In a school hall in the rural area Rift Valley of Kenyathe Priscilla Citeneywho turns 99 on Friday, keeps notes next to her classmates, who are at least eight decades younger than her.
Wearing school uniform, gray dress and green sweater, the Σιτιενέι it is said that she returned to the desks to set a good example to her grandchildren and to have a new career.
“I would like to become a doctor as I was a midwife,” she told Reutersadding that her children support her decision.
The government of this country in east africa began subsidizing the cost of primary education in 2003, allowing some older members of society who had lost the opportunity to study when they were younger to make their dreams come true.
This made some of the older students famous, including her Σιτιενέιwho last year traveled to Paris to screen a movie about her life entitled «Gogo» (Gogo). «Gogo» means grandmother in her mother tongue. He is also expected to visit New York on the occasion of the screening of the film.
THE Σιτιενέιwho is in the sixth grade of elementary school, states that her goal was much more practical than becoming a movie star.
The idea to return to her desks came when her great-granddaughter dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. “I jokingly asked her if she had any tuition left at school and she said ‘yes’, then I told her I would use it to start going to school.”
What she hoped was that her great-granddaughter would return to her classes, she added, but when she refused to return, the Σιτιενέι she decided to go to school.
In addition to her lessons, she also enjoys the school activities she has with her other great-grandchildren, including gymnastics.
“It simply came to our notice then. I can jump, though not as much as others can, but at least I move my body. “This is my joy,” he said.
Her teachers use her many years of experience to have peace in the classroom during the lessons.
“I made her the curator of my class for those who make a fuss in the classroom. He made it. “When I go out, there is calm in the classroom,” she said Leonida Talaamher teacher.
Source: News Beast
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