Student Life

Orchardswood International’s School Student Life

CLUBS

FUNDI BOTS –Science Engineering
Fundi Bots is an organization that interacts with the students on a weekly basis and provides extra-curricular hands-on, skills-based, project-oriented learning experiences by teaching the students how to build robots using electronics and programming principles, etc. Mechanics and soft skills are some of the other areas covered, with the aim of inspiring the students to solve community needs with their innovations.
Some of Fundi Bots future plans include expanding their science subjects to areas such as chemistry and astronomy, and computer programming, etc.

Creative Writing & Public Speaking

The students are constantly encouraged in learning these skills from both academic and non-academic sources. Students can participate in activities such as expressive reading, poetry writing, monologue & speech presentations, both book and oral reports. Most importantly, students are assigned Scripture passages to memorize on a daily, weekly & monthly basis, which both allows them to hide God’s Word in their hearts (see Psalm 119:11), and also helps them to grow in their memorization and recitations skills, thereby sharpening their public speaking abilities.

Music, Dance, and Drama

Through drama, the students keep any stress levels down, creativity is at its best, and they get the opportunity for both individual and group activities and healthy interaction with peers which promotes a high self-esteem, self-confidence and creativity.
Also through drama, which is basically a platform event, and activities like reading aloud, monologues, and dialogues, good expression and effective communication of ideas in public are developed.
In the area of music, the students currently have regular voice practices, and they are also learning to play various instruments such as violin, guitar, recorder, piano, local drums.
There is always much excitement for the music classes, which the students eagerly look forward to. The administration noted that students’ level of concentration, performance in class work, and the achieving of both academic and non-academic goals improve greatly whenever the students are regularly participating in drama and music classes.

Art Club

During Art classes, mediums like Acrylics, Pastel, Graphite, Water color, Pencil, Charcoal, Pen and Ink are used to teach students to learn Imaginative Composition, Still Life, Nature Study, and Tie & Dye, etc. Students really look forward to Tuesday Art Classes, which they expressed that cannot trade for anything on many occasions.
The children get the opportunity of expressing their natural God –given creativity, ideas, and artistic abilities. Some of their art pieces have been greatly admired by prospective buyers during School Art exhibition and Students’ Conventions.

Computer Education

All students from the age of reception to high school have the opportunity to attend a computer class each week. The instructor uses Future Kids for the young ones from Reception class to Grade 2. And Skills Pro from Grade 3 to High school. Some students have done ICDL in High school which is a requirement for the ICCE Certificates.

Skills

Holistic learning is one of OIS’s values which is one of the pillars of our mission. Therefore, paying attention to skills such as people skills, teamwork, etiquette, and problem solving are paid attention to. This prepares them for Godly leadership, professionalism, and character growth, etc.

SPORTS

The students are involved in different organized sports activities at school on a weekly basis on every Friday, with the guidance of the Sports Teacher and with the help of the rest of the staff. In addition, the school holds a competitive Sports Day for students, teachers, and parents, at the end of Second Term, of each School year.

Field Trips

These are some of the most memorable school experiences for students each year conducted by the school administration to a variety of places, where learning continues within the student body of our school. Students get so excited to visit and learn about different places in addition to getting involved in different activities that are offered at the different places for the day. Some of the places we have visited on our field trips include a National Water Filtering Plant and MAF -Kajjansi Air Training School.

Students Conventions

Students Conventions are a platform that was designed for ACE students as a Mini Olympics, in which students compete in different events. These could be Platform events like singing, preaching, recitals, expressive reading, dramatic monologues etc., in addition to Field and Track events like relays, 400m, 200m etc., Dress Making, Arts and Craft, and much more. Progression to the next level of competition is always on merit. A lot of hard and soft skills are learned by students during the practices and competitions. Students are awarded with medals and the students are also presented with numerous opportunities upon which to grow in Character.