I took these photos many years ago for
the 2010 school magazine & shared them on the school's
official Facebook Page in 2013 but I only just realised that I never did share them on my own blog. Which is a shame.
You'll know by the end of this post why so many people were willing to pay their own way to do short-term volunteer work at my school even though it is in the middle of nowhere (
here,
here,
here,
here,
here &
here).
Ladies & gentlemen, prepare to have your eyes soothed by the best of nature...
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Aerial view taken from the top of a nearby hill. |
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A glimpse of the school on the way. |
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This is how we go to school. |
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What you see on the way to school. |
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The School Pump |
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The Aquatic Park |
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Academic Blocks |
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Academic Blocks |
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School Hall |
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Staff Quarters |
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Staff Quarters |
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School Field: Go ahead & drool! |
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Beautiful, isn't it? |
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Aerial view of the Aquatic Park |
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The greenery surrounding the school is soothing to the eyes. |
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Nature's best everywhere you look. |
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A Classroom |
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The Living Skills Workshop |
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The Arts Studio |
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The Teachers' Lounge |
I bet you've never seen a school like this before. Neither have your friends.
Amaze & enlighten them by sharing this post!
The school looks great on the surface but the need here is great as well. I'll write a blog post about it & link it up here.
If you have some kind of talent & have a love for people, I urge you to visit my school & conduct a talk or run a programme, do
contact me & we'll talk about coming up with something meaningful & impact-ful together!