Songs, Spellings and Water Melons
Songs, spelling lessons and outdoor English activities at Busumbala Nursery School, plus new supplies, Lisa’s Legacy Farm and Lamin Barrow’s watermelon harvest.
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Counting, Calendars and Monkeys
This week at Busumbala Nursery School: counting lessons, 41 pupils, new sports plans, our 2027 charity calendar and Lamin’s ongoing battle with monkeys.
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Celebrating Our Teachers on World Teachers’ Day 2026
Celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026 with Aja, Sibo and Mo Lamin at Busumbala Nursery School in The Gambia. Our short video captures the teaching, laughter and care that help our children learn and grow.
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New Resources, Playground Progress and Football Celebrations
New classroom resources, playground progress, school grounds clearance and football celebrations mark another busy week at BFiG Busumbala Nursery School.
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Lamin and the Football Match: Kick Off
A village football match in The Gambia, a rapidly approaching flight home and a kick-off time that keeps slipping. Part one of Lamin and the Football Match.
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New Teacher and New Term at Busumbala Nursery School
Busumbala Nursery School begins a new term with newly qualified teacher Muhammed Lamin Drammeh, a third classroom, new pupils and more development ahead.
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Makasutu Cultural Forest: Exploring The Gambia’s Sacred Forest
Explore Makasutu Culture Forest near Brikama, where mangroves, baboons, pirogue trips, palm wine, traditional music and Gambian folklore come together.
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Lamin and the Rain
Lightning was tearing open the morning sky somewhere beyond the Senegambia Hotel. Every few...
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