Welcome to Maai Mahiu Secondary School!

Welcome to Maai Mahiu Secondary School! Our school was established in 1998 by the parents of the neighboring primary school. From humble beginnings, it has grown into a large and thriving school. Our school has 6 classrooms, a computer lab, and a science lab. Currently we have over 500 students enrolled in Form 1 to 4 (grades 9 through 12), and we are planning to separate into two schools - a boys' school and a girls' school. On this blog you will find posts from Maai Mahiu Secondary School and partners from around the world. Read and enjoy!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Updates

The school has been moving well and we were lucky to receive some visitors from the USA. We had Andrew, Autumn and mum to Andrew who visited us while we were closing second term and we were also lucky to have an opportunity for Mwaniki to ask us what we had in our minds that we could have for Rafiki link.

One of the students came up with an amazing idea where she could make different items out of plastic bags that people throw away all around Maai- Mahiu. plastic bags look like flowers in our town and no one in the community ever thought of recycling them, this was great idea coming up from a student.
Students made table mats, ear rings and bracelets which were later sent to Andrew and Autumn, we hope to get an order of selling these items to the USA which will help keep our environment clean, support students who are less fortunate in the school and maybe install our school computer lab with internet that could be used for learning and making connection between our school and Bodwell or Free state High school stronger.

We have also learnt how to use computers by the help of Mwaniki who has taught us how to use computers especially on Microsoft office word, we have learnt how to type in data in computer, text formatting, inserting of photos and we will be start using online spaces next term.

We also learn how to transfer photos from digital camera to computer which was really fun.

Some students who were part of the club graduated from four and they were awarded with some certificates which has really motivated other students and there are now many students who want to join the club, there will be recruiting of new members who are going to replace those who graduated.

Before closing the school, there are 32 students from our school who went to help out for the community service work that was hosted by Comfort the Children International where we planted 100 trees in one of the biggest primary school in Maai- Mahiu called Ngeya primary school and also helped out in cleaning of their compound.