Children sing the National Anthem.
13th February 2016
Children sing the Tanzanian National Anthem at the morning Assembly
Arise Community School Welcomes New Teaching Staff
12th February 2016
Arise School opened in January 2013 with one teacher. There are now seven members on the teaching staff – a Teaching Head, and six teachers, one of whom is Assistant to the Head. The staff are sometimes supported by students from local colleges on teaching placements and by volunteers, both local and visiting from […]
Arise Community School: Another Step Towards Community Integration Since it first opened its doors three years ago, the shared philosophy of Arise School and ACE has been to develop it as a community resource, available for use by the local village when the school is closed. Getting married is a very special occasion in all countries and we were delighted to learn last week that a young couple had approached the school to ask if they could have their wedding there. It was a great success as the photos testify. The school are now looking at the possibility of developing this as a means of bringing in income to help them on their journey towards becoming self-sustaining. The grounds are becoming well established with everything from beautiful bird of paradise plants to banana and papaya trees. The lush, green foliage provides both shade and a great background for photographs. A marquee is being costed out and, also,the possibility of the catering being done by the school (on this occasion, outside caterers were brought in). And, of course, if she lifts her head out of the clouds at the right time, Mt. Kilimanjaro makes the most beautiful, awe inspiring backdrop to a magical day! If this takes off, it will be a big step forward for the school in terms of community integration. We wish them well in progressing the initiative.
5th February 2016
Since it first opened its doors three years ago, the shared philosophy of Arise School and ACE has been to develop it as a community resource, available for use by the local village when the school is closed. Getting married is a very special occasion in all countries and we were delighted to learn last […]
Arise Community School Reopens its Doors for 2016 to 172 Children!
29th January 2016
On 14th. January, Arise School reopened its doors for the new Tanzanian school year. This will be the school’s fourth year of operation. It first opened its doors in January 2013 with one classroom, one teacher and 11 children. We are delighted to report that, following the completion of the fourth classroom to schedule over […]
Picnics in the Park comes to Fruition!
22nd January 2016
In early September 2014, one of our blogs featured the fundraising efforts of a very close friend, Sue Woodcock. Sue asked for donations to ACE instead of presents for her 70th. birthday. In particular, she held two “picnics in the park” for family and friends. Today, we are delighted to post the piece below from […]
Local Lloyds Bank Supports ACE
15th January 2016
As Arise Community School reopened its doors for the new school year this week, today we were delighted to receive a cheque for £500 from our local branch of Lloyd’s Bank in St. Helens, Merseyside. Senior Bank Manager, Phil Burton, is determined to support local charities and community groups like ACE. Moved by the circumstances […]
‘My Family’
8th January 2016
This week, we received the piece below which we wanted to share with you. It was written by Emily, one of the three volunteers who visited Arise Community School over the summer. ‘My Family’ “One morning in Middle Class, we asked the children (aged around 4 and 5 years) to draw their family. For some […]
A New Year and New Hope for Hadijah
1st January 2016
Hadijah, just four years old, is the youngest in a family of four children. They live with their mother in extreme poverty. Their home is just one small room which is rented. It is about the size of a garden shed. The bed they share is a piece of foam on the floor and […]
Wishing you all a Very Happy Christmas
25th December 2015
Our Christmas Day blog is inspired by Brooke, a pupil from Cronton Church of England Primary School. The children at the school have undertaken numerous fundraising initiatives for ACE and the school has supported us tremendously throughout the whole of 2015. Aware of our “Buy a Breakfast” Christmas Appeal, 6 year old Brooke asked her […]
A Dream Come True!
18th December 2015
For anyone, the day that they graduate from university is a very special one. It is even more special when you dream of an education but your circumstances are such that you do not know how you will ever be able to achieve that dream. We have written before about Annastasia whom we have […]
