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This is an independent school with a difference. The aim is to provide free, comprehensive and model teaching for the poorest children of Teso as well as educaional opportunities for adults who have missed out in the past.
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Situation
Most secondary schools in Uganda are boarding because children live too far away. The styles of teaching are similar throughout Uganda. There is a lack of resources, classes of 75-175, frequent use of beating, only 5-6 hours of sleep every night, beans & posho (maize flour) twice a day, learning by rote and from dictated notes and weekly tests at weekends. All these problems affect the mental and physical health of students meaning that they are less likely to achieve their full potential.
Solution
We are creating a school where teachers & students are valued; where teachers have continual professional development & teach using a variety of methods; where children have time for adequate sleep & leisure activities, feel comfortable & learn without be