the school of st . jude
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The School of St . Jude. Fighting Poverty through Education. Educating the Future Leaders of Tanzania. GEMMA’S STORY. A young Australian woman, Gemma Sisia (now Rice), arrived in Uganda in her early 20s as a volunteer teacher for impoverished students. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The School of St. Jude
Educating the Future Leaders of Tanzania
Fighting Poverty through Education
GEMMA’S STORY
A young Australian woman, Gemma Sisia (now Rice), arrived in Uganda in her early 20s
as a volunteer teacher for impoverished students
Although rewarding, Gemma wanted to reach and educate more children and take
an active stance against the poverty affecting so many of Africa’s youth
On her trip to Tanzania, Gemma met and fell in love with Richard! The couple married, and…
School of St Jude
Moshono, Tanzania
…the 1st piece of land for the school was given to them by Richard’s father. Another 10 small plots later, and the School of St. Jude provides
an education to hundreds of impoverished children.
Gemma’s commitment to the School of St Jude is
long-term. Her devotion to the now 1000 students,
300 staff, her husband and her
3 own children is total.
This is her home, her family and her life.
PLANTING THE SEEDS with only a $10 donation
In 2001, the first of many Rotary volunteer teams arrived to work with local laborers and lay the
school’s foundations
Their hardwork has seen the school grow rapidly
…to the first bricks
from a field…
…to two complete primary and boarding schools, granting a free education to
approximately 1000 gifted, yet underprivileged children.
Moshono Primary opened 2002
Usa River Primary-opened 2008
Five Years ago,
these children had little hope for a bright future!
But thanks to thousands of donations from average income earners around the world,
they can now go to school in good classrooms…
Have hot meals and snack food every day…
Board during the week in the boarding houses…
Enjoy learning…
Play on swings for the first time…
And travel on buses to school instead of walking for hours.
But most importantly, thanks to the great team effort of people all
around the world we have been able to grow from a small classroom of one teacher and three
students in 2002…
…to two schools comprising over 50 classrooms, 300 staff, and approx 1200
students six years later
We also have basic
accommodation for visiting
sponsors and donors.
OUR STUDENTS
Each Friday afternoon, around 3000 children arrive at the school hoping to get a sponsorship to come to The
School of St Jude
They are each tested for natural intelligence….
Those who pass the entrance test are then assessed for poverty. School representatives drive to each child’s home to check the family background and
assess the level of poverty.
By the time the total process is finished , less
than 1% of applicants are
successful each week.
You can imagine the glee of
parents when they see their child in the St Jude’s uniform for the 1st time!
Newly enrolled students are then sponsored by someone around the world and given everything
they need from uniforms, meals and weekly accommodation to books, excursions and
transport
Students receive hot meals and snack food daily
And get to experience the wonders of their country
…and finally thanks to the high standard of education, the students from The School of St Jude consistently achieve an average of 90%
each year in the Tanzanian National Examinations
Our Teachers
…and a large proportion of these teachers have been Deputy Principals or Heads of local schools before
they joined St Jude’s
Our students are taught in English by Tanzanian teachers
We give lots of professional training to our teachers because they are the backbone of
of our school
And we also train them to encourage critical thinking and independent thought in our
students
It is their job to create a generation of lateral thinking, well rounded, culturally conscious and
ethical future leaders of Tanzania.
The School of St Jude survives on financial support. There is no
government assistance.
Without our dedicated staff and donations from people like you, these
intelligent and personable children would be condemned to a life of
poverty. Now they have a chance to lead
fulfilled lives and create a nation of wise decision makers.
Please help us to educate more of Tanzania’s future
leaders
DonationOpportunities
Donations help with further expansion of the school. Every year at least another 150 students enroll in the
school and so the school permanently employs a team of builders to constantly build more classrooms.
In 2007 the school spent several million dollars on the construction of a second school and 12 boarding houses.
Donations of any amount are welcome and they help to cover everything from another cooker for
one of the school kitchens
...to helping finance the drilling of water so our hundreds of boarders can shower and wash their
clothes
We will always let you know, with pictures, what your donation was spent on.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Educational
Sponsorship Packages!!
For $110AUD per month
•½ Student + Teacher
•½ Student + Bus
Student + Teacher: $110/mth
Student + Bus: $110/mth
Just imagine what we will look like in another
5 years with your help!
Thank you and we
look forward to you joining our team!!
www.schoolofstjude.co.tz