Arusha Campus News – 2 Feb 2025

Where are they now? Well some of you will recognise Matilda (sister of Anisa, D1) and here she is on stage in London performing in a play called ‘Earthquakes in London’ by Mike Bartlett. Matilda is now a few years into her Theatre course in Twickenham and making a real name for herself. Well done to her and of course to her parents and to all our amazing teachers who supported her to get to where she is now.

TBA – Hoops for Hope Basketball at Arusha Campus

Mon 3rd-Thur 13th Feb – Diploma 2 Mock Exams

Mon 17th-Sat 22nd Feb – OP Peaks Challenge to Mt Kilimanjaro

Mon 17th-Fri 21st Feb – OP Plains Challenge to Serengeti

Thu 20th-Tue 25th Feb – Mid-term Holiday School Closed

At a time when we are doing everything to promote healthy living it was good to see our students compete in the 6 hour Ultra Run at the Kili Trails Festival this weekend. Well done to Mr Samwel, Kajuni, Khalif, Quddus and Roan.

This week I have been talking to Mr Kendis about our forthcoming Careers Symposium where we invite members of the community to come and share stories about how they ended up in their chosen career. We are really keen to hear from you if you think you can talk for 20 minutes about your career path and share advice or reflections with our students. Please contact Phil philbowen@uwcea.org or Adam adamkendis@uwcea.org if you feel you can help us.

Some of us have workled on production lines in factories where raw ingredients are worked on to produce finished articles. I hope the analogy is not offensive to Matilda (pictured above) but what a finished article she has become! And at the other end the picture in the article below (about the playgroup) shows all the little toddlers at the start of their educational journey through school – the other end of the school production line as it were!

Everyone connected to the school – parents, support staff, teachers and friends – should be very proud of the work they do to manage the education and development of our young people. You all do an amazing job and we can only ever ask you simply to do the very best you can. So thank you.

Phil

P5 made volcanoes as part of their natural hazards unit (pictured above)

Developing a child’s vocabulary is an essential skill. Vocabulary knowledge, breadth and depth are directly correlated with a child’s overall development. The more words a learner knows the more they will be able to understand what they hear and read and the better they will become at communicating in speech or writing. The larger a learner’s vocabulary becomes, the easier it will be to connect a new word with words they already know.

There are numerous ways we can do this:

Having Conversations As a child grows you should naturally be using new words within their familiar environments.

Reading stories: Stories are a great way of developing vocabulary.

Repetitive and adapted games: Fun and simple games such as I spy can build vocabulary

Role-play: By engaging children in role-play, you can boost vocabulary.

Amanda, Head of Primary Years Programme

Did you know that every Wednesday we host a free playgroup for the toddlers in the community. This week we had over 20 such attendees!

Our MYP students learning about considering others’ boundaries in our Wellness Workshop on Monday,

Miss Anoek, Head of MYP

Kulola and Nicolene in the throes of role play in Drama lessons this week

M2 Theatre students engaged in performing their dialogues that were centered around different social issues. Through this task, students had the opportunity to develop and refine their performance skills, focusing on the use of body language, facial expressions, vocal projection, tone, and articulation to effectively communicate theatrical meaning to an audience. This exercise encouraged collaboration and an understanding of theatrical storytelling, hence opening their minds to theatre as a dynamic art form that fosters empathy, change, critical thinking, and social awareness.

Mr Ronald, Head of Arts, DP Theatre

The group of Taramgire Explorers who left campus early this morning for a day in Tarangire.

As I compile this newsletter, a group of students are bumping their way around Tarangire National Park with Miss Hilary and Mr Festo. We will wait and see what stories they come back with but I have reliable information that they saw a big male lion striding down the road again of them within a few minutes if entering the park! We cant wait to see the photos!

Ms. Rachel and Mr. Stephane’s son, Tao, gave a fantastic presentation to students about studying at Leiden University College The Hague in the Netherlands.

Dear D2 Students (and Families),

D1 students – Our D1 students have kicked off their postsecondary planning process with an overview of the range of applications and university options available around the world. They are starting to add information to their “Student Strengths Form” – a document that will help to guide their conversations and planning with their university advisor – and have begun to have their first individual appointments to plan for life after UWCEA.  A great resource for all D1 students – and families! – is our recently updated University Counseling website https://sites.google.com/uwcea.org/uwceauni/home.

D2 students  – Our D2 students continue to receive their decisions from universities, and are starting to make their enrollment decisions. As students confirm their enrollment, the next step for many will be applying for a student visa.  We’ll be hosting a virtual session for D2s with representatives from the US Consulate in Dar es Salaam on February 11th to learn more about the details of the US visa application process, and we encourage all students who might be heading to the US to join that session to learn more.  (Details have been shared by email with D2 students and families.) Above all, we are so proud of the work that all of our D2s have put into thinking about their goals and priorities for their next step –researching universities, planning balanced “applying” lists, preparing strong applications, and weighing their options carefully.  Each student has a unique set of goals and priorities, and we love seeing them carve out their own path.

University visits – Last week Ms. Rachel and Mr. Stephane’s son, Tao, gave a fantastic presentation to students about studying at Leiden University College The Hague in the Netherlands. It was an excellent presentation and several students remarked that they are now potentially interested in studying in the Netherlands for university.

Adam K, University and Career Counselor

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