In Stage Three, we refurbished and up-graded an old block of four small two-bedroom homes.

We are made major internal structural adjustments to make much better use of the space. We replumbed, rewired & tiled them, fitted new windows, cupboards and gas hobs, installed solar and brought them up to the same standard of ‘improved living’ as the new homes in Stages One and Two.

We are especially pleased with these homes as they demonstrate the Mukwashi principle of using, adapting and improving whatever is to hand!

We began work on Stage Two at the end of July. This time we were building two three-bedroom family homes for senior staff, and our Headteacher and Deputy Head moved in during February.

We’ve tried to ensure these will be homes suitable for senior staff for many decades to come, and that they will help us with senior recruitment when that is needed.

The homes have solar lighting and solar geysers for washing & showering. Over the next month, we will landscape the outside with crushed stone paths and flower beds,

We started building our ‘improved living’ homes at the end of May and have now completed the first stage: two blocks containing nine studios for shared living by single teachers.

The teachers moved in at the beginning of term, and then endured our team of builders working around them for two months.

The new homes are a world away from the shacks the teachers used to have to rent: they now have ceilings, tiled floors, curtains, a gas hob, a modern bathroom – and solar lighting and hot water.

Here are a selection of photos showing the new homes – which should serve the school for at least fifty years.