Sorry, still nothing too exciting here as yet; I'm still in Oxford! But I have found out a bit more about the school I'm going to be working in. CCS couldn't really tell me very much about what kind of school it was, or what exactly I'd be doing, so I've been doing a bit of internet searching. I've found a website run by a charitable foundation with a feature on the Vision English Training Center - I've added a link on the right-hand column, if you want to look at some photos. And here's the extra information:
From Give Meaning website:
"Vision School is located in Patandi Village near Arusha, Tanzania. It was founded as part of the Faraja Centre orphanage to provide educational opportunities to the many orphans of AIDS and other illnesses in this village. Since then, Vision School has expanded under the wonderful leadership of its two head teachers, Mr. Mbilizi & Mr. Dan Mtanga who at great personal sacrifice have dedicated their lives to education. Mr. Mbilizi lives hours away from his family so that he may teach at this school.
Vision School now serves students from 5 and 6 years old to some over 50 who are just now learning to read and write! Vision School's current project is to be accredited as a secondary school by the Tanzanian government. Once accredited, Vision School may prepare students for the exams that they need to write so that they may have the opportunity to attend university. This would be an incredible opportunity as nearly 8 out of 10 in this area never have the opportunity to make it to secondary school! In order to reach this goal, Vision School needs to build and furnish a science lab and a computer lab, to which this project hopes to contribute.
Education is really the key to development. Vision School is building future leaders for Tanzania and in the meantime, is empowering its students with the knowledge and skills they need to be active members of their community and educate their fellow citizens. This is such a crucial step in the fight against AIDS as well as the development of Tanzania. The warm, safe environment of this school fosters this learning experience and the students gain not only academic knowledge and life skills, but self-esteem. The students really are the heart and soul of this school and would truly benefit from your support. "
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Hi Hazel! Great to read about your latest plans! Hope everything is going well (assuming you are now in Tanzania). The time thing sounds a bit tricky to me! Sounds as though you'll have a lot of fun. Hope the school is as interesting as it sounds! Take care. Mary x
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