At Chief Sealth International High School today, Ugandan visitor James Okullu taught a lesson you just can’t get from a book. He and Robert Anywar visited the school today as part of Invisible Children, a nonprofit that has worked for peace in Uganda and education for the children who for years had been kidnapped and forced to fight. James is 19 and recently graduated from Anaka Secondary School, still a rare feat; he spoke to hundreds of Sealth students during the day at an assembly, but also delivered a more personal message to Leeann Olson‘s second-period class:

They also talked with the class, studying world affairs, about the root of the long-running war, and how northern Uganda has become more peaceful. Today’s visit came in conjunction with Sealth launching a club as part of Invisible Children’s Schools for Schools campaign, raising money to rebuild schools damaged or destroyed in the Ugandan war – including the one from which James graduated.