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Parent's Review of St Austins Academy in Nairobi, Kenya

What is the name of your child's school? (Please report on one school per survey.)

St Austins Academy

In what town or city is this school located?

Nairobi

How would you describe this school? (i.e. American, British, International, Local, etc.)

Local purporting to be international

What grade levels are represented at this school?

N -13

How do most children get to school everyday? (bus, train, walk, etc.)

car or school bus

How would you describe the facilities at this school? What extra-curricular activities are available?

Poor - it has a good pool and is one of the few schools with green fields, however no gym, no theatre, book-less library, unequipped labs, very few computers, very few textbooks. Undere the previous Head the afterschool program (essentially sports) begain to grow, however after he left that too has died.

What has this school done to help your child transition from the curriculum in your home country into the curriculum in your new country? Are there programs to prepare your child for repatriation?

Nothing and none. The school has little or no interest in the child(ren). All depends on individual teachers who appear to leave as soon as they can either emigrate or move on to a better job.

How would you describe the social activities available for parents through this school? Are there parent-teacher organizations?

Nil

What advice would you give to someone considering enrolling their child in this school?

Don't

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