Kigali Parents School children and their views about the school opening day

“I am happy to come back to school because I was missing some of my friends. We share a lot together even more than the friends I meet during the holidays.” Paul Turamye, 11, P.5 “The holidays were short for me and I never thought of coming to school because it’s like going to battle. You have to be ready to learn at all times and teachers give us a lot of homework that we have to submit the following day.” Nais Mutoni, 11, P.6.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
L-R : Paul Turamye ; Nais Mutoni ; Davis Kayumba ; Laura Umwiza

"I am happy to come back to school because I was missing some of my friends. We share a lot together even more than the friends I meet during the holidays.”

Paul Turamye, 11, P.5

"The holidays were short for me and I never thought of coming to school because it’s like going to battle. You have to be ready to learn at all times and teachers give us a lot of homework that we have to submit the following day.”

Nais Mutoni, 11, P.6.

"When I thought about the holiday work that I did not do since school closed, I wished that the Ministry of Education would pass an announcement postponing the opening school date so that I can do my holiday work.”

Davis Kayumba, 11, P.6.

"It is just stressing to get up at 5:00 a.m in the morning; taking a shower at that time, is another problem, and submitting homework is the most difficult thing to do especially when you have not completed it.”

Laura Umwiza, 9, P.5.

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