Journal

Learning En Plein

Learning En Plein

You may well have read that country-wide flooding has delayed the opening of Kenyan schools, nationwide.  We are happy to report that schools WILL...
Come What May!

Come What May!

Have you ever thought about the custom and eccentricity of dancing around the Maypole?  It's a quirky tradition and the colourful ribbons flutterin...
Zing into Spring

Zing into Spring

  Our tailors are on a much deserved Easter month's holiday break. We always give them time off when it's local school holidays - so that they c...
New Loo Block

New Loo Block

  More bricks and  cement going up and what could this possibly be? Well, it might not look  like a big deal to you - but during these Easter Holi...
Volunteering Virtuosos

Volunteering Virtuosos

We're so lucky with the volunteers we have at Bluebells school, and early this year was no exception. They had to cope with unprecedented heat (...
Trending Tailors

Trending Tailors

It was SO good to be reunited with our magnificent tailoring team  - following a long gap due to our loss of my darling father last year.  ...
Twixmas 2023 Round up

Twixmas 2023 Round up

On behalf of Team Bushbells, I just want to thank you so much for all your support this year. It means a huge amount to us.  I’ve attempted a poet...
School is OUT!

School is OUT!

    Yes! It's official! Bluebells school broke up at the end of last week, and the day was marked with much dancing, singing, cake eating and ...
Enoch

Enoch

  I've never met a man called ENOCH before I met 'our Enoch'. It's a strong sounding name and I've looked up the meaning -  dedicated, trained and...
Summer Stories

Summer Stories

  Don't you find with the lazy summer afternoons - it's easy to get lulled into a gentle passing of time.  SO why fight it!  Despite rather ...
My Little Zen for Schools

My Little Zen for Schools

More connections! More thanks ! And this time to Luke – who  has been volunteering at the school for 6 weeks and he has two more weeks still to go....
Ex Oriente Salis

Ex Oriente Salis

Brush up your latin!  As you well know, Ex Oriente Salis means ‘safety’ or ‘health from the east’.  And academic quality, health and breadth of cha...