Journal

My Little Zen for Schools

My Little Zen for Schools

More connections! More thanks ! And this time to Luke – who  has been volunteering at the school for 6 weeks and he has two more weeks still to go....
Ex Oriente Salis

Ex Oriente Salis

Brush up your latin!  As you well know, Ex Oriente Salis means ‘safety’ or ‘health from the east’.  And academic quality, health and breadth of cha...
Volunteers zest and their help with KWEST

Volunteers zest and their help with KWEST

We LOVE our volunteers and they always bring so much  ‘added value’ to the strict learning-by-rote curriculum, which exists, due to the limited res...
Holidays and New Builds Away!

Holidays and New Builds Away!

The two month’s holiday break over Christmas and the New Year is a perfect time for the school to take stock and break from their busy schedule.  I...
Big dreams - 2022 wrapped up

Big dreams - 2022 wrapped up

2022 has been a year of smiles, my parent’s platinum anniversary and joyous tears, To the loss of our great Queen and I am sure many inward fears ...
Ten Green Bottles

Ten Green Bottles

With the school now  closed until the 23rd January – it’s a good time to build and repair.    The wish list this year included putting in proper wi...
Let them eat cake!

Let them eat cake!

We’ve got the Egyptians to thank for the tradition and the Greeks for the cake. The birthday tradition dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who be...
Wrap your wrist if it’s by shopping you persist?

Wrap your wrist if it’s by shopping you persist?

I have a confession to make! I don’t like shopping and so it’s something of a paradox to me, to persuade you to ‘buy Bushbells’. For any newcomer...
Autumn hues and Bushbells news

Autumn hues and Bushbells news

  Aren’t you glad that we live in world that has Octobers? As I write, the sky is blue, the balmy sun warms, the leaves are turning into earthy r...
Silver D of E Volunteering - by guest editor Rose

Silver D of E Volunteering - by guest editor Rose

Over the last few months, Jax has kindly offered me some hours helping her out at the Bushbells home headquarters so I can complete my Silver D ...
The House that YOU Built – One Year On

The House that YOU Built – One Year On

It’s almost a year since we lost our Master Tailor Sammy – a day that I will never forget.  His memory lives on in everything we do, and all that ...
July Volunteers

July Volunteers

We’ve had three fantastic volunteers this July – Briony, Oscar and Harry and it just so happened they were all there together at the same time.  T...