April 2009

They’re back…

It is 10:15 Monday morning and after a three-week break the girls have returned, eagerly diving into Daraja Academy’s second term. As I type a group of five girls are running from their physics lab to English class. Laughing as they go, Mary K., the girl leading the group unknowingly dropped some thing. It must

April 28th, 2009|

Daraja just ain’t Daraja without her students.

I am sorry for the lull in the postings, Daraja was busy hosting two of its most important supporters - 2 year old Kaia Raisdana and her assistant Jabiz. It was wonderful and we all miss you both. Next time bring mom. I hoped that all of the Daraja Academy staff and students would build

April 17th, 2009|

Term 1 Reflections

Today it happened. The last pencil, for the last test was put down. The last student stood up from her desk, exhaled and pushed her chair to its proper spot. She turned in her test, gave a knowing smile to a nodding teacher and walked out of Term 1. Completed, she took the short path

April 6th, 2009|

“for her, Daraja is…”

They arrived at campus in late February, twenty-six uncomfortable strangers. At the conclusion of term one, those same girls will return home as twenty-six sisters. Though we still have two days of testing ahead, an end of the term party and dinner, as well as many other odds and ends to accomplish, girls have already

April 1st, 2009|