Talking about cows

Cows are highly prized by communities in rural Kenya. And they were the animal that Natasha chose to talk about in a presentation to the Happy House family. She put together her interesting talk after using the internet to do her research.

Class act

As you know we are using our computer technology to help home school our children at Happy House during the Coronavirus Covid 19 lockdown. Our teachers at school where they are complying strictly with social distancing requirements, are able to conduct lessons with small groups of children who are home in Happy House. So far it is working well and our children are enjoying it. Here we join one group during a maths test.

Home schooling

Home schooling is well underway at Happy House. With virtual teaching set up, our teachers who are school, where they are able to social distance, can teach small group of children in lockdown at Happy House via the internet. This is all because we have the latest technology available, thanks to the kindness of those who support us and with special thanks to Mark and Amanda Barron who so generously funded our computer suite. Without this technology, continuing school while we are on lockdown would be much more difficult. Tomorrow we will show you a video of a lesson in progress.

Happy Esther

Esther was in fine voice as she led singing of "We are Happy Today" at Kidz Club at Happy House. With no birthdays in the family this week, the meeting concentrated on sharing news and looking back on the week past - especially at the introduction of a new home learning programme. Home learning has been made essential as schools are closed as one of the measures imposed by the Government to try to stop the spread of Coronavirus Covid19.

Fuel for fires

Uncle Alex and some of our outdoor staff at Happy House have been pruning trees in around the children's adventure playground. And every bit of the wood they chop will be used to fuel our outdoor oven which we use for cook bread, pizza etc. Nothing at Happy House is ever wasted!

Helping hand: In the kitchen

Learning life skills is all part of the rounded education our children receive when they live in the care of Happy House.

Being a part of such a big family where there is a great emphasis on caring and sharing means they are eager to help each other and to help around the house. Today, Prscilla, Evans and Rukia are helping in the kitchen.

Talking about food: Soup

As one of our lockdown exercises, Mama Sue issued a public speaking challenge to our children at the Happy House. She asked them to choose a subject, based on food or drink, and to research and prepare a talk. In this video, John gives us a lesson on making soup - something they have learnt to do from Mama Sue and which now features often on their menu.