ELEARNING FOR ALL

In early December 1958, with luck in exceptional circumstances, my father succeeded to register us (my brother and myself) in the fourth grade in a school called Mchacha. The building of Mchacha's school became dangerous for students following an exceptional rainy fall (1958). It was moved temporarily (1958-59) from the countryside to the small village of Maknassy which was 16 km from our home. The school was settled in disfranchised barracks of the French army. The teachers, the postmaster, the National Gard, the clerics, and their families were all in these disfranchised French Army barracks. My father homed us in a small room near the postmaster family. The Mchacha's school (my second primary school) had two teachers and four levels (grade 1 to grade 4). We arrived in the school Monday morning and went home Saturday afternoon. We walked 16 km Monday morning and Saturday afternoon every week. My father used to visit us in the middle of the week (Wednesday - weekly market day). In..

Also known as: ELearning For All 2020

Primary location: Beaconsfield Canada