VSO’s program has 12 focus schools that we work with through with the District Education Office here in Bhairawa. Most of them are 30 to 50 minutes cycling distance from home, with the furthest being an hour on the bus followed by 30 minutes cycling. (My bike needed the mechanic after its first ride on top of the bus!) A few are along busy roads but the ones along the quieter roads make a great start to the day when I’m out and about getting to know the teachers and students rather than sitting in the office. School enrolment size varies from about 190 to 610 students, (kindergarten to year 8) and staff numbers from 4 to 15. During the last couple of weeks our schools have been working on drama performances about child rights, discrimination and disabilities – some of the photos are taken at these performances. Now it’s exam time as the school year finishes, and around mid April the new year begins.
