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March 26, 2014
Working for a better world: The School of St Jude's Matt Chard
This is part of Ethical Jobs' blog posts, which go behind the scenes to meet some of the people and organisations who are finding each other through Ethical Jobs.  Today's story is from Matt Chard who found his Volunteer Grant Writer role with The School of St Jude, Tanzania, after seeing the ad on the Ethical […]
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March 20, 2014
African school gets tax concession from Treasurer
By Jared Owens, The Australian
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March 19, 2014
Tanzanian school granted charity status
Gemma Sisia joins RN Breakfast to discuss the school she established in Tanzania over a decade ago. Beginning with just 12 pupils it now has 1,800 and is mostly funded by the donations of 4,000 Australians. But now the school has been granted 'charity status' meaning it can greatly expand its operations.  Listen to RN's […]
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March 13, 2014
Celebrating International Women's Day
Empowering girls and women through education is a major driving force behind St Jude’s and it’s what we were passionate about on International Women’s Day which was held on March 8. The day is a global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future. As part of […]
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March 9, 2014
Form 2 and 4 students top of their classes
National school exams in Tanzania are tough and often used to gauge a students’ performance. Each year, Grade 7’s, 9’s and 11’s from St Jude’s and public schools from across the country, have to pass the exam to be able to move on to the next level of secondary school. For the students in government schools […]
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March 9, 2014
7 Ways to Give Back While you Travel
Traveling is one of life's biggest privileges. Adventures and experiences of a lifetime are ripe for the picking on all seven continents. Having just completed my own 2.5 year adventure across five of those continents, people often ask me how they can give back while they travel...
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March 3, 2014
Portlanders serving in Africa: Your neighbours, peers share their stories
An associate professor at Reed College said "there's both a gentleness and a fierceness to life" in East Africa.  "When you greet someone you ask them how they are, and the answer is 'important'," said Reed biologist Sarah Schaack during a Skype interview from a hostel in Uganda. It's one of her favorite aspects of […]
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February 23, 2014
Teacher mentoring emphasizes learning and quality
With its international mentors, St Jude's brings to Tanzania the best international ideas for teaching.
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February 19, 2014
Cultivating a love of science at St Jude's
St Jude's offers students a number of science labs. The teachers use them to make the curriculum come to life with practical experience of scientific concepts.
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February 19, 2014
Looking towards a bright future
The sky’s the limit for our students who are already mapping out their careers in science, aviation, engineering, medicine, teaching, journalism and other fields.  St Jude’s has equipped them with the confidence and skills to believe in themselves and plan for their futures. We have well-stocked libraries, state-of-the-art science laboratories, ICT labs, art and music […]
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