Children Communicate Across Cultures
13th January 2017
The children of Queens Park, one of our local primary schools, have fundraised for ACE for some time. Over the last two years, we have been into their assemblies to tell them about Arise School and to keep them updated on developments there. At the end of September, we were invited back into Queens […]
Beat the January Blues!
6th January 2017
The post Christmas period can sometimes be a bit dismal. Arise School will reopen next week. Meanwhile, we thought that these two short videos, taken as part of the children’s welcome to us when we visited in November, might raise a smile. They certainly did for us when we replayed them! As we head into […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward!
30th December 2016
As 2016 draws to an end, we are delighted to look back at the progress at Arise School in the last 12 months. In fact, it has been amazing. It has certainly exceeded all our expectations. There are now 210 children registered (soon to become 236 in January) and demand is outstripping places. In Frank’s […]
Your Christmas Gift to Imamu and his family
23rd December 2016
Only two weeks ago, our blog featured little Imamu. Still only two years old, he has a medical condition that is likely to exclude him from having an education. Cindy, one of the medical students who visited Arise School this summer, deeply touched by Imamu’s plight and the poverty of his family circumstances, returned to […]
Arise School Contributing to the Community
16th December 2016
Whilst the children at Arise School are taught in English, those attending government (state) primary schools in Tanzania are taught in Swahili, the national language. However, when they move to secondary school at the end of Class 7 every lesson is taught in English, the official language. For many of these young people, having […]
Arise School Contributing to the Community
16th December 2016
Whilst the children at Arise School are taught in English, those attending government (state) primary schools in Tanzania are taught in Swahili, the national language. However, when they move to secondary school at the end of Class 7 every lesson is taught in English, the official language. For many of these young people, having […]
A Christmas Gift for Imamu and his Family?
9th December 2016
On every visit we make to Arise School we are brought face to face with the poverty in the local community. It never fails to remind us why the school and the ACE Sponsorship Scheme are needed and what they mean to the children and their families to have the opportunity of an education. But […]
Class 3 Sing a Lullaby – with Gusto!
2nd December 2016
Two weeks ago, our blog featured the ABC Class, the youngest children at Arise School, singing their welcome song for our visit. This week, we feature Class 3, the eldest pupils at the school, now aged between nine and eleven years old, singing their welcome song – a lullaby. Normally, lullabies are gentle and […]
Enjoying Bread Baked In The School’s Own Bread Oven
25th November 2016
Following the success of our “Buy a Breakfast” Appeal, since January 2015, the children at Arise School have been provided with a simple breakfast every morning – a cup of milky tea with some bread to dip into it. By 6.30 am, the children are already arriving at school and queuing patiently for their breakfast […]
ABC Class Sing……Number 1, Where are you?
18th November 2016
As we said in last week’s blog, we received such a very warm welcome when we arrived back at Arise School last week. Every class had learned a new song to greet us. The children sung them and did the actions with such gusto. The teachers had done a great job of teaching them. For […]
