Punctuation marks

Last week, they had to copy a text. I noticed that many of them forgot to include periods and commas and wrote the entire text in lowercase letters. So, we went over the punctuation rules again….

Education

Group dictation

Group dictation

Last Tuesday, we continued the discussion class previously led by Anja, focusing on enhancing the students’ memory. The session was crafted to engage the boys in interactive exercises that not only bo…

English Class “Word association” @ Remand Home.

English Class “Word association” @ Remand Home.

On Friday, we held an English class at the Remand home, focusing on Word Association—a dynamic activity designed to help students connect words to specific themes. This exercise not only expanded thei…

Life Skills Session @ “KAA Sober” Event

Life Skills Session @ “KAA Sober” Event

The event was organized by Blue Cross and other stakeholders to empower children and youth through various activities, aiming to ensure they have a healthy and safe environment free from alcohol and o…

English Class “Adverbs” @ Remand Home

English Class “Adverbs” @ Remand Home

On Tuesday, we facilitated an engaging English class with the older boys at the Remand, centered on the use of adverbs, specifically focusing on their application in manner, time, and place. The prima…

English Class “Leisure Activity Assessment”

English Class “Leisure Activity Assessment”

On Friday, we held an English lesson with the older boys at the Remand home, focusing on leisure activities. The session included an assessment to evaluate their grammar skills and the practical use o…

Mobile library @ Nyalenda Slum

Mobile library @ Nyalenda Slum

The mobile library program aims to promote literacy and provide access to educational resources in rural and underserved communities. Its core mission is to inspire a love for reading among children a…

English Class “Hot Seat” @ Remand Home

English Class “Hot Seat” @ Remand Home

The Hot Seat session was organized to encourage participants to openly share thoughts, ideas, and address any questions or misconceptions in an interactive format. “Hot Seat” is designed to help indiv…

Supporting German Class @Kudho Secondary School

Supporting German Class @Kudho Secondary School

The purpose of these activities was to continue preparing fourth-grade students for their final national exam in German. This included dictation exercises based on a simplified article about Kenya fr…

Art Class “Piet Mondrian” with Grade 4 @ Korando

Art Class “Piet Mondrian” with Grade 4 @ Korando

We had an art class with the Grade Four students at Koramdo School. The class created artwork inspired by Piet Mondrian. We provided them with crayons, marker pens, rulers, and plain paper for drawing…

Art Class @ St. Williams Primary

Art Class @ St. Williams Primary

At first, we introduced ourselves to the class by sharing our names and the countries we come from. Afterwards, we showed them the results of the previous arts class, which they really enjoyed. To kic…

Art Class with Grade 4 @ Korando

Art Class with Grade 4 @ Korando

We had an art class with the fourth-grade students, and it was quite interesting. They were provided with colored pencils, crayons, and marker pens to assist with their drawings. Additionally, they we…

Art Class “Style of Klee” @ Korando

Art Class “Style of Klee” @ Korando

We had an art class at Korando Educational Center, partnered with the Ubuntu Family Initiative. The focus was on drawing in the style of Klee, known for his simple stick figures, suspended fish, moon …

Tuesday For Fun @ Remand Home

Tuesday For Fun @ Remand Home

Today’s activity was playing different games that the kids enjoyed a lot. It was their request to have an outdoor activity today, being a Tuesday. They enjoyed the games we organized so much. We organ…

Wellness Session at Kisumu Fire Station

Wellness Session at Kisumu Fire Station

The wellness session held by the Better Me team on Friday, 12 July 2024, at the Kisumu fire station aimed to create a supportive and positive working environment for firefighters. This session was des…

Swimming Class with Grade 3 @ Korando

Swimming Class with Grade 3 @ Korando

We decided to go with grade 3 today. We divided the group into two again and continued practicing swimming on their backs correctly. After this, we started to learn how to swim on their stomachs facin…

English Class “Hospital Things” @ Remand Home

English Class “Hospital Things” @ Remand Home

Jake taught a lesson about hospitals based on a sheet of paper that Vivian and I had designed. The paper contained a hospital, ambulance, doctor, x-ray, pharmacist, medicine, and bandage (graphic and …

Solving English Puzzles @ Remand Home

Solving English Puzzles @ Remand Home

This is to help the children improve on how to identify English words from a group of different letters and also to learn how to form English words from scattered letters….

English Class with Older Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with Older Boys @ Remand Home

The topic of this English class was the simple past tense. We introduced this topic to the students by explaining how and when to use it correctly. After this, we collected different verbs on the boar…

Grade 3 Swim Lesson @ Korando

Grade 3 Swim Lesson @ Korando

During the swim lesson, the third graders focused on strengthening the basics of swimming as they practiced streamline, kickbacks, and floating….

