and the animals in the bush out here in the countryside far from any major city in college. it's just after 5 in the morning and the quiet. everyone's asleep. everyone but bike every morning at this hour he's already hard at work on his training program. on a scholarship because the school wanted him as a member of its rugby team as are very rich the ourselves so just to work hives. have hours given over to just close so i often uses. his boundless and vision has

earned him the nickname the winter warrior here. to train at this. because he has the school. student free is just the opposite he hates having to get. does. but i mean it right gets up early so it's just to prepare for that. they run a tight ship at falcon college even sleep heads like stephen have to be up early and ready by 6 am at the latest.

news. breakfast is only served after that done some work by most of the pupils here stephen comes from a wealthy family it costs $15000.00 a year to attend falcon college something very few zimbabweans can afford. it's 7 o'clock time for the morning roll call. the slow. song. leon arrives just in time even missed breakfast the key training older students have been selected as prefects help to supervise younger people and ensure they look presentable.

stevie dreams of being a prefect himself he's already submitted his application. all of the. 10 minutes later it's time for the school assembly the headmaster. first will continue it last night some students were throwing eggs in the schoolyard. everybody knows. that food is difficult it stuns a lot. so you would find it. funny. not speak she does people. in my office very few of the simply a spinster. and uncomfortable silence ensues stephen and the others know they've been sent here to learn how to be responsible leaders not troublemakers. felton college has produced many notable in the

night and aims to phone zimbabwe's future elite schools model encourages people to reach for the stars they're to think big and work hard. that's especially true for leon who comes from a poor family and used to attend a state school. the teachers here demand more of him you'll only be able to keep a scholarship if you can keep up with his fellow students. 20 out of 30 that's the grade leon gotten his english test that's not good enough to satisfy the winter warrior. you're looking at you know you are not that abscess carded scored 10 fives or 10 a's so much as to this. tradition is important here yet the school has moved with the times 2 years ago the boarding school finally opened its doors to girls.

very if they attend classes with the boys but then they head back to their own house the head girl lock the gate in the electric fence behind them the school install the fence to set the girl's parents mind a tease. there is no physical contact between boys and girls we have gotten a zation policy and the boys on top in many of the girls house so they're not allowed up past the tennis courts all. the female pupils are still in the minority at felton college currently there are just $32.00 girls and over $300.00 boys stephen tried to get closer to the girls a mistake that cost him a chance to become prefect she got akin to. 6. because into the house.

i got told on and then miles most i was informed so she told me that it was close the 1st time anything and like this it happened because this has been ingles yes a long time. ago 1 10 pm lunch is served this brings everyone together seniors like stephen who will be writing this school leaving exams soon and the youngest peoples who are barely 12. but 3 boys aren't allowed to join them at the table. caning isn't the only traditional methods of discipline used here. these boys must stand here for 15 minutes in full uniform in front of everyone it serves as both a punishment and a deterrent prefects also inspect people's uniforms getting an education here is also a lesson in humility had to to call them. on talk shit soft stuff and when the senior told me to do it i never did.

chuck someone into the funds. and it seemed to me it was. but the culprits are not the ex last night are still at large. falcon college is not even 17 years old yet in zimbabwe this school in the middle of the wilderness is already something of a legend headmaster quelled and some colleagues look in the archives their school stands on the side of the bush to gold mine which shut down in 1951 the mines homes were then used to house boarding school boys and mine offices became classrooms when it opened in 1954 falcon college was one of the 1st private boarding schools in the then british colony of southern rhodesia. in the school's early years people had little free time and they helped to clear the bush and landscape the

school yard. the few clothes we used to loved the fields were flattened by bulldozers and in the boys had to do planting of the fields it was in the timetable and they had certain times they had to get grass i don't know that my parents would like that so much. but that's not happened. these days afternoons on pota to sports. on he's the star of the rugby team that's why he was awarded a scholarship at carleton college athletics is considered to be just as important as mathematics it's cool to strengthen character and could be liam's ticket out of poverty. we just think he's really humble kid and you know if you've got someone who says that dedicated to the sport and to being the best person that can possibly be united's they always stand out. the school has changed greatly since it

opened in 1954 black students like leone weren't allowed in until the 1970 s. before then it was the preserve of white zimbabweans today the majority of the students are black some have scholarships but the most top paying pupils whose families cover their fees. felten college teaches students the value of tolerance and cooperation irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds and that's a big challenge in a country like zimbabwe where tensions between blacks and whites a long standing. that's because former president robert mugabe rules in bombay with an iron fist and forcibly drove white farmers off the land. today the school's debating club is tackling this difficult period in zimbabwe's history definitely on the taking part. after a military coup mugabe resigned and the sonangol became president.

