Author: Fr. Symon Ntaiyia

Last Habari: News April 2015 covered the beginning of the second trimester and the children reporting after Easter break. The children gradually settled to school work even though they were curious of the flash floods that had swept through the town a few days before their return. Painful reports are still being shared by families…

The schools in Kenya reported back for 2015 second trimester on May 5. About 97% of the students of Friends of Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School had reported back to school in the first four days. Most parents and friends anticipated the return of the students in Narok Schools with a lot of anxiety and fear.…

First school trimester in Kenya ended on April 10, 2015 with students going home for April break that will end on May 5th when they will return for the second trimester. Generally learning and other school activities went on well in Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School. Newcomers who enrolled in the school this year became used…

School year in Kenya started with difficulties because the public school teachers went on strike. Parents and school children who had been gearing up for the start of the 2015 school year were disappointed on Monday, January 5, 2015 after teachers failed to show up for the first day of class. Although private schools’ teachers did…

 Dear friends and well-wishers of Father Symon Jubilee School, belated Happy New Year. It has been a while since my last Habari News and for that reason I wish to mention that 2014 has truly been an historic year with successes and challenges that were possible but not an easy journey during the year. As…

Parents’ visiting day went very well on 21 June even though it is dry in most parts of the country where the students come from. I was informed that all the children were visited and the parents who did not come had members of their families visiting their children. The country is generally dry and…

By end of May we have completed the first of three months of the second trimester that will end in the first week of August. I am informed that the children reported well from their April Break; each time there are a few who come late for some reason, such as school fees were not…

It is two months since I returned to the US after my last visit to Kenya. I had left for this visit a week earlier than I had expected because there came a necessity that needed my attention and presence with regards to the ongoing construction of Library cum Administration building. The school was still…

I sometimes share stories like the following on some situations of education in Kenya in order to give a picture of how appreciated and fulfilling the efforts of all Friends of Fr. Symon Jubilee School for Nomads are. Thank you all for supporting the school project for Maasai people. I read from educational news that…

Habari News June 2013 During the second school trimester in Kenya for extra curriculum teachers and students focus on the Kenya Music Festival, an annual event that takes place between May and ending in August. All schools and colleges private and public are expected to participate in the activities of the festival that is expected…