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School Gardens
Working and learning in the garden is a very important part of the school curriculum. Children are often able to go back to their compounds and pass on what they have learnt to the extended family.
Fencing the garden is important as goats wander around freely
Most of the work is done by hand as there are very few tools
Each Grade looks after a section of the garden
Mr Camera, the gardening master is showing the sisal plant which makes a thick hedge too.
Every drop of water has to be collected from the wells in the school. Unusually, it rained in February while the teachers were there.
The rain made very little difference to the ground.
The rainy season is July to October