World Scholars’ Cup challenge took place at Brookhouse on April 20 and 21st 2017. More than twenty In-

ternational schools participated in this round. The total number of student participants were approximately

200. We prepared for the challenge by researching and polishing our debating skills. The Challenge had

six different areas of testing under a common theme ‘The Unlikely World’

The first day we were tested on debating skills on topics that were very interesting but challenging. We

worked as team to excel. Every team was made up of three students. The debates took place in class-

rooms and they would be rotational. Therefore this allowed us to debate with different schools.

The second day of world Scholars was quite exciting as we had the scholars bowl and the final debate.

The tasks were very demanding as they required quick thinking, listening skills and decision making yet we

were only given 15 seconds to answer each question. The final award ceremony was the most awaited

moment where all the teams received different team and individual awards. Thereafter, we had a final

debate where best selected speakers formed two teams and a judging panel. I was happy to be selected

in the judging panel. The talent show which marked the penultimate stage was very exciting with one of

our own Zoie Ndonye performing a unique dance of hip hop and ballet combined. We look forward to the

next challenge in Cape town, Hanoi and Greece. Stephanie Wainaina

All of our 12 students got either gold or silver medals and were all

qualified to go to the next global round.

Team 1: Parvin Virdee- 7 silver medals(4 individual and 3 team

Aseel Ahmed- 6 silver medals and 1 gold medal(4 individual and 3

team), Zane Ndonye- 3 silver medals (3 team). This team was good

in literature, social studies, science, special area, essay writing,

scholars challenge and overall marks

Team 2: Zoie Ndonye- 3 silver medals (2 individual and 1 team

Christine Gichuhi- 5 silver medals (4 individual and 1 team)

Asha Abdi-1 silver (1 team)

Team 3: Lynn Burugu- 1 gold medal (1 individual)

Edden Wambui- 1 gold medal (1 individual)

Keenan Macheho- 1 gold medal (1 individual)

Team 4: Beithan Said- 2 silver medal (1 individual and 1 team)

Lisa Maket- 4 silver (3 individual and 1 team)

Stephanie Wainaina- 6 silver (5 individual and1 team)

Aseel Ahmed Award Ceremony

The World Scholars’ Team

www.nairobiacademy.or.ke

Secondary Bulletin Vol. 1 Term 3, 2017

On Tuesday, 9th May 2017, BTEC students visited Viable Deco. The programme started at the

company’s Main branch at Twinstar Towers where students learnt about the operations at the

marketing department. They progressed to the company’s show room near Libra house where

they were introduced to a range of products offered by Viable Deco. We have managed to

align company visits to the course content being delivered in class. This visit presented an oppor-

tunity for us to develop students’ deeper understanding of a unit titled “Leadership and Team-

work”. They were tasked to form a team and redesign their BTEC class and in turn convert it into

a conference room. This design may be presented to the School Management for implementa-

tion in the near future. We ended our visit with a talk from the CEO Ronald Moturi after visiting the

workshop. He talked about the tenets and qualities of a successful entrepreneur.

“Successful entrepreneurs ought to be honest and hardworking.” Felix Rotich

“It was a pleasure to meet the CEO himself and listen to his

wise advice. He shared his story of how he started his busi-

ness from humble beginnings to running a successful brand

like Viable Deco. The store offers a variety of fashions, from

simple to sophisticated, bright to neutral colours meant for

every person. We were given a grand tour, our task for the

day was to come up

with ideas for a confer-

ence room for our

school, and after the

tour we felt like we could pick everything. Afterwards we

got to meet the CEO Ronald Moturi and he clearly was the

true image of hard work and persistence. He started out as

a salesperson and worked towards his vision of owning his

own store.” Camila Chebet Tarus

I learnt about the importance of every employee in any giv-

en business as well as the process of purchasing products

both by individual customers and corporate customers. We

went to the workshop where the company manufactures

furniture before they are sent to the showroom. It was an ex-

perience that taught me about how products are manufac-

tured.” Ashley Kioko

Viable Deco specialises in making furniture. We went to

two different show rooms at Twinstar Towers and the viable

deco showroom where the company sells ready-made fur-

niture from its workshop. We also got a chance to visit the

workshop where Viable Deco makes their furniture that are

showcased at their showrooms. At the workshop, I was

able to help out in the making of the chairs. This an unfor-

gettable and interesting experience that I really enjoyed

and would be interested in going to the company for work

experience.” Joan Doroba

BTEC Students visit to Viable Decor

Brookhouse Choir Festival

On Thursday 11th May 2017, the Year 8 class participated in the annual

Brookhouse Choir Festival. This was a great experience to meet with the

other British curriculum schools in Kenya. We performed a two part choir

piece “Take These Wings by Don Besig” with piano and flute accompani-

ment. We are proud to mention that of all the choirs that were there, the

judges mentioned that Nairobi Academy was the only choir with the most

boys and who also performed extremely well. We would like to thank our

choir trainer Mr. Kamau and our piano accompanist Mr. Edwin for working

with us. Zoie Ndonye

Over the holiday, one of our students, Stanley Ndezwa of Year 10 represented Nairobi in the National

Games that were held on 14th to 15th April 2017 and was a finalist in all his swimming events. We congratu-

late him and urge him on. The Netball team took part in the Under 19 Brookhouse Netball tournament and

emerged 3rd place.

We started the term very well by hosting Aga Khan Academy U15 Team on Tuesday, 9th and won the

game 20-5. On Thursday, 11th the Under 15 Rugby team beat Peponi School 22 -0.The Under 15 team drew

with Aga khan Academy 7-7 and won the game versus Peponi School 7-6 before going down 7-15 to

Braeburn Gitanga Road.

As we start off the Rugby season we urge all the boys to acquire Mouth guards to be used during games

lessons and fixtures when playing Rugby for safety. We take this opportunity to request every parent to

come and support our teams during fixtures.

DATE DAY AGE GROUP/SPORT SCHOOL VENUE DEPARTURE KICK OFF

13/5 Sat U15 Hillcrest Tournament hillcrest 8.00 8.30

15 Mon U15 netball BGE home - 2.30

17 Wed U13 soccer/netball Premier away 2.00

19-21 Fri-Sun Year 8/9 out door to namanga 8.00 -

20 Sat U15 Rugby Tournament BGE bge 7.30 8.30

Sports Update