Use these photos to share about school life in Kenya with the children in your ministry. Click on an image to download a larger file of each photo.

School Lunch Photos

At Ngeya, the cooks use large yellow buckets to transfer hot githeri from the cookers to a serving pot.

 

Students line up for lunch by grade, starting with the youngest preschool children and ending with students in junior secondary school.

 

At some schools, cooks not only prepare the food but also serve lunch to each student.

 

Every student is responsible for bringing an empty bowl or container from home to use for lunch.

 

Students are often served lunch through a window of a small kitchen building.

 

Many schools cook big pots of githeri over open fires.

 

Computer Education Photos

Students work on formatting Word documents in computer class.

 

Students take a computer test by following a series of printed instructions to see if they can complete each step correctly.

 

Computer classrooms are made from used shipping containers.

 

Years of computer lessons help our students feel comfortable and confident using programs like Microsoft Word and Excel.

 

Each classroom has long wooden desks that hold laptops, and benches that line both sides of the classroom. KKC teachers work hard to help students learn, and to keep laptops free of dust and working well.

 

Students share a laptop during computer lessons and take turns typing.

 

Photos of the After-School Bible Program

At the beginning of every after-school bible program, students gather in a large group to sing and dance.

 

KKC teachers teach students about God’s strength and love for them.

 

Every student in Grades 4-9 receives a bible to read and keep.

 

Students sit around the edges of a classroom to listen to each week’s bible story.

 

KKC teachers share pictures to accompany bible stories for younger students.

 

Photos of Students

Students enjoy telling Mr. Mark about their families, their favorite sports and hobbies, and their hopes for the future.

 

Schools often have student presidents and vice presidents who help organize and lead their peers.

 

After lunch, students enjoy playing games like soccer. They tie bags or scraps of fabric together to make a ball.

 

After school, students gather to play games, chat together, and knit small items like scarves and hats.

 

Photos of Schools and Classrooms

In many classrooms, students sit on benches connected to long, shared desks.

 

Many schools are made from cement blocks and corrugated tin roofs.

 

Students clap after viewing a science demonstration.

 

Schools fly the Kenyan flag in their school yards.

 

Northern Kenya

In Northern Kenya, people and animals gather by watering holes.

 

Students in Northern Kenya share books to learn their school lessons.

 

Families in Northern Kenya sometimes raise and care for camels.

 

In hot weather, students often gather beneath trees to eat lunch.

 

Parts of Northern Kenya have sandy soil and a few thorn trees.