Digression:
| On February 21, I once more had the opportunity to visit at the GCS. On this day the mid-year report cards were given out. This is done as follows: | ||
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All pupils gather in the school yard and after a short speech of the director the three best pupils from each class the are publicly called forward. |  |
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They are presented with a small reward as a testimonial for their good performance. As you would imagine, this serves as an incentive to other pupils to improve their performance. As I mentioned in my year 2000 report, the blind children are often among the best students. |
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For instance in the 6th grade the almost blind Ashenafi Fanta was honored as the second best pupil (in the past year I had visited him at home). Also in the other grades blind children were repeatedly found among the best three pupils. One of them, a boy named Alemayehu, has become well-known through a video by the "Kindernothilfe" about the Integrated Education project at the GCS. |
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