English Class with the Younger Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with the Younger Boys @ Remand Home

We began the class by introducing the new topic “simple past.” Then we explained when and how to use this tense. After that, we did an exercise together with the kids. We finished the lesson a bit ear…

Art Class with the Ubuntu Family Initiative @ Korando

Art Class with the Ubuntu Family Initiative @ Korando

This is meant to help the children know and learn how to draw well. Some of these children would love to grow up to become good artists and maybe earn their living from it. Apart from learning from it…

Creative Arts “Self Portrait” @ Korando

Creative Arts “Self Portrait” @ Korando

There is a lot of joy when practicing art. It’s a way to express yourself through drawing an object or anything of your choice. This is where children get to learn how to draw and express their talent…

Swimming Lesson with Grade 7 @ Korando

Swimming Lesson with Grade 7 @ Korando

We began the lesson with 5 minutes of playtime for the kids to boost their confidence in the water before starting any exercises. This also gave the kids a chance to have fun in the water together bef…

English Class with the Big Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with the Big Boys @ Remand Home

In our recent English classes at the remand home, we focused on the topic of phrasal verbs to help the boys improve their ability to create and understand these expressions. The session was designed t…

Swimming Lesson with Grade 6 @ Korando

Swimming Lesson with Grade 6 @ Korando

First, we tried to build up their water confidence by starting with the sea star exercise. They had to lay on their back and spread out like a sea star. This exercise is meant to teach them that the w…

Swimming Lesson with Grade 7 @ Korando

Swimming Lesson with Grade 7 @ Korando

We started the swimming lessons with grade 7 by trying to build the water confidence. An important part of water confidence is to learn that the water will carry you and that you need to stay calm. On…

English Class with the Younger Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with the Younger Boys @ Remand Home

We started the class by reviewing the present continuous tense. We explained how this tense is formed and when it is used, providing signal words such as “at the moment,” “now,” and “next weekend.” Af…

Swimming Lesson Rules with Grade 6 @ Korando

Swimming Lesson Rules with Grade 6 @ Korando

To prepare the students for their practical swimming lesson, we visited the 6th grade to explain the essential swimming rules. It’s crucial that we adhere to these rules to ensure a safe and enjoyable…

Swimming Lesson with Grade 8 @ Korando

Swimming Lesson with Grade 8 @ Korando

We met with the entire class at the Korando Educational Center and then walked to the swimming pool. Everyone changed into appropriate swimwear, and we divided the class into two groups. Lucy supervis…

English Class with Younger Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with Younger Boys @ Remand Home

We started by reviewing the simple present tense. We went over when to use it, how to form it, and the negative form. Then, we introduced the present continuous tense, explaining when to use it and th…

Theory Swimming Class with Grade 7 & 8 @ Korando

Theory Swimming Class with Grade 7 & 8 @ Korando

This theoretical lesson about swimming was a preparation for the practice lessons, which are starting next week on Monday. During this lesson, we gave the students a little overview of what is going t…

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024

The primary purpose of this activity was to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day by raising awareness about menstrual hygiene management and providing support to young girls in the Nyangande commun…

Life Skill & Outdoor Activity @ Remand Home

Life Skill & Outdoor Activity @ Remand Home

Life Skills class: first-aid class about injury and infection. With images and drawings, we explained the different layers of the skin, how to clean a superficial and deep wound, and the different ste…

English Class (Older Boys) @ Remand Home

English Class (Older Boys) @ Remand Home

First, we corrected the exercises that were done last Friday (in the previous lesson). After that, we handed out two exercises: one about synonyms and one about opposites. The students completed these…

English Class with Older Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with Older Boys @ Remand Home

First, we started with a grammar exercise. Anna explained the comparative and the superlative to the class. After this, they started the exercise. When the students finished, they got a vocabulary exe…

English Class with Younger Boys @ Remand Home

English Class with Younger Boys @ Remand Home

We started the lesson by introducing the new topic to the class, which was homophones. We gave the students different examples of homophones, and they tried to explain the meaning of each word in Engl…

YUMP Session (B) @ Ken Obura Secondary School

YUMP Session (B) @ Ken Obura Secondary School

We conducted an introductory YUMP (Youth Unleashed Mentorship Program) session at Ken Obura Secondary School. The primary focus of this session was to introduce the program and discuss the first topic…

English Class A2 Reading – Older Boys @ Remand Home

English Class A2 Reading – Older Boys @ Remand Home

We started off the class with a comprehension and reading exercise at an A2 level. Everyone read a few sentences out loud, then they had a few minutes to complete the exercises regarding the text. Aft…

