Titchie Water Field Day! This tradition dates back many years as part of titchie weekend and gives the young kids a chance, or excuse, to douse each other with water. There are many stations of water related activities – water pants, dodge sponge, musical buckets, splish – splish – splash (duck, duck, goose), balloon/sponge launcher, dunkingContinue reading “Water plus a hot sunny day equals…”
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The BIG Bus
Well, it is official. I have joined the prestigious fraternity of bus drivers at RVA. After having my license endorsed to drive big vehicles in Kenya and a half an hour of instruction I got behind the wheel of the bus with 42 people in it and roared along at the paltry speed of 80 Km/h. I have toContinue reading “The BIG Bus”
One World Run
It started out being a fun little run that we were going to hold on a Sunday afternoon. We did not expect it to turn into a major event with about one hundred staff and students participating. With torrential rains threatening the weather held off long enough for us to complete the run which wasContinue reading “One World Run”
Pinewood Derby
What does a block of wood and four wheels have in common? About 150 kids (and a few adults) all trying to get theirs traveling down the track fastest or judged for best workmanship. Seven hours of heats, semifinals, and finals. Grade four students to adults get their racing fixes watching these cars zoom down the track inContinue reading “Pinewood Derby”
More Than Meets the Eye
No, this post is not about the “Transformers” movie even though it makes us want to break out singing the theme song – I guess that dates us back to the original cartoon. This was the phrase that was used at this years Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) here at RVA. The speaker encouraged the studentsContinue reading “More Than Meets the Eye”
Running with the Dubbers 