This video describes the similarities and differences between Marianist Schools Our Lady of Nazareth in the Mukuru Slums of Nairobi, Kenya and Gross Catholic High School in Bellevue, Nebraska.
5. The only thing separating us from these children
is that fact that we live in the United States and
they live in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
6. • Most families in the slum live in single room
homes about 10 square feet.
• The average house size in America is 2,700
square feet.
7. • The life expectancy in the Mukuru slum is 40
years.
• In the United States the life expectancy is 78
years.
8. • Of the children in the slums who are
privileged to go to school, 44% will drop out
for financial reasons.
• In the United States there are 26,407 public
secondary schools students can attend for
FREE.
9. • In the slum, the adults lucky enough to have a
job make on average $2 a day.
• The average yearly income in America is
$50,221 a year.
10. • In the slum there is no sanitation or running
water, there is no waste collection and most of
the waste goes directly into the nearby river.
• The average American home has at least 2
bathrooms.
11. The cost to attend Our Lady of
Nazareth school is $125 a
year, compared to over $3,000 for
the average Catholic elementary
school education in the United
States, yet most people living in
the slums cannot afford it.
12.
13. Starts Ends Activity Starts Ends Activity
7:40 8:26 Period 1 7:00 am 8:00 am Morning Preps
8:30 9:16 Period 2 8:00 8:55 Period 1
9:20 9:33 Advisory 8:55 9:35 Period 2
9:37 10:23 Period 3 9:35 10:15 Period 3
10:27 11:13 Period 4 10:15 10:40 Tea Break
11:17 11:42 Lunch A 10:40 11:20 Period 4
11:20 12:00 Period 5
11:42 12:28 Period 5A
12:00 12:40 Period 6
11:17 12:03 Period 5B
12:40 1:40 Lunch
12:03 12:28 Lunch B
2:00 2:40 Period 7
12:32 1:18 Period 6
2:40 3:20 Period 8
1:22 2:08 Period 7
3:20 4:00 Period 9
2:12 2:58 Period 8 4:00 5:00 Remedial
Gross Catholic Our Lady of Nazareth
14. • wake up to the alarm on our cell phone
• are able to take a warm shower
• turn the TV or music on while getting ready
• put on clean clothes
• eat breakfast if we so choose
• walk outside into our cars with heating and air
condition
15. • they put on the only uniform they own
• if they do shower, it is with unsanitary water
• put on their shoes
• walk through
dirty, sewage
lined streets
16. We…
• walk into a heated/ air
conditioned school
• have the option of
buying food from a
vending machine
• complain about being
at school
17. They…
• do not have seven
vending machines to
choose from
• must walk across the
campus to a restroom
• are completely grateful
for being there
• do not wish to return
home
18. At Gross Catholic At OLN
We have… They have…
• seven vending machines to • the only food they will eat
choose from all day
• four microwaves to warm • a breakfast of
our leftovers from last
night’s dinner porridge, which is maize
flour and millet flour boiled
• catered food from local
restaurants • a lunch of boiled maize and
• the option of bringing our beans
own food from home
19. At Gross Catholic At Our Lady of Nazareth
• We have a stomach ache • They are battling:
• We are starting to notice – Malaria
signs of a cold – Typhoid
– Dysentery
• We are unprepared for a
– Tuberculosis
test
– AIDS
• They are too malnourished
to walk to school
20. • We often complain of hating school, rushing
to leave and return home.
• We get into our cars and drive home, many
times at night, thinking nothing of it.
• Once we are home, we can eat dinner, check
out the internet, and watch our favorite show.
21. • Children attending Our Lady of Nazareth do
not want to leave school. School is better than
their home.
• If they were to leave at night, on foot, they
would face dangers of attackers.
• Once at home, they face possibilities of
work, eviction, or even fires, forcing them to
leave what little homes they have.
22. Kindergarten to standard eight
More than 1,800 students
Included:
Sports
Counseling
Library
Computer classes
23. • Gross has 17 sports and many organizations to
choose from
• OLN has 8 sports and activities
– Karate
– Basketball
– Music and dancing
– Soccer
– Scouts movement
– Gymnastics
– Netball
24. … they cannot afford a $30 sweatshirt for
participating or a $10 t-shirt for every sport
and organization they are involved in.
Most cannot afford the $125 it costs for tuition
and lunch each year.
25. We spend….
• $800 on the Marianist LIFE summer trip
• $800 on the service trip
• $500 on a trip to Washington, DC
26. Because of our Catholic and Marianist
Tradition, we aim to educate the youngest and
the poorest in the Mukuru slum area of
Nairobi. Our mission is to work at the most
fundamental of all development projects: the
human person. We seek to develop the God-
given life and talent of each child in the
school, according to the Five Characteristics of
a Marianist Education.
27. • Educate for Formation in Faith
• Provide an Integral, Quality Education
• Educate in Family Spirit
• Educate for Service, Justice, and Peace
• Educate for Adaptation and Change
Our Lady of Nazareth and Gross
Catholic are based on the same
principles.
28. We would like to share what we
have with students at Our Lady
of Nazareth Primary School in
Nairobi, Kenya.
29. There are 425 students at Gross.
We are trying to support 15 students at OLN.
It costs $125 to support one student at OLN.
If everyone donates $4.42, we will have raised
$1,875, which is enough to support 15
students.
30. "For it is in giving that we receive."
St. Francis of Assisi
31.
32. “Oh God of all creation
Bless this our land and nation
Justice be our shield and defender
May we dwell in unity
Peace and liberty
Plenty be found within our borders.
Let one and all arise
With hearts both strong and true
Service be our earnest endeavor
And our homeland of Kenya
Heritage of splendor
Firm may we stand to defend.
Let all with one accord
In common bond united
Build this our nation together
And the glory of Kenya
The fruit of our labor
Fill every heart with thanksgiving.”
