The last term of the Rwandan school year is in full swing, and during May our Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) representatives Aline Umutoni and Jean Damascene Nkuriragenda visited many of our CITW Scholarship Programme students who attend boarding schools all over the country. The scholarship sponsorships cover the full tuition and other expenses for the children’s six years of secondary schooling.
In Rwanda, secondary school years run from Senior 1 to Senior 6, or Grade 1 to Grade 6. When in Senior 3, or S3, all students need to sit national exams. The results of these exams determine where the students will continue their remaining S4 to S6 school years. Depending on their exam results and study direction, many of our scholarship students are now placed in different schools in Rwanda.
This means that our S4, S5 and future S6 CITW students are branching out all over the country, and of course, still flying the CITW flag high. So, besides the seven schools that Wilderness and CITW have partnered with, we now have students in an additional 34 schools all over the country. We also currently have 71 scholarship students in S4 and S5, who are all visited by Aline and Jean Damascene during the school year!
At Bisate Primary and Secondary schools, our CITW Eco- and YES Club lessons are held every Wednesday afternoon and are always filled with enthusiasm and laughter. Recently, Aline organised a parent-student meeting at the secondary school for the 112 Bisate scholarship students.
Topics like discipline, respect, school results, teamwork, effective communication and necessary coaching were discussed. All of these will ensure the best possible outcome for all the students.
Besides the above discussion points, Aline and Jean Damascene also established a parents’ committee at the school, after a vote amongst all the parents. The parents’ committee will ensure streamlined lines of communication between our CITW team, the school, the students and the parents.
We wish all the students a successful end to their school year, with the coming month of June being filled with important year-end exams and other closing events.
