The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day The Lazy Man By Joy Dulliott When the cock crows The lazy man smacks his lips and says: ‘so it is daylight again is it?’ And before he turns over heavily,…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day Mr Giraffe By Argon Opiyo Oh, Mr Giraffe, you look down upon the world You are taller than the bushes You are taller than the trees You are taller than the…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day Like a small boat in the ocean Sending big waves into motion Birds flying around falling down on the innocent sand You wonder our beautiful world, Yes you wonder. Seasons changing…
The staff, pupils and community of Spurgeons Academy started the new academic year recently with a wonderful day of celebration and thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was given for the good ending of the previous year, and for health and resources to be able to start the new year. The success of the…
Every country has its own set of child development ‘milestones’ and in Uganda, one of those is the graduation day ceremony that is held for all children as they complete nursery school and prepare to progress to primary school. Each nursery school will hold the graduation ceremony in their own…
written by Bishnu Bhatta, director of PSD Nepal ‘The early childhood group environment has a very crucial role in children’s learning and development. Young children are in the process of rapid brain development. We as an adult should acknowledge our minds rapidly develop with every new experience. Their external and…
In 2020, Spurgeons Childcare Kenya celebrated 20 years of existence. To mark the achievement, a celebration event was planned. However, Covid-19 got in the way, and the celebration had to be postponed. Finally, in December 2022, the event took place. Global Care International, who oversee the child sponsorship programme at…
Vocational students across Uganda have recently been sitting the national exams to gain their DIT qualifications. DIT (Department of Industrial Training) is the Ugandan national examining board for vocational qualifications, and so all students must sit the DIT exams at a registered and approved examination site. For the first time,…
The following is a section of an email that was recently sent out to some key supporters of the work at Spurgeons Academy. It gives an insight into some of the issues that staff and students are grappling with as they approach the end of term. Spurgeons-specific issues The grade…
In October, I (Helen) had the joy and privilege of spending an afternoon with some of the members of the Lubanga Ber group in Acholi Quarters, which essentially means catching up with good friends. But it was not just a time for chatting, but also a time for me running…
