Well, we've been back in school now for three weeks. While it's not the way I would do things, the Tanzanian education system puts emphasis on frequent exams, so we use four days a month (at least) for exams. This week is the first round of exams for this school year, and we're having them at the very end of January so they'll serve for February, too, and we don't have exams again until mid-March.
My form one students were a bit nervous sitting their first exams of secondary school, but of course they did quite well. The overall academic level of this class is the highest we've had yet, and we all have high hopes that they will bring a lot of credit to the school in their national exams in forms 2 and 4.
They all have their new school uniforms now. The first day I walked into class and they were all wearing their brand-new orange sweaters was rather blinding. That's a lot of very orangey orange. Fortunately, after a couple of washes, they tone down at least enough that I don't need sunglasses indoors.
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