Minutes:
LOLDIA
PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST (LPST)
MEETING ON
1 FEBRUARY 2023
Present:
Ben Arentz
LPST, Wanja Arentz LPST , Joseph Njeru HT, Gill Marshall-Andrews TAS
The contractor for the dining hall (Mbugwa) joined the meeting to discuss
progress with the building.
School update:
There are 2000 children on roll at the start of
the January term.
An additional 220 will join next week. These are the class 7 children who have now
become the first cohort of the new Junior Secondary School. They wear a different uniform and will be
taught a different curriculum - the Competency
Based Curriculum (CBC).
So the primary school will consist of classes
1-6.
The Junior Secondary will consist of classes
7-9
The High School will consist of classes 10-12.
The transition to the new arrangements is
confusing for schools as the Junior Secondary
will operate a different teacher / pupil ratio, will need secondary
school teachers, science labs and libraries.
The transition is expected to be completed by 2025 when the JS part of
the school will be split off and become a separate institution.
Recent KCPE scores are
2020 244
2021 -
258
2022 – 252.
The candidate numbers have remained
approximately the same – around 220 with almost even numbers of girls and
boys. The boys scored slightly higher
than the girls.
The number of TSC teachers has risen
dramatically from 23 in 2020 to 38 in 2023.
In addition, 7 teachers are being paid by the PTA and by donors. The school expects 3 more TSC teachers
shortly.
One new classroom is being built by the flower
company Bilishaka, as part of their Fair Trade donation to the community.
The school field has degenerated into dust as
has the main courtyard. Everyone is
praying for rain.
The dining hall
The building is almost complete - it just needs
the floor to be re-done with tiles and the walls to be painted. The target completion date is end
February. It is to be named Amazing
Grace in honour of the main donor Grace Gray. The other donors are the current President
Ruto who made an early donation before
he took office of 1m KES, the MP Martha Wangari and the CDF who donated 1m KES. The total cost was around 5.2m KES.
Governors Camp have donated 50 tables and
benches which will seat 400 students. 30
more are promised.
TAS
Gill M-A explained that TAS was winding down
over the next 12 months and Wanja explained that she would be withdrawing from
the LPST as from now.
Gill Marshall-Andrews
Secretary, Trusts for African Schools.