Chapati Festival @ Sitotwet Children’s Home Kericho

Chapati Festival @ Sitotwet Children’s Home Kericho

Chapati Festival is a social protection program organized by Better Me and Jijenge Youth Organization to promote Corporate Social Responsibility among CSOs and companies. The festival provides a platf…

Hospital Vocabulary @ Remand Home

Hospital Vocabulary @ Remand Home

Had an English session with the young kids. We discussed hospitals and their vocabulary, and I provided them with many hospital-related words. We also translated the words into Swahili to help them un…

English Class with big boys “Idioms” @ Remand Home

English Class with big boys “Idioms” @ Remand Home

Today’s topic of discussion was Idioms, which are used figuratively in a sentence to convey a new meaning. The purpose of the class was to educate students on the use of vocabulary to enhance their En…

Dewo Ngima Term 1 Review

Dewo Ngima Term 1 Review

The idea was to conduct counseling sessions for our bursary-program sponsored children. These sessions enable us to understand social issues that our students face that may affect their ability to eng…

English Class on “Plural” @ Remand Home

English Class on “Plural” @ Remand Home

The class started with some stretching to make everyone alert. Then it proceeded with an explanation on the board, first about regular plural form and then about the irregular plural form, which was t…

English Class on Future Tense @ Remand Home

English Class on Future Tense @ Remand Home

The class was taught how to use the future tense in English. Initially, a thorough explanation was provided on the board, collectively discussing the usage of “will,” “will not,” and “going to” in com…

Vision and Goal Setting @ Remand Home

Vision and Goal Setting @ Remand Home

The activity was held to help the kids know their goals, desires, and their visions for the future. We introduced the lesson to the kids by defining what goals and vision meant. We gave examples in ea…

“Rugby Roar” English Lesson @ The Remand Home

“Rugby Roar” English Lesson @ The Remand Home

This week, we began Chapter Two of “Rugby Roar” with the older class at the Remand Home. We kicked off with a game, followed by a review of both old and new vocabulary. Then, we read through the first…

Rugby Roar English Class @ Remand Home

Rugby Roar English Class @ Remand Home

We used the unknown words from last weeks reading of Rugby Roar, to facilitate more English teaching. We played fishbowl, talked about the words, and completed written sentences. …

Academic Success and O.K.Rs @ Kuoyo Secondary

Academic Success and O.K.Rs @ Kuoyo Secondary

There were two focuses of this session. There was a YUMP talk given about Academic success and O.K.R.s in HighSchool. There was also a survey conducted with 20 girls about menstrual hygiene. …

Decision Making in 6 Steps @ Korando

Decision Making in 6 Steps @ Korando

We taught our decision making in 6 steps as a YUMP session at Korando. We discussed how to differentiate between a good and bad decision and how to approach big decisions in life. …

“Topical Review” English Class @ Remand Home

“Topical Review” English Class @ Remand Home

We had a class with the little kids, reviewing two topics that we had taught earlier. This was done to check whether the kids could recall what they had been taught. It was really necessary for the ki…

Cultural Competency @ Jijenge Youth

Cultural Competency @ Jijenge Youth

-The purpose of this talk was to educate the youths on the role of cultural competence as the ability of an individual to understand and respect values, attitudes, beliefs, and mores that differ acros…

Introductory Session: Kudho Secondary School

Introductory Session: Kudho Secondary School

Since it was the first session with the group, the idea was to introduce the Youth Unleashed Mentorship Program to the group of Form 1 and Form 2 Boys.
We also wanted to find out what topics the stude…

English Class @ Remand Home

English Class @ Remand Home

We worked with worksheets to facilitate the development of speaking in the English language, and then worked on translating words from Kiswahili to english while looking at grammatical tenses….

Translating Swahili to English @ Remand Home

Translating Swahili to English @ Remand Home

We continue the successful work that has started the past weeks. This report covers two activities of the same kind as part of a string (Tue, 30.01. / Fri, 02.02.). Like the past weeks, it is still a …

German Alphabet and Numbers @ Kudho Secondary School

German Alphabet and Numbers @ Kudho Secondary School

This week a number of follow up sessions were held for students in “Form 1”. These students do have their first German language classes these days. This time the following topics were covered

* Alpha…

Initial German Class @ Kudho Secondary School

Initial German Class @ Kudho Secondary School

It was the very first German class for this particular class. It was also the very first school class held by anyone from within the Better Me organisation.

Students did have their initial German cla…

Translating Swahili to English @ Remand Home

Translating Swahili to English @ Remand Home

We continue the successful work that has started the past weeks. This report covers two activities of the same kind as part of a string (Tue, 23.02. / Fri, 26.02., each from 10 am to 12 pm).

It turne…