A New Experience

 Last week  Michelle and her team took  the P5 students  on a field trip to the Source of the Nile,  a park/tourist attraction a few miles from the school. When you get out on the water you can actually see the point where  the river starts it's 4,000 mile long journey northward to the Mediterranean Sea from Lake Victoria. It is a magical place and a lot of history surrounds it.

It is always fun to watch  the children's reaction to  a new experience. These children live less than 3 miles from one of the worlds most famous rivers and many of them  have never seen it. None of these children  had ever been to the source and  none had ever been on a boat. The trip was part learning experience, with the park guide providing  history and geography lessons, and all  fun.  Afterwards they enjoyed lunch in the park and on the way  back they stopped for ice cream. An exciting and memorable day for all.

Listening to the Guide

Getting on Boat

They're off

The whole group in front of a statue of John Hanning Speke. He is generally acknowledged as the European who discovered the source of the Nile.