This creates both more time to explore the city and the daily opportunity for a siesta for students. Most students ride the Sotrama to and from class each day. The term Sotrama is constructed from Society for Transportation in Mali. Each van holds from 20-25 people.
Most days begin with two hours of French instruction .
Our language teachers are Mme. The different training each of these teachers has undergone reflects the different interests of Mali after independence in 1960. Aicha studied Russian in Moscow for a number of years and M. Youssouf traveled to the US and studied English in New York City. Aicha is now employed as a teacher of French at the Lycee Notre Dame in Bamako and M. Youssouf has recently retired as a teacher of English at the University. Mali pursued a policy of economic development along socialist lines.