Fun Facts About Kenya (Part 2)

8th June, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs -

Many educational opportunities exist in
and around Eldoret, Kenya.

DID YOU KNOW…
Eldoret is home to Moi University which has a student population (2006) of 14,855. The second medical school in Kenya, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), is also located in within the city limits of Eldoret Town.

DID YOU KNOW…
Eldoret Polytechnic, the third national polytechnic, is also located in Eldoret. It offers diploma or BSc. programs in a diverse range of studies including Secretarial Studies, Banking, Pharmaceutical Technology as well as Electrical and Chemical Engineering.

DID YOU KNOW…
Alphax College in Eldoret offering advanced training in IT, Computer Science, and Commerce has II Tim 2:18 as its motto, ”Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

DID YOU KNOW…
Open Arms Academy opened its doors on January 7, 2010 with 31 students in attendance.

DID YOU KNOW…
In just five months we have grown to 36 students ranging in age from two and a half (in baby class) through 5th grade. We now have five classrooms, five teachers and a headmaster, and a brand new computer lab equipped with the latest iMacs from Apple.

An Open Arms Academy classroom

DID YOU KNOW…
Open Arms Academy has one of the lowest teacher to student ratios in all of Kenya with about 5 students to each teacher. Our largest classes are Class 2 and Class 5 with 6 students each and our smallest class is Class 4 with 3 students. Some public schools in Kenya have a teacher student ratio as high as 90 students to 1 teacher and the average is about 40 students per teacher among both public and private schools. We plan on keeping that ratio much lower, even as the school grows, with a maximum class size of 25 students.