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Stories Archive

November 20, 2016
A Double Take: Francis and Godluck
Our two photographers tell you their story behind the lens.
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November 14, 2016
Songs of praise; a thank you to some star St Jude's supporters
A selection of just some of the recent St Jude’s supporter’s awesome fundraising efforts.
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November 10, 2016
St Jude's Day jubilee
We celebrate our school’s success with fun and fanfare!
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October 20, 2016
Stanford calling
2015 graduate Alex reflects on his time at St Jude's before heading of to Stanford.
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October 18, 2016
See our student selection
Join us as we choose the students who will receive a free, high-quality education.
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October 12, 2016
The future's bright!
Our 2015 graduates have completed their Community Service Year and are now off to university!
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October 10, 2016
Welcome Winrose!
Form 6 graduate, Community Service Year intern and future engineer, Winrose will be joining Gemma on her tour of Australia in March and April next year.
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October 1, 2016
Alex and Wendy's Big 5!
An unforgettable adventure in Tanzania
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October 1, 2016
Cutting down the competition
Grade 7 group, handy with their hands, help out the community with electric mower construction.
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October 1, 2016
St Jude's students turn trash into treasure at Science Day 2016
Students innovate sustainable solutions to community concerns.
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September 27, 2016
Eureka! Success in science at The School of St Jude
Our students showcase their science success at national competitions.
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September 27, 2016
A St Jude's first! 2015 class reunited
Catch up with the students before they embark on their journey to University and beyond.
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September 22, 2016
Our American Friends' website launches
Now it's even easier for our American Friends to support St Jude's.
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September 19, 2016
St Jude's has a new look
You may have noticed we look a little different.
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September 15, 2016
Meet our sponsors
St Jude’s sponsors, Bridget and Jim, have a heart-to-heart with sponsor student Isack’s family.
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September 9, 2016
Let's go!
St Jude's students share their excursions with you.
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September 6, 2016
Staff Spotlight: Sebastian Gitbang
Meet a St Jude’s teacher passionate about our students and sharing what he has learnt with local government schools.
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August 31, 2016
A little help from my friends
Form 5 and Form 1 students’ pair up to learn from each other and help settle into life at our Smith Campus.
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August 25, 2016
Let your talents become your careers
St Jude’s celebrates Careers Day 2016.
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August 25, 2016
Gemma announces the 2017 Australian tour!
Get excited! Gemma will be back in Australia in 2017!
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August 24, 2016
Diary of a good year!
Dorice reflects on a year of community service.
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August 24, 2016
United States of Vivian
Our Beyond St Jude’s ambassador has returned with exciting international opportunities for our students!
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August 17, 2016
Staff Spotlight: Norah!
A warm smile, limitless patience and a willingness to help everyone at St Jude’s!
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August 16, 2016
Things you should know about Tanzanian culture
As told by St Jude’s students on Cultural Day 2016.
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August 12, 2016
Powering a positive impact
St Jude’s secondary student Irene is going places and empowering women.
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July 27, 2016
St Jude's super supporters
Four inspirational ideas on how you can help St Jude's.
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July 26, 2016
Education and adventure in one!
Have a life-changing experience and consider The School of St Jude as your next vacation destination.
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July 25, 2016
Staff spotlight: Vivian Deus
The many talents of this Beyond St Jude’s team member ensures our future is in good hands.
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July 4, 2016
Dedicated Daniel dares to dream
Former St Jude’s student returns to share skills!
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July 1, 2016
Something old, something new - Sponsorship changes at St Jude's
Our sponsorship packages are changing to better support our students’ education throughout their time at school.
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June 16, 2016
A new chapter for Interact
St Jude’s Interactors spend their holidays helping improve primary school education.
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June 12, 2016
Rebel's gift to our outstanding graduates
From Mt Meru to Splash Mountain: The fairytale continues for The School of St Jude’s selfless graduates.
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June 12, 2016
Anna's reaching 'above and beyond'
Commitment to community leads to Disneyland with Hollywood star Rebel Wilson.
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June 12, 2016
Enock's excelling towards opportunity
Commitment to community leads to Disneyland with Hollywood star Rebel Wilson.