yet when on god was with himself part of mugabe's repressive regime. in the debate people take a position on this issue and defend it though it's the luck of the draw that decides whether they're for or against this is exceptional dictated going forward i haven't changed anything just changed new names new positions we just keep the same dictate at the top it is the weight of music to because if there is only people with this this is then it's kids and it teaches it and that's a bit. put someone is the guy that's tracey gold is following me says the groom did all these things they did these are the guys these are guys all right all of the guys that did it and you telling me that they could feel. that. steven only received his role in the debate by chance. yet he's speaking from the

heart he and his family were also driven off their farm. it's friday and this weekend the pupils are allowed to return home and visit their families. stephen goes for a ride with his father. that was also on friends and now the days when he didn't just. come out. this was once their land their farm their house now good old times in ruins. your good that's right you would be nice to. see. much of the land life fallow this was once the largest mango plantation in the country you know it's a very peaceful place right now but i think if we stuck around hit you much longer

it wouldn't be so peaceful in fact last time i was had i threaten to kill me. we still we've still got this problem and the country where there is still this animosity there is still difficulties and people like me coming back to resurrect places like this. black people may have taken away from home yet stephen doesn't hold that against any of these black school nights. they didn't do anything else they their parents so they have grandparents and. i get on with a lot of the people and. their parents to tell them different things so what i don't and i just get frustrated with them but i don't have a grudge against them. that's stephen's father is fighting a court to get the land back he's been trying for years but so far without success

. leon is also visiting his family they live in below whale zimbabwe's 2nd largest city and not exactly in the nicest part of town the un's father is a police officer the government office apartments in these buildings the civil servants like him the flats could definitely do with some renovation work. here. this woman and her family shared a cramped 4 room apartment with neons family leon has to walk through one of their rooms to get to his own living room. his father and his statements are proud of him leone his 2 brothers and one sister they marvel at his success and the many medals he's won playing rugby. you know. that this is me i'll be able to get a school fees you know cause is that

a change in the family oh i ever made it such a school you know it's always been like that now i change it. when he's home on the weekends leon helps out with the gardening the tenants in this block of flats can offer a little talk to grow vegetables. he owns mother was a lot of long. the garden helps to feed the family they can only dream of owning a farm yet leone still thinks the expropriation of white owned farms it's wrong. but this is. his legacy africa. as. this thing off of. the streets in the city. assistant i don't think there's a cool day of office all's. thing in our nation today in. harare

the capital of the mob way stevens family has lived here ever since they lost their farm stevens father ben free for now works as a human rights activist. it's time to buy groceries for the weekend stephens parents are always shocked at the prices. $25.00 for half a pound of butter. almost 10 for a liter of juice $17.00 for a bag of rice in the shops the free throw feel the full brunt of them bob with economic crisis they have no choice but to buy some staple foods but they'll do without the granola for $18.00 a bag. or in the subset to resupply. they have to buy money on the back narcotics to be able to treat restart their shops. so that's a problem. it's it's it's all to do with safety it's all to do with lack of trust

because we don't we've got a government that is able to actually steal money from our bank accounts so i have to steal all forms of slavery to steal whatever it was. no pain is also complicated in zimbabwe bond notes known as zim dollars are the official currency but store owners prefer to accept real u.s. dollars and are often willing to offer better prices in exchange then free pays with bond notes whose value has plunged recently. zimbabwe's economic crisis is affecting the entire country. and college included so here they are once again digging for gold. the old mine on the school property was shut down almost 70 years ago back then it's gold reserves were so depleted that mining here was no longer profitable but now that money has become so scarce in zimbabwe the prospect of reopening the mind looks promising. to quell needs money

