The Banda School
The Banda School (also known as The Banda) is an independent co-educational school for boys and girls age 2 to 13 years. It was founded in 1966 by Mr J A L Chitty. The Banda is situated in the Nairobi suburb of Karen.[1] adjacent to Nairobi National Park. It offers the British Curriculum and prepares pupils for Independent Senior School Scholarship and the Common Entrance Examination (ISEB).
History[edit]
The Banda School traces its origins from Kaptagat, near Eldoret, where Mr. and Mrs. Chitty ran Kaptagat Preparatory School with 170 children from 1956. In 1966, the Dutch Government offered to purchase the school’s property and others around it to build a farmer’s training center. After searching for a suitable place to relocate the school, the Chittys settled on the current location, which was formerly occupied by the British Army in 1942 and later, The Banda Hotel.
The Banda Hotel was built of mud and wattle and roofed with makuti. In the Swahili, Indian and Malayan cultures, banda refers to a rough makuti roofed building.
Academics[edit]
The Banda School is among several schools in Kenya[2] that follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales (colloquially known as the British National Curriculum) and culminates in the Common Entrance Examination (ISEB).
The school is offers English as a Second Language (ESL).
The Banda attracts teachers from around the world. For instance, Simon O'Malley[3], the current headteacher of Thomas's Battersea, in London, where Prince George schools, taught for seven years at the Banda School in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bill Sawyer[4], the current headteacher at Yarm Preparatory School, talks about his experience teaching at The Banda for six years. Mike Dickson[5], was headteacher at The Banda for 12 years (2001-2012) before proceeding to other schools in Africa and the UK.
Admissions[edit]
Children can join The Banda from the term in which they turn 2 years of age or at any stage from Nursery (2-3 years) through to Year 8 (12-13) years and at any time of the year.
Facilities[edit]
The Banda is situated on 32 acres of land. It has facilities for Sports, the Arts, Sciences, Music and other teaching and learning amenities
Sport and Activities[edit]
The main sporting activities at The Banda include:
Hockey
Swimming
Netball
Athletics
Soccer
Squash
Cross-Country
Golf
Horse-riding
The Banda School is associated with the Annual Banda Dagoretti Horse Show[6]
The school is an active participant in other annual activities such as the World World Life Day[7]
Alumni[edit]
The Banda School's alumni include:
Crista Cullen, MBE, Great Britain Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold medal winner (Rio, 2016), Tofauti Foundation founder March 2018[8]
Chris Froome[9], OBE, winner of the Tour De France (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017); Olympic Bronze medal (Rio, 2016)
Oscar Dennis, Kenya Rugby Sevens player.
Chris Froome and Crista Cullen were classmates at The Banda in 1995[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Karen, Kenya". Wikipedia. 2018-05-19.
- ↑ "Hogwarts in East Africa: Why Kenya's prep schools are thriving". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "Headmaster of Prince George's prep school Thomas's Battersea". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "African tales of hope inspire head teacher". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "Mike Dickson - RSAcademics". RSAcademics. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ OCHIENG', ERICK. "Annual Banda Dagoretti Horse Show is on". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "Honoring World Wildlife Day, from Gabon wetlands to the Sinai Desert | Africa Times". africatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "Tofauti Foundation - Protecting Africa's Ecosystems, Environments, Wildlife". Tofauti Foundation. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ Blackburn, Virginia (2016-07-24). "Who is Chris Froome? Meet the first Brit to win the Tour de France three times". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ Cary, Tom (2016-08-05). "Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB hockey star Crista Cullen hoping to make it a special Games for Kenyan prep school". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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