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June 12, 2016
Joseph's soaring with success
Commitment to community leads to Disneyland with Hollywood star Rebel Wilson.
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June 12, 2016
Rahel's flying in the face of a challenge
Commitment to community leads to Disneyland with Hollywood star Rebel Wilson.
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June 9, 2016
Leaving a lasting impact
Dr Louise Crossley, scientist, academic and political organizer, remembers St Jude’s.
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June 3, 2016
The importance of being Emmanuel
Beyond success: From selfless student to treasured teacher in one year!
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June 2, 2016
A year of success in Community Service
Two years was all it took. Before he was accepted into St Jude’ as a Form 5 student in 2013, most of Emmanuel’s education had been at a government school. Once he graduated last year, that experience became a driving force in his decision to spend the second half of his Community Service Year helping […]
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May 25, 2016
From our farm to their plates
Green light for green thumbs on St Jude’s new farm project!
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May 19, 2016
Passing the stethoscope
Dr June’s legacy lives on in Tanzania.
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May 15, 2016
Meet the Spinach Lady of St Jude's, her name is Nice and so is she!
As our students grow big and strong, so do local farms.
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May 12, 2016
Bigger than Bill Gates
Meet Samson, the 'IT' boy of upper primary.
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May 12, 2016
Big dreams, bright mind and a bed to call her own
How boarding at St Jude’s helps Noreen to shine!
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May 12, 2016
Unique Eunice: Teaching leadership by example
Educating the smart, cheery, quick, happy leaders of tomorrow.
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April 29, 2016
Colourful future ahead
Six St Jude’s students take out top spots in Tanzania-wide creative competition.
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April 21, 2016
Dear Rebel, thank you, love Winnie
From sponsorship to friendship through a decade's correspondence.
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April 19, 2016
Benson Security Systems joins fight against poverty
Local company joins the fight against poverty in Tanzania.
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April 15, 2016
Leading the way to a better future
With graduation just weeks away, meet one of the students who has grown with St Jude's.
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April 14, 2016
Celebrating World Book Day
Thousands of donated books make education better at St Jude’s.
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April 8, 2016
Campus life heats up
Australian aid program ensures boarding students have solar hot water.
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April 7, 2016
Schools get more from giving back
Strathcona BGGS students’ enjoy a well-earned, eye-opening experience during St Judes’ visit.
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March 29, 2016
Simon sees a bright future
St Jude’s support network gives students with sight issues and other disabilities a chance.
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March 27, 2016
We're going for goals in 2016
Numerous local teams enjoy day at St Jude’s for football competition.
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March 23, 2016
Making education go further
St Jude’s does its part in Tanzania’s public schooling overhaul.
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March 23, 2016
St Jude's tops science
Commitment to excellence bags our school national award.
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March 22, 2016
Schools invited to Science Fair
St Jude's wants to build network of young scientists in Tanzania.
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March 15, 2016
Service above self
Julieth’s helping lead the way through St Jude’s new Rotary branches.
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March 7, 2016
How education is changing Blandina's life
Blandina is using her free education to help students in her local government school.
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February 27, 2016
Education wins in partnership
St Jude’s and Global Immersion create a bright future.
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February 27, 2016
Meet Dorcas, the dancing volunteer
Talented breakdancer Dorcas is spending her break volunteering at St Jude's.
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February 27, 2016
Producing future leaders
Take a look behind the scenes and see how we're producing well-rounded leaders.
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February 26, 2016
Givers are grinners
How St Jude's supporters are fundraising for the future of Tanzania’s poorest and brightest.
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February 26, 2016
Graduates taking responsibility
Volunteering at St Jude's is a rewarding experience for our Form 6 graduates.
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February 24, 2016
Big wheels keep on turning
Rotary’s motto of ‘service above self' creating future leaders in Tanzania.
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January 27, 2016
You answered the call to fight poverty
Our new students for 2016 are entering the school at an exciting time, following successes in our Sponsorship Appeal and American Appeal.
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January 26, 2016
Music lesson hits the right note
St Jude's students picked up new talents at a beatboxing and emceeing workshop arranged by Alliance Française of Arusha.