to purchase food and gasoline for the school and to pay the teachers salaries. it's another even usual says that that the school that i know of has and would make it easier for us to run the school so this exploration in and what we're doing here is is exactly what we what the economic situation has brought. it's still unclear how much revenue the mine will generate the school is hoping it'll bring in $6000.00 a month it's clear that there is still gold here the mineworkers have discovered a few grains amongst the fine gravel they use mercury to extract the gold. it's monday and all the pupils are back at felton college the school year is drawing to a close soon leone will learn if he'll be allowed to stay here and steven will

discover if he gets to be a prefect. a few of the boys are going into the bush today here they'll have to prove they can survive in the wilderness on their own. police on a post city kid it's his 1st such adventure. they don't have to drive far felton college is surrounded by bush as part of a nature reserve which belongs to the school. district court to deal with only a map an accomplice to guide them the boys must find their way to their goal before nightfall the rugby coach who doubles as the school survival trainer gives them some final tapes beyond the winter warrior is suddenly quite subdued he's afraid of snakes. and. when you come they do come across their snakes or anything that could cause you off and they're generally very more fair of you than

you know they you of it so just avoid it as best you can if it's that the on off walk around it but if it's you know coming towards you and watch your home you're obviously going you can use a stick just push it aside but obviously we don't offer anything off it's just let off. then the boys are left to their own devices and leon of all people has the job of going ahead and keeping an eye out for snakes. learning how to survive out in nature is part of the curriculum at felton college this time they don't encounter in snakes musicianship biggest problem is the chilly weather it's just 15 degree celsius get they're all wearing shorts so the boys are happy to reach the destination before dark. just. even the winter warrior can't hide his relief though no one's complained about the cold the boys have proven

themselves and leone has conquered the spear but we can't understand how people cannot being out in the wild. while unscrew comes out in the bush. it's a night like any other for those back at school people's plates in front of the house mothers' office he checks whether the done their homework properly. prizes are awarded for outstanding achievement but pupils who've received 3 warnings for misdemeanors get king twice in the talks one that's also a longstanding tradition there which generally has pair rental approval. i want you to get out of. most of the papers here are very supportive and there was another school in zimbabwe that recently did away with painting and my understanding was that the force majority of the poor important were up in arms that actually the way they want the corporal punishment system

and he says canings are relatively rare. tonight everyone goes to bed without having to be disciplined. the next morning the headmaster has finally found out who threw the eggs. they were sick for boys who when he weren't really thinking they had a fight and of course all of those ended up on the wall but the great thing for me ultimately is that they came forward they cleaned up the image and hopefully just 30 something from it. producing good and responsible citizens is one of the boarding schools major educational goals. and today these peoples are going to collect trash. steven is among them.

and this time they're cleaning up a small village voluntarily to give something back to society. though it might also and stephen a bonus point a to b. in his quest to become a prefect. in a country where political tensions are running high felton college urges that pupils to pitch in and help others. darkness has fallen and for stephen it's a night to remember. they're not. jaded tonight he's leaving the evening roll call for the 1st time because today he became the prefect his dream has come true now stephen is the one who gets the money to other people's closets his new position brings with it power and respect.

after roll call he instructs juniors to come to the common room there he supervises them and if need be helps them with their homework. on the dot of 10 it's bed time. i phone 5. stevens now in charge of this 2. i thought. the singing of the national man from mt the start of a new day and a very special it's the end of the school year and report cards are being handed out many parents have come to watch. the awards ceremony. trophies are given for top marks and outstanding extracurricular activities.

there's also a prize for a pupil who's worked extra hard and this year it goes to. all mr cheney. beyond the winter worry has won everyone over with his tenacity and insurance and his parents couldn't be prouder. good morning everyone i'm outside always holds the end of year speech this time it's the headmistress of another school she makes everyone aware that falcon college is no warden every place. you live in a complete i can actually hear is that this is not the real world i hate to tell you but the streets you take from here it's day to help you to battle against what is not right you have to be decent you have to stand

up for what's right. you are not to average angeles school is not average thanks so much of the schools motto they should reach for the stars just like the school anthem says. the end. up it. reach for the stars is more than just the anthem it represents the school's approach to life falcon college sets high standards for zimbabwe and youth in a country that longs for a brighter future. the feeling the feeling of.

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