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May 22, 2014
Form 5 students embark on their senior studies
Our secondary students have started arguably, their most critical years at school, Form 5, which is the first installment of their A levels (senior studies).  Form 5 students Amani and Jacklyn are excited about the year ahead as they have a firmer idea about where their senior studies could lead to. Amani has his heart […]
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May 15, 2014
The gift of an education
When Gemma Sisia witnessed the overwhelming number of Tanzanian children living in poverty and missing out on a good education back in 2002, she set out to build The School of St Jude. The Australian-born educator started the school with three students and one teacher, and now provides a free, high quality education to more […]
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May 13, 2014
Aussie volunteers give back to a humanitarian project in Tanzania
As the country celebrates National Volunteer Week, Australian volunteers are making a big difference in Tanzania by working at one of Africa’s largest non-profits’, The School of St Jude, which is fighting poverty through education. In 2010, Melbourne resident Paula Selway decided to leave the comforts of home behind to begin a long-term volunteering stint […]
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May 12, 2014
The School of St Jude making a world of difference in Tanzania
Australians from volunteering program The School of St Jude are in Tanzania providing education to underprivileged children to help break the poverty cycle.   Founded by Melbourne resident Gemma Sisia, St Jude’s started with only three students in 2002 and now provides education to more than 1800 children. Ms Sisia was inspired to create the […]
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May 6, 2014
Understanding the same language: from the UK to Tanzania
This is a guest post from Sandra Ford, the wife of the St Jude’s School Director, Jon Ford.
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April 25, 2014
Going the extra mile for Sebastian
Two Lower Primary teachers at St Jude’s are going beyond the normal duties of teaching to help a little prep child, who is overcoming major hurdles, as he has albinism and suffers severe visual problems. Martha Dello and Anna Nnko are up for the challenge though and are doing all they can to help Sebastian […]
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April 14, 2014
St Jude's promotes innovation and support for community in its 4th annual Science Fair
Zenith Media and Freudenberg show their community spirit by sponsoring the event.    Two Form 4 students, Eunice and Robert, took out first prize for their unique refrigerator project in the fourth annual St Jude’s Science Fair, held on Saturday, March 29th. The students made the refrigerator out of tiles, cement, charcoal and other materials […]
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April 10, 2014
Promising Form 3 student wins a national award for his essay on 'Tourism'
St Jude’s students are notching up more awards in national essay writing competitions. Recently, Form 3 student, Joseph came 2nd in the ‘Back to School Essay Writing Competition’, conducted by Shule Direct based in Dar es Salaam. Joseph wrote an essay about sustainable tourism, looking at the importance of educating a community on environmental conservation […]
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March 31, 2014
Gordon. V and Helen C. Smith Foundation points to teacher support success story in East Africa
As the quality of education takes front seat in the international debate about development, and with teacher qualification ranking high in the list of priorities, the Gordon V. and Helen C. Smith Foundation points to the importance of studying success stories that could help create a list of best practices in the field. UNESCO’s 2014 EFA Global […]
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March 27, 2014
Nathan Taiaroa shuns finance career for Tanzania
A Brisbane man has turned his back on a promising career in finance and fat bank balances. Nathan Taiaroa, 26, farewelled corporate Australia, put his career on hold and travelled 12,000 kilometres to volunteer at one of Africa's largest non-profit schools, The School of St Jude in Tanzania. Read the full article here
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