As with the Primary School for the Deaf, the Secondary School is a boarding school and so, for much of the year, is really “home”. Students live in one of the two hostels (one for boys, one for girls) located close to the classroom blocks. The school has an outdoor kitchen where meals are prepared for the learners but there is no dining room. Students bring their plates to the kitchen, get their food and find a place to eat outside.
Although academics consume most of their time, students do have outside activities. They play a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, volleyball, netball (basketball for girls), chess, checkers and bawo. Bawo is a traditional Malawian game and is very popular across the country. Like the Primary School, the teams at Secondary play against other schools at home and away.
They help take care of the school surroundings by doing things like slashing grass, applying fertilizer to the maize field and harvesting the maize.
Students sometimes go to work at the church and other areas on the mission station and many attend worship at the CCAP church.
During free time, learners may visit the library and select books to take back to the hostel. They can also take books with them during school holidays when they return to the family home. This project was instituted in 2018 at the request of a student who wanted something to read during holiday break. In 2019, headteacher Mr. Mhone said he had noticed benefits, especially that learners had maintained their skills in English over summer holiday.
The school has 25 e-readers for use in classes and for recreational reading. This is important, because it exposes learners to a wide variety of written English which in turn improves their overall ability to use the English language. Since all instruction is in English, this helps with overall academic progress. New books are added to the e-readers on a regular basis.
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