Kenyan teacher Rose Wekesa has broken the world record for the longest science lesson taught by an individual.
Wekesa, who teaches at St. Austin's Academy Lavington, taught for 62 hours, 33 minutes, and 34 seconds, surpassing the current Guinness World Record held by Indian teacher Kathiravan Pethi, who taught a science lesson for 50 hours in 2008.
The Guinness World Record is yet to ratify the achievement. According to Guinness World Record, the ratification process can take up to 12 weeks as they review the documentation process.
The teacher began the record-breaking feat on Monday, February 12, at a Science laboratory inside the Multimedia University of Kenya while filming the entire lesson on her YouTube channel.
During the period, she took a five-minute break every hour, but in most instances chose to accumulate the hours to have a longer break.
This meant she would teach for four hours before taking a 20-minute break.
During this short break, the teacher would take a shower, eat, change clothes, get medical tests done by a nearby emergency team and also get a massage, before resuming her lesson.
Wekesa also decided to surpass the 60-hour mark to compensate for the breaks.
Some of the lessons covered included the periodic table, chemical reactions, physics and also biology.
To achieve this monumental feat, Wekesa had to overcome sleep and fatigue, ensuring she was up to the task at hand.
"I have been working on building my endurance, I have a team behind me that has helped with the lesson plan. The past three days, I stayed awake for 44 hours to train my body to stay awake," she informed the media before embarking on the lesson.
She noted that she was motivated by the passion to instill knowledge in the younger generation for a brighter future. However, Wekesa emphasized that the teaching profession requires patience when handling students.
