Schools in Kersa Illala

(private school uniforms)

We took a tour of the different schools in Kersa Illala. There weren't any students around because it was a holiday for Ethiopian Easter.

Public School

First we went to the public school for younger aged kids. This school is the most basic of schools...but it still costs money to go here. There are no toilets, no running water, no electricity, but it does have a very nice library! I believe the school is trying to add high school aged students, but it must first have toilets and water...for the science classes. Right now high school students have to walk 6 miles each way to attend school...therefore making it very difficult and unsafe. It is not safe to walk on the main road for that long...especially for girls.

Me sitting at the desks at the public school.
Anatomy anyone?? Painted murals are how they do things here! Awesome.

Shelly, Kymbra, Morgan, Celina, Almaroof, Lita, and Randy outside the public school.

Seventh Day Adventist Private School
This is the outside of the private school. I think it costs around $50/year to attend this school. We didn't get to go inside, but it has more amenities than the public school. Most kids have sponsors which pays the tuition, books, and uniforms.
Huge tree outside on the school grounds.

Seventh Day Adventist College
We also visited the nearby college. In many ways it's like our colleges/universities in America. They have dorms, cafeteria, classrooms (we even saw some students taking exams), and a computer lab. We also met the President/Dean? of the school and he was very nice in showing us around.
Ethiopian laptop! He was very proud of it!
These three guys are VOH employees who all went to this college. They all majored in Community Development and Leadership.
(Rameto, Hussen, Fayisa)
Me and Randy on a balcony at the college.
One cool bike!

Overseas School
There is another school called the Overseas School. We just drove by this school. This school costs about $200/year and is mostly for the foreigners kids...i.e. mostly missionaries kids and some kids that are soon to be adopted by Americans. This school is taught solely in English.