A New School

This term we began working with a new school, Abundant Grace, in Sussex. The club of junior secondary school students meets in the early childhood classroom because it has round tables where writers can easily spread out their multiple drafts, and meet in groups.

During our visit today, one of the facilitators, Balla Kamara, was conferencing with a student while another student was working on revision.

Back to School

This year schools in Sierra Leone are on the post-Ebola fast track timetable, so when we visited the Lady Patricia Kabba Memorial junior secondary school Young Writers club today they were beginning the second term of the 2014-2015 school year, instead of starting a new school year.

It isn't easy for either the students or the teachers to adjust to the pace. We see the effect of this in the clubs, too. Still, before long everyone was settled down working at their own stage on their own topics.