We made it through the first half of the 2024 academic year!
The school calendar for the Waka students (expect for those in college and university) goes with the calendar year, so most of them were home for the month of June enjoying a month-long break from school. We were in Tanzania during their holiday, doing our usual check-ins, schools visits, and parent and student meetings to talk all things education! We can happily report that the kids are doing great, with three of them graduating from high school this year and two starting their advanced high school studies (or A-levels, as they are called in Tanzania) a few weeks ago.
Some student highlights: Ivone starts college in October, where she will study project planning. Frank and Sara are awaiting news on their university applications having just applied to a number of programs in the science field. They hope to start their degrees in pharmacology and nutritional and sports science later this year. Amadeus and Alfonce finished lower secondary in the top of their classes and are continuing to working hard in school and in their advanced science subjects. They have ambitions of becoming civil engineers and they are only a few steps away from making that a reality. Wema is wrapping up her first year at university in Dar Es Salaam as you read this! And is loving the freedom and responsibilities that come with being all grown up and in the big city. Finally, Pascal had a few setbacks during his second year of college due to personal and health reasons, but we are working hard to get him caught up and back in college at the end of the year.
The school calendar for the Waka students (expect for those in college and university) goes with the calendar year, so most of them were home for the month of June enjoying a month-long break from school. We were in Tanzania during their holiday, doing our usual check-ins, schools visits, and parent and student meetings to talk all things education! We can happily report that the kids are doing great, with three of them graduating from high school this year and two starting their advanced high school studies (or A-levels, as they are called in Tanzania) a few weeks ago.
Some student highlights: Ivone starts college in October, where she will study project planning. Frank and Sara are awaiting news on their university applications having just applied to a number of programs in the science field. They hope to start their degrees in pharmacology and nutritional and sports science later this year. Amadeus and Alfonce finished lower secondary in the top of their classes and are continuing to working hard in school and in their advanced science subjects. They have ambitions of becoming civil engineers and they are only a few steps away from making that a reality. Wema is wrapping up her first year at university in Dar Es Salaam as you read this! And is loving the freedom and responsibilities that come with being all grown up and in the big city. Finally, Pascal had a few setbacks during his second year of college due to personal and health reasons, but we are working hard to get him caught up and back in college at the end of the year.
