Experiences to remember
Experiences to remember Visiting the Yengema school Friends took us to visit a school in a village a little ways from our town. The school serviced a few surrounding villages that were close to it. It was a beautiful drive and a great history lesson as we were told of how the villages and area were before the war. I was surprised at the capacity of the school. It has 450 students from primary age to secondary age. It had housing for the full-time teachers to live in during the week. We spent most of our time visiting the secondary age of students. We were asked to speak to each of the classrooms. The focus was to encourage them to stay in school and to respect their parents for giving them the opportunity to learn. Grace is our friend who is the principal of the students. She stays in school housing throughout the week, then returns to her home on the weekends. She is about a 30 minute drive from her home town. Not too far with US standards, but in Sierra Leone most d
