School Calendar
First Term begins on January 6, 2025, and will run for 13 weeks, concluding on April 4, 2025.
--mid-term break from February 26 to March 2. The term will end with a three-week holiday from April 7 to April 25.
Second Term: 14 weeks, starting from April 28, 2025, and ending on August 1, 2025.
--three-day break: June 25 to June 29
--three-week holiday: August 4 to August 22
Third Term: It will begin on August 25, 2025, covering nine weeks, and will conclude on October 24, 2025.
National Exams
Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) will be conducted from October 28 to October 31, 2025.
Mukusu Updates
November 2024
High School Graduation Day for Grace!
End of the school year - Holiday Break.
November 25, 2024
A few of the scholarship students are getting extra academic help during the break... they are working hard!
The students enjoyed a field trip!!
A whole day meant just for swimming and snacking!
Scholarship students visit the eye clinic.
November 18, 2024
During this school holiday time, the Mukusu Scholarship Team brought students to an eye clinic for exams.
5 students needed gasses... they are set! Improved vision will be so helpful for these students.
Now, almost all of the scholarship students have reading glasses!
Pembe receives new prosthetic.
October 30, 2024
…he can now wear sneakers!
Dr. Abraham, Pembe, Paul Okiya, Dr. Ngina
St. Luke’s Orthopaedic Hospital
The Scholarship team routinely visit the students to check on their academic progress and well-being.
Paul and Mercy visit the Scholarship Students.
October, 2024
Shadrach, Seth, Samuel, Alvin
St. Bakhita School
Graduation Day!
October 18, 2024
…onto junior school next year.
Shadrach, Alvin, Seth
Dormitory fire in a local school.
Sept 12, 2024
The dormitory was completely destroyed.
Scholarship Student, Noel K (form one) lost his bedding, uniforms, and all personal items in the fire at Ortum Boys High School. He is doing well. We took him shopping to replace his belongings, and keep him in school.
School Break. It was a wonderful experience for the Scholarship Students!
Field Trip to Poa Place Nature Center in Eldoret.
August 23, 2024
School Break
August 12, 2024
…before Term term 3 begins August 28th
June 27, 2024
Term 2
Half term school break!
Paul and Mercy visited the students at their schools before the midterm break.
June 11, 2024
Mukusu Office
The Mukusu office is
up-and-running!
The office is in a convenient location for Mercy and Paul to reach out to parents and discuss the progress of the students.
It is centrally located (Aruba, in Tranzoia County) to where some of the students spend their school breaks.
A parent visiting the office.
Paul and Mercy
(scholarship Team)
May 17, 2024
Pembe
Form 3 student, Pembe, received a second new pair of orthopedic shoes today - for his new prothesis!
Here is is with his mentor, Paul
…and his doctor.
May 13, 2024
Kenyan students return to school
after weeks of flooding
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has outlined plans to recover the two weeks lost during the floods. Initially scheduled to resume learning on April 29th, students faced a delay of one week due to intensified rains.
Term two began on May 13th. According to the new schedule,
the second term will end on August 5th.
The midterm break is scheduled for June 20th -23rd. Students will then have an extended three-week holiday from August 5th to August 25th.
August 23rd, schools reopen for term three.
April 29, 2024
Kenya has been grappling with relentless rains, impacting over 200,000 people.
Schools in Kenya will remain closed for another week. They will not open until at least May 6th.
April, 2024
April School Break
Some of the scholarship students are enjoying day trips!
March, 2024
Malaria prevention
To help prevent Malaria,
the scholarship students and their
families received bed nets.
February, 2024
Pembe is fitted for surgical boots with a raise.
He now has a prosthesis and new shoes. He is walking so much better and he is very thankful.
