Essential skills for family life: education beyond the classroom

There are skills that kids will not learn in the classroom but are so essential in life and especially to family life. The teachers at Hope Schools endeavor teach students life skills so they are well prepared for life.

In the picture above, the teachers are teaching are teaching the students how to prepare the famous local dish called matooke (green plantains). The plantains have to be peeled and wrapped in banana leaves for steaming.

The students also learn how to make herbal soap and jelly. Every week the students participate in general cleaning so they can learn how to take care of their school, which for the school hours is like their home.

Some of the students also learn craft-making, producing things such as necklaces, handbags, wallets, purses, and much more. These items can be sold for some small income.