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Welcome to Windhoek, Namibia!

Here We Are!
It's wonderful to meet you at last! We are the 3B class at Windhoek International School. Our teacher is Ms. Barbara Wilson.

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

Classes and Activities
We have so many busy things to do each day at school. On this collage you can see some of our daily activities, like Portuguese Class, French Class, Physical Education (P.E.), Games, Singing and the outdoor Playground.

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

WIS Art Hut
This is the Art Hut at WIS, and it is really cool because some of it was decorated by students.

Outdoor Half Court
This is the basketball court, but since it's only a half court it's sometimes referred to as the "streetball" court.

Credit Siôn le Roux /CC BY-SA 3.0/

Credit Siôn le Roux /CC BY-SA 3.0/

Our School From Space
This cool photo shows you our school from space. The buildings and grounds were designed to resemble an African Village.The buildings with the green roofs are arranged in clusters of hexagonal buildings and they're connected by covered brick paths.

Credit: Google Earth

Favorite Books
In our class photo you probably noticed that we are all holding books, so you know that we LOVE to read. Some books you might have recognized are several Dr. Suess books like The Foot Book, and Fox in Socks. There are so many more you might not be able to read like books on coral reefs, space, Earth, The House That Jack Built, and more.

Random House

Hungry?
A favorite local food is"Potjie", shown in this photo, that's prepared in a large, black three-legged cast iron pot like this, cooked on an open fire. It can take 3-4 hours to cook but the wait is definitely worth the while. Other favorites are "Braaivleis", the Afrikaans word for barbecued meat, chicken, corn, garlic bread and sausages (especially the "Boerewors" sausage), and "Biltong", a dried meat that's first marinated for days, then spiced and hung to dry for 2-3 weeks.

Bryan Funnell / CC BY-NC 2.0

Favorite Field Trips
Namibia has so many great parks and places for us to go to, either as a school or with our families. Our class went to one park where we could get close to wildlife on the other side of a fence, but we had to sit and be quiet and keep our arms and hands still.  

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

Etosha National Park - Dry Habitat
Our of the country's most amazing places is the Estosha National Park, where you just won't believe the wildlife that you can see. It is a dry, desert kind of habitat, and so often the wildlife is near the river. Here are some photos our teacher Mrs. Wilson took at Etosha showing animals like zebra, rhinos, elephants, and giraffes.

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

Swakopmund -- Coastal Habitat
On the Atlantic coast of our country, you can see wildlife that is just as amazing as Etosha, but these are animals from the ocean habitat like sea lions, flamingos and even foxes.

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

Sossusviel  Saltbeds
In another part of our country you will see very unique landscapes of colored sand along side dry salt beds of  Sossusviel. These photos give you a good idea of what it's like to go to Sossusviel. 

Credit: Barbara Wilson/ WIS

Our Capital City
Of course, we want to tell about our city too. Windhoek has long been known for its hot springs and it even had early indigenous names describing the steamy springs. Today, perched at over 5,000 feet above sea level,  it is our nation's capital and largest city, so in this photo you can see many modern buildings.

Credit: Brian McMorrow / CC BY-SA 2.5

Flag and Farewell
We really enjoyed being a secret Mystery Class and hope you enjoyed the search too. If you want to contact us, please write our teacher Mrs. Wilson.

We say "good bye" in several languages of Namibia: "Indapo nawa" (Oshiwambo); "!Gai se hâre" or "!Gai se !gûre" (Damara/Nama);
"Totsiens" (Afrikaans); "Ka yende nawa" (Otjiherero); and "Tomugendipo nawa" (Kavango).

And finally, here is our national flag. Red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain; the yellow sun denotes power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources.