We are thankful to have our Genesis Nursery and Primary school to offer quality academics as well as Bible training and a Biblical world view to the younger children in our sponsorship program as well as some children from the community. The country's school system is structured with 7 primary grades and 6 secondary grades. Many children attend school inconsistently as family funds allow with many still attending primary school as teens and aging into their 20's during secondary school. Many are not able to pass the national standardized exam that is required in order to move on to secondary school. Another national exam is required at the end of the 4 ^th year in secondary school, or Senior 4 as it is called, and one more at the end of Senior 6. Exam scores determine if a student moves on and schools are highly competitive to accept the students who score well.

Passing all of these national exams and qualifying for quality schools at the next level is extremely difficult with the many challenges of poverty including malnutrition, low education levels of parents, poor teaching methods and financial constraints for the parents and schools.   Higher education options vary extremely in quality and there is no standardization among them, making it impossible to move between institutions without starting over.

 

As a ministry we work hard to locate the best and most reasonably priced schools for our sponsored kids. Commonly, the better schools are boarding schools as Ugandan parents appreciate the benefits of consistent meals, a good study environment and supervision. Some of our kids come from very difficult home circumstances and boarding school meets many of the needs that these homes cannot while preparing them for a more hopeful future.

 

For those in the Denver area, please join Katherine for lunch and a ministry update Sunday, September 30th at noon Bear Valley Church 10001 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood