P7 Students Returned to School Last Week!

These pictures were taken last week, as 21 7th grade students and their parents showed up at the schools we partner with, to be present as Teach the Children paid their tuition and school fees, for the school term that started on October 15th. For the burden on these families that so many of you have helped to lighten - thank you. They are so very appreciative.

While only P7 students can return to school right now, we're hoping that the others can return soon. In the United States, our children, despite the pandemic, are still being educated with the best that we/our school districts have to offer - though it isn't ideal and is often pretty frustrating. However, the children at the schools we partner with in Uganda have been out of school since March, without the resources or technology to continue their education/studies in any form. No virtual school. No Zoom, GoogleMeets, MS Teams, or Canvas. No homeschooling materials, online curriculum, or other resources to supplement the lack of availability of classroom learning.

Proceeds from our recent Lace Up for Literacy Virtual 5K will provide resources and opportunities for these children as they return to school - in the form of scholarships to cover their tuition and school fees, books, textbooks, and when we're able to safely go back to Uganda, a new library at Our Lady Primary School.