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”
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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”
What is the Essential Question?
I have to admit that I have been thinking about this question for the last few years. In fact, I have a sign on my office wall with this question on it. I guess it is particularly because of being a P.E. teacher I get a lot of flak for being able to play gamesContinue reading “What is the Essential Question?”
Multicultural Day
Multicultural day is an event held each year here at RVA. It is a Kenyan holiday called Mashujaa Day. This year the theme was “Of the Kingdom of God”. We were excited to see all of the different nationalities that are represented here at RVA. What a great picture it is to see so manyContinue reading “Multicultural Day”
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”
Vocabulary of Jobs
As we were helping our kids learn their vocabulary words, we thought – there are probably a lot of terms that we use when refering to jobs and activities here that we need to define better for all of you in Canada. Here is a list of our vocabulary words. If you read through, youContinue reading “Vocabulary of Jobs”
“I always do the right thing…
.. after I have tried everything else.” This was the message on a refridgerator magnet that caught our attention. How many times do we think that very thought “oh well I’ll do better next time” or justifying our actions because that is just the way it is. Anyone who knows us, and if we are honestContinue reading ““I always do the right thing…”
Running with the Dubbers 