The Adventure Continues

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Dear Friends,
It’s been awhile since we’ve written a blog post. There is now much to tell and a new adventure. Mudzini School opened successfully, and per the original plan we have turned it over to Kenyan leadership. We debated whether to come back to the US and looked at a few job opportunities. Unexpectedly and serendipitously, an opportunity presented itself in Kenya. We will be working for Flying Kites (http://www.flyingkites.org). Flying Kites is an American nonprofit based in Wellesley Massachusetts that does great work in Kenya. Currently their work includes Flying Kites Leadership Academy and Teacher Training Institute and the Flying Kites School Network:
“Flying Kites Leadership Academy (FKLA)  serves as a model school in a region where access to a basic education is not guaranteed. Here, critically-poor students receive a competitive education, characterized by small classrooms, progressive course material, integrative care, and inspired teachers. . .  Teacher Training Institute builds the capacity of local teachers in order to raise the level of education available to vulnerable students throughout rural Kenya. In order to share our model and increase our impact, our approach to teacher training emphasizes the Whole Child Model while helping educators to develop student-centered learning environments, emphasizing critical thinking and creativity within the classroom.”

 “The Flying Kites School Network is a cohort of resource-poor public primary schools. In partnership with the Ministry of Education, and in collaboration with select implementing partners, we support schools in our network with intensive interventions aimed at addressing obstacles to learning in the South Kinangop District, such as lack of water and sanitation infrastructure, school meal programs, and teacher training opportunities. By partnering with schools to support their needs and introduce innovative strategies to address their challenges, thousands more students will have the chance to be healthy, safe, engaged, challenged and supported.”




Flying Kites Leadership Academy is located 90 kilometers north of Nairobi in Njabini, just west of the Aberdare Mountain range. Randy will be the Chief Operating Officer in charge of the cultivation, health and growth of all projects in Kenya. Susie will be Director of Teacher Training.

We are grateful to be part of an organization that will have a positive impact on the lives of so many.

Randy and Susie


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  1. Unknown4 July 2018 at 12:38

    Randy and Susie, congratulations on a job done! We'd love to follow the fate of the school you set up and set out last year. And congratulations on the new jobs. Flying Kites sounds amazing and just the type of work that best fits your incredible talents and experience. Amazing!!! We think of you and can't wait to see you next.

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