The Nairobi Academy @nairobiacademy

My name is Joan Doroba Gina Mumbi, I enjoy sports like football, netball, athletics and rounders

and when I came to Nairobi Academy it offered all those sports. I joined the school in year 10

and I have been here for the past two years. While here, I did my final O’LEVEL examinations, I

didn't do very well as I had hoped but that was not the end of my academics. In Sept 2016, I

joined the BTEC course in Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurship which has offered me an op-

portunity to prepare for university. I joined the BTEC programme because I expect to learn more

on how to be an innovative entrepreneur, I also intend to learn how to be a self-employed per-

son and an innovative thinker. It has always been my dream to start-up my own fashion and

design business and ultimately employ people and this BTEC programme has seemed to be the

right place for me to be equipped with knowledge and competence on how to do it.

Nairobi Academy a training ground for me. It is a place where I formed new colleagues and

came in contact with students of different temperaments, form new ideas and habitats. My first

day of school was scary. I never knew anyone and I was too nervous to speak. After the first peri-

od, however, a girl approached me, smiled and said, ‘hi’. She showed me around. Coincidentally

we had the same classes and over time we eventually became best of friends. The school atmos-

phere was warmer than I expected. Everyone was kind and accepting and the teachers made

sure I settled in well. In a way, I became more confident because I was at ease with my peers. The

various extra curricular activities the school offers also contributed to my overall fitness

and happiness. In the end, I can say that I am happy to be in Nairobi Academy.

Three students got a scholarship from

the Goethe Institut to do the Fit 1 Ger-

man exam. These were Lisa Maket,

Kimuchu Kibue and Stanley Ndezwa in

Year 10. They had to attend prepara-

tion classes sometimes early in the

morning or late after school. Their hard

work has finally paid off. They sat for the

exam 3 weeks ago with students from

other schools and all succeeded in get-

ting the top grades. Lisa Maket and

Kimuchu Kibue got a 'GUT' and Stanley

Ndezwa got the best grade 'SEHR GUT'.

They also received a few goodies from

the institute. Congratulations to the trio.

We hope that more students will take

part in the Fit 1 and Fit 2 exams next

term.

Headteacher’s Remarks This was a light week for us where we celebrated a number of students for accomplishments in different areas. I wish to

encourage you to keep partnering with the school and the teachers in attaining the best possible outcomes for your

child. Booster lessons are ongoing and we encourage your child to take advantage of these sessions. Have a great

weekend ahead. John Karanja

Our valiant swimmers participated in

the NASA sprints and relays gala. We

had a combined team from both Pre-

paratory and Secondary schools. The

Team of Owen, Stanley, Adil, Moses,

Sherly, Amani (secondary) and Baraka,

Malaika, Mikaela, Tatiana, Reese, Lola

did us proud by becoming 4th overall.

Most registered improved times. Moses,

Amani, and Stanley attained intermedi-

ate times (AA) and could easily make it

to NASA Teams in the near future to rep-

resent us internationally. Moses, Amani,

Stanley, Lola, Tatiana, Malaika and

Reese received reward vouchers from

the gala sponsor for their exploits. As a

Coach, I'm very proud of them as so too

should the Nairobi Academy fraternity.

We honour them as they brought hon-

our to us. Kudos! Paul Angar

Next week we have Interschool athletics at Kasarani and the

team will leave school at 7.00 am to be back at 3.00pm. On

card also is the KAIISO Under 13 tournament that will be hosted

by Nairobi Academy and we are scheduled to start the match-

es at 9.00 am and finish by 12.30 pm. T. Mulli

DATE AGE SPORT SCHOOL RESULT

16/11/2016 U-13 FOOTBALL NIS Won 2-0

16/11/2016 U-13 ROUNDERS NIS Won 20-11.5

Staff meetings: Friday, 6th January 2017

Boarders return: Sunday, 8th January 2017

Opening Day: Monday, 9th January 2017

Half term: Saturday, 18th February to

Wednesday, 22nd Feb 2017

Kesho Amahoro Honestly, I could not be more excited about the school

production this year. The songs are extremely catchy

and full of emotion. The hard work and effort put into this

production by every student is commendable. I know

there will be good music and it is bound to be fantastic.

So many pleasant vibes. Each year, the plays have

been amazing and this year it will be spectacular. Hope-

fully, the turn out will be more than expected. On each

of the days, I hope the

audience will enjoy the

production as much as I

enjoy being a member of

the cast. Tickets are on

sale at KSh 1000 for adults

and at KSh 500 for chil-

dren.

Denmark Exchange Program Our School entered into an agreement with Grenaa in

Denmark for an exchange programme in 2011 to devel-

op an inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young peo-

ple to help create a better and more peaceful world

through intercultural understanding and respect. This

partnership encourages students to become active,

compassionate and lifelong learners who understand

that other people, with their differences, can also be

right. The vision is to further improve the quality of our ed-

ucation at both Schools by learning from each other. Stu-

dents from both schools showcase projects from various

subjects to improve standards. In April this year, a group

of 16 students and two teachers went to Denmark with

science and Music projects which fulfilled one of our ob-

jectives with a lot of praise and admiration from the entire

Grenaa fraternity. Next year from January 28th to the 5th

of February 2017, will be our turn to receive our guests

from Denmark. This time we shall

have a total of 10 girls who have

not been to Kenya before. To this

end we are grateful to our parents

for allowing their daughters to host

our exchange students as listed out

on the next page. Thank you.