It is a great blessing to begin this years blog entries with news of the Lord's gracious provision for the school in terms of staff. Our pictures show the staff in the order in which they are referred to in the notes below.
Mr. Royed Siwale
Mr. Siwale comes with a long experience of teaching. He has taught in Zambia and Botswana in both government and private schools. He enjoys teaching Geography and English which he is teaching here, as well as Computer Studies and Christian Foundations. His daughter, Lukundo has been on the staff for a few years so obviously has not put her Dad off joining the team! This week the Grade 8 students may be getting wet when they measure the stream on the local golf course as part of their Geography lesson with Mr. Siwale. Watch this space for the pictures of the trip!
Mr. and Mrs. Kamanga
Mr. and Mrs. Kamanga have joined us to work in the dormitory. Mrs. Simfukwe, the present Matron, is very pleased to have this extra help because it enables her to care more for the girls while the Kamangas care for the boys. They have been involved in many Christian activities before they came here including Pastoring Baptist church, working with Scripture Union and latterly as Missions Co-ordinator for Kabwata Baptist Church in Lusaka.
Mr. Andrew Kirk
We would like to congratulate Mr. Andrew Kirk on his appointment as Secondary Head Teacher. Mr and Mrs. Kirk joined the staff in April 2009 and have settled in well, taking on various responsibilities. Mrs. Kirk is teaching Grades 4 and 5 as well as Maths to Grade 8 and getting the Primary netball team up to scratch. Mr. Kirk is now trying to understand how the school administration has worked since the school started 6 years ago as well as teaching Chemistry and Biology in the Secondary School. Miss Millard is very pleased Mr. Kirk has taken this load from her and now she can concentrate on the Primary School.
Miss Renate Kögel
Miss Kögel is coming to work in the office so she will also lighten Miss Millard's load and relieve her of a lot of routine administration which always needs to be done in a school. Miss Kögel is an experienced nurse from Germany who also worked in a school office before coming to Zambia. She worked in northern Zambia for several years and is fluent in Bemba so she will give an added dimension to the school office and our work in the local area.