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January 21, 2016
Frank Burton Scholarships to honour selfless supporter
Frank Burton will continue to support the education through the Frank Burton Scholarships, through money he bequested to St Jude's.
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January 21, 2016
Meet 'Amazing Asha', fearless future doctor
Asha is afraid of nothing, how many 10 year olds can say that? Her favourite subject is science because her teacher, Mr Samwel Jackson, “is so smart funny and nice,” she says. Asha likes learning about animals, especially lions, and how lions like to kill and eat zebras. Asha’s favourite person in the world is […]
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January 21, 2016
Tumaini stands against violence
St Jude’s graduate Tumaini is proving to be a leader while volunteering at his local government school.
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January 20, 2016
Help St Jude's by drinking tea
St Jude's students will receive a donation when people purchase NOUS Tea, a company started by St Jude's supporter Filip Yip.
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January 12, 2016
Rotary helps Tanzanian students with albinism see clearly
Overcoming vision impairment in a developing country is no easy task, especially when you’re trying to focus on your education, but two of our students have done just that.
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January 5, 2016
St Jude's welcomes our newest students
Their faces say it all… This is the day that will change their family forever.
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December 22, 2015
St Jude's spreads Christmas cheer to orphans
St Jude's staff and students visited 10 needy orphanages to give out gifts and supplies just in time for Christmas.
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December 13, 2015
Send your loved ones a St Jude's Christmas eCard
Give the gift of an education this Christmas!
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December 9, 2015
Meet Ezekiel, big dreamer
There’s one thing Ezekiel wants to do when he finishes university and gets the job of his dreams. “I’m going to buy my parents a house,” the smiley 15-year-old says. And, boy, do they deserve it. Ezekiel’s parents, Jenifer and Michael, are unskilled workers in one of the world's poorest countries, spending everything they have […]
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December 9, 2015
2015 in review: A year of firsts
2015 was one of our most successful years fighting poverty through education! Not only did our first ever Form 6 graduating class finish in the top 10% in Tanzania, these amazing graduates went on to help thousands of students at under-resourced government schools by volunteering as teachers. Our amazing supporters helped us with one of […]
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November 28, 2015
Revisiting the School of St Jude, the Tanzanian high school Australians helped bring to life
As a journalist, it is not often you get to see a tangible example of the effect your work can have. Sometimes you hope that a particular story will achieve something — expose an injustice or bring about much-needed change, but most of the time, the world goes on as it was. So getting an […]
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November 27, 2015
We call this heaven': Gemma Sisia's Tanzanian story
It's dress rehearsal for the inaugural graduation ceremony at the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania, and the formidable Gemma Sisia is trying to convince me she has pulled back from supervising every detail at the school she founded 13 years ago. But with five days to go before the big event, it doesn't […]
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November 26, 2015
Sarge has students in safe hands
For almost five years Andrew 'Sarge' Hives has coordinated Emergency Response Plans for all campuses and teaches evacuation education to students during annual visits to the school.
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November 24, 2015
Partnership key to a brighter future
Amani was born with brittle bone disease and was unable to complete primary school. He has worked at Shanga since early 2013.
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November 23, 2015
Ripple effect of a St Jude's education
2015 graduate Tumaini has used his St Jude’s education to start a mentorship program at an under-resourced government school.
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November 18, 2015
Meet Lopoi, future Maasai leader
"I need to succeed with my education so I can fight poverty and my family can live a sustainable life," says Lopoi, a 20-year-old student from the Maasai region of Monduli, one hour outside Arusha. Lopoi is the third oldest of 19 siblings in a family that is trapped in poverty. Neither of his parents […]
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November 10, 2015
Raising literacy standards in Tanzania
St Jude’s dominated a recent national essay competition, with six of the top ten places.
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November 8, 2015
Graduates top 2% in Tanzania
Our 2015 standard 7 class ranked in the 2% of all schools in Tanzania.
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November 5, 2015
Meet Upendo, her mother's hope
"Education is empowerment," says Tumaini, a single mother raising two children in a cramped single-room house in one of Arusha's poorest suburbs. "With an education you can get a job anywhere. You can do anything." For many Tanzanians, education is out of reach. The average Tanzanian spends just 5.11 years at school and only 35% […]
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