the program up front and personal! Coincidentally, the day of the tour, June 26, was the second-to-last day of the program year. On June 27 the pre-school was planning a big "graduation" celebration for all the children and their families.
Here are just a few photos from our delightful tour!
Head teacher: Petronille Mukanjishi
Assistant teachers: Verena, Olive
Students: 50 students at the school the day we visited. All of the kids are children of workers at the Dukundekawa cooperative. They play and learn at the ECD while their parents are at work.
The youngest is 1 year 9 months old. The oldest is 3 years old.
Head Mistress Petronille has carefully planted and tended a garden of vegetables outside the school yard. The harvest goes into the kids' meals at the school every day!
