Author: Fr. Symon Ntaiyia

HABARI NEWS: JANUARY 2018 The school re-opened in the first week of January for the first trimester of the school year as per the timetable given by the Ministry of Education in Kenya for all schools. The school activities are expected to run for 14 weeks that will end in the first week of April…

HABARI NEWS: NOVEMBER 2017 My visit to Kenya this year was between October 15th, returning November 27th. I am still claiming the days of my holidays for when I was called back from Rome in 2014. Hopefully I will still have ten more days in 2018. Kenya has been a tense country because of nullified…

HABARI: NEWS SEPTEMBER 2017 Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School like other Schools in Kenya re-opened for third trimester on August 28 after almost four weeks for break. Students and staff had traveled well to and from their homes for this break. During this school break, general elections were held in Kenya. We are glad that things…

HABARI NEWS: JULY 2017   SCHOOL VISITORS: The month of July started with unexpected excitement in Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School as Mr. Adam E. Jablonski and his family from USA visited the School. Adam had invited Father Ntaiyia for lunch about two weeks before leaving for Kenya. He and his friends have a mission in…

HABARI NEWS: JUNE 2017   The Head teacher and teachers have given a very encouraging report on school in the month of June. Things have been going on reasonably well as both students and staff continue with their duties in focusing on the education of the students; teachers, teaching and involving students in other activities…

HABARI NEWS: MAY 2017 The Head teacher and all teaching staff have evaluated the school activities for the month of May and the Deputy Head teacher has compiled a very encouraging report. They have reported that the (trimester) term started well early in May. Students reported fine except for the usual delay of some students…

HABARI NEWS: MARCH AND APRIL 2017   After my last blog letter on Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School, the school first trimester had one month left before breaking for the first school holidays of the year or as we like to know them in Kenya, Easter Holidays. There were many activities taking place during the month…

February the second month of our first trimester finds already four weeks in school activities both in learning and curricular. Students have settled on the excitement of being in the New Year and new grade (class), new text books and some of them new teachers for some courses. There are also new students in various…

NEW YEAR AND SCHOOL RE-OPENING Last year the school had a long end of the year school holidays, almost two months, November and December. Although there are many festivities at the end of the year people are always mindful of the ending year and the coming of a New Year. By tradition it is at…

OCTOBER 2016: The month of October presented unusual weather characterized by a long spell of drought unlike in the past when the region usually received good rains from October through November and December. Temperatures remained high at day times. Dusts and strong winds became the order of the day. Cold drinks and cool shades during…