About
Kaptagat Prep School
Kaptagat, Kenya, East Africa
Altitude 7985 ft (2434 metres).
The nearest main town is 14 miles from Eldoret, and is situated near the Uganda border, and the Rift Valley.
Kaptagat Prep School served as a co-ed prep boarding school, with children coming from Kenya and Uganda.
Ponies were lent to the school for the riding terms. Many ponies came by rail from Uganda.
From the 1962 Brochure
THE SCHOOL
Founded in 1936 by the late Mr and Mrs Foster.
In 1958 the School was formed into a Limited Company with the present Headmaster as Managing Director.
The School is recognised as efficient and regularly inspected by the Kenya Department of Education.
AIMS OF THE SCHOOL
The atmosphere of the school is frank and friendly. Consequently, there is no multitude of vexatious rules. The School's life is grounded on the known principles of right living and an appeal is made to live up to these principles. A candid atmosphere is the inevitable result.
Some further extracts:
Over £12,000 has been spent on extensive additions in the last 5 years
Now has 35 girls and 90 boys
Piano, violin, and recorder lessons are available at a fee of Sh84/- per term
The fee for riding lessons is Sh90/- per term
When parents take their children on leave for the whole term, a retaining fee of Sh100/- per term must be paid.
DAILY ROUTINE
7.30am Breakfast
8.30am Prayers
8.45am Classwork begins. There are five 35-minute periods in the morning with a 45-minute "bun break" at 10.15am.
1.10pm Lunch, followed by a rest period of up to 90 minutes depending on age
2.30pm Two class periods of 35 minutes each
3.45pm Tea followed by games until 5.00 p.m.
5.30pm Supper
6.30pm - 7.30pm Preparation according to age followed by cocoa and biscuits
7.00pm - 8.00pm Lights Out according to age
Saturday
Morning the same as a weekday
Afternoon: Detention from 3.00pm until 5.00pm
Evening: Cinema
Sunday
9.30 Morning Service
FEES
Borders Sh1700/- per term
Day Sh600/- per term
Kaptagat Prep School
Kaptagat, Kenya, East Africa