KICS

KICS is really coming together!

Here is a short list to sum up a books worth of praises:

1. We have our 6th American Certified teacher!
Lauren, a recent college grad from Maryland has just been signed on to KICS. She came at the last minute and will fill the position of the K-2 grades. A couple of years ago Lauren felt that the Lord was calling her to Africa. So, she started saving money. Lauren was just added to the faculty today and already has 16,000 dollars. We are very excited to welcome her to KICS and have another young teacher friend. She will live with Kyla and me this year.

2. The US has approved KICS as an option for Embassy families to send their children.
This approval is already giving embassy families the opportunity to enroll their children. We just received 3 embassy applications in the past few days!

3. KICS now has six licensed teachers on board.
Kyla and myself. Lauren. Sharon, is married to the engineer who is building the new US Embassy. Sharon will be teaching the pre-school class. In the states Sharon actually works as a corporate writer in Chicago. Brenda Jackson is on the board of KICS. Her husband, Dwight, is the country director of Food for the Hungry. Brenda will be our Secondary teacher. We have another teacher on her way to Rwanda in the Spring. In addition to our Amerian faculty, KICS will also hire a couple native teachers to serve as teaching assistants.

4. We have great resources and connections.
Do to the diverse population of people involved in KICS we are blessed to have many people who are offering their services to KICS. An ex-pat from the states, Shannon, has offered to contribute her academic expertise to the young teachers as well as provide help in Math and Science. Shannon is also starting a community wide book club for all children in the areas International Schools.

5. I could continue to list so many fun and exciting things happening in KICS.

6. We have 26 students grades P-11 enrolled in the school.
We expect to have quite a few more students enroll in the next couple of weeks.

7. Parent involvement is looking good.
Parents are very eager to get involved. Next Suday we are going to have a barn raising event in which we will all join together as a community to prepare KICS for the school year. We have a lot of work to do for the opening day. September 14!

Please pray that our school will meet the needs of the families in Kigali. The work each family is doing is so essential and their child's educational needs must be met. Without good schooling families would be forced to leave the country.