The Wolfreton Rushanje Community
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A Day in the Life of a Rushanje Student
The generator is switched on. Because Rushanje is near to the Equator, there is little difference in the length of day and night. Students are awakened to the sound of the generator (seen here in the generator house) and the lights being switched on. This signals the start of the day. Time to get up, washed and dressed
Then its time for an hours private study. Students decide what to do, sometimes its revision sometimes homework. This is done unsupervised and relies on the self discipline of the students. The generator goes off as
By now they are ready for a well earned breakfast from the newly built kitchen. Half an hour before the school
At 8.15 all the students line up in their classes for assembly which is held outside as there is no room big enough to hold them all. Fortunately the
Then its lesson time, each lesson is 35 mins long but some are doubles
After lessons are finished there is some free time for relaxation and Tea. The generator comes on when it
But then its back to private study for an hour, followed by more
At ten oclock the generator is switched off
There is a warning 10 mins before, (lights flash on /off) and then its bedtime.
Students know what to expect if they are not in bed by the time the power goes off -
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