I have to say, it’s absolutely fantastic having Ed out here; seeing his continued energy has revitalised me and for the first time in months I feel as though there is someone here who has a sense of where this school is going and what it’s going to take to get there.

 It’s the first time that we’ve managed to sit together, within the physical space of the school, and discuss the direction it’s going in, the challenges we face and how we can overcome them.  And now that both of us have had a chance to experience the realities of life at the school, I can feel our theoretical vision condensing into a practical approach to making a school that fits the community we’re working with.

 We’re now coming up with real solutions to problems of low educational quality, difficulties with staff reliability and also paving the way for volunteers to start helping at the school. The plan is that over the coming months we go from being the people creating to the school to those managing a project that is being run locally and continuously improved!