11-year-old Kimarlo has been a Club member for two years, attending programs at the Red Bank Unit. He excels in the classroom, where his favorite subject is geography. He arrives after-school every day, immediately does his homework, and then starts to play the American map quiz. Always in pursuit of beating Mr. Scotty’s time of 1:13, Kimarlo’s personal best is 1:25. When he is not playing the map game, he spends time learning about the different countries in Africa and Europe

Meet Kimarlo

When he is not playing the map game, he spends time learning about the different countries in Africa and Europe.

Meet Kimarlo

Aside from his love of geography, Kimarlo is also in the school band where he plays the trumpet. One day he would like to become an animator, and he often shares his animations with other Club members. What we love most about Kimarlo is that he never seems to have a bad day and he is a great role model for other kids!

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