We had an early start this morning and were up at 6.30! After a simple breakfast we were picked up by the school bus and saw the school for the first time. After talking to a few of the girls we headed to assembly, which turned out to be outside. We sat at the front and introduced ourselves, and then listened to the girls sing the Ugandan national anthem and their school song - it was a lovely welcome and very inspiring! The head girl spoke to the rest of the school very confidently about giving blood to the Red Cross who were visiting that morning. We were impressed at how willing the girls of all ages were to participate, although the minimum age was 17. 
Next we went to the headteacher Andrew's office and showed him the gifts we had brought for the girls, including lacrosse polo shirts, computer equipment, and souvenirs from London. He was very grateful and particularly impressed by the pop-up book of London. 
We then split up and sat in on two lessons - Maths and Geography. Fiona and Steph were impressed by the level of maths, as 13 year olds were learning A-Level standard. The girls were also very enthusiastic and engaged with their teacher throughout the lesson. Imogen and Jess saw a Geography lesson which was very different to LEH lessons, with the teacher dictating notes from the text book with little interaction. Mr T then gave a short lesson about farming in the UK, as they were learning about farming in Uganda. 
At break we were introduced to the staff at a staff meeting, where they were discussing the next head girls and deputies they were going to choose. Following that we went to another classroom and sat in with the senior girls who were studying Divinity and History. We weren't sure what Divinity was but interacted in a debate about Family Planning. History, on the other hand, was very similar and we learned a bit about the French Revolution.
We were surprised to get caught up in a huge rainstorm and took refuge in the staff room during lunch. We were given huge portions of beans and rice that although were tasty we struggled to finish. This is the standard meal for the girls at the school, who have it twice a day. 
In the afternoon we sat in on a lively Physics lesson where the girls were doing practicals and learning about light. They used circuits which were not dissimilar from our science equipment at school. The girls were so friendly and chatty, writing notes to us and asking for lots of photos.
We were upset to have to leave so soon, but were cheered up when Steph decided to play stuck-in-the-mud when her flip-flop got left behind in a patch of mud. She then had to wade through the mud to retrieve it, with us all standing by laughing. Luckily a very kind caretaker washed her feet with a bucket of water before we left in the bus. 
For dinner we ventured into town, but were disappointed when we realised most of the restaurants closed at 6.30! Fortunately we found a restaurant called 'Flavour' which served delicious spring rolls and homemade burgers. We sat in a lovely walled garden with bats flying overhead. It was a lovely dinner and we can't wait to go back another evening for dessert! 
Steph, Fiona, Imogen and Jess