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- Arusha Campus News – 16 Feb 2025
UWC East Africa Arusha Campus Newsletter Sunday 16th February 2025
Pictured above is Leandre. An amazing man. Leandre worked at Arusha Campus from its inception and only recently retired from duty. Sadly, Leandre died this week after battling illness for a while. We will miss him and we know that this school could not have been the place it is today wothout his contributions. Asante mzee.
Upcoming dates
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
Sat 1st Mar – TEDxUWCEA Youth at Moshi Campus
Dear Parents
The Arusha and Moshi delegates attending AISA Giss 2025 in Kampala this weekend.
Our teachers and students have been out and about this week and the adventures show no sign of letting up! Read about our representatives in Kigali and Kampala this week and look forward to next week when we have our two major Outdoor Pursuit trips of the year heading out. Tomorrow, our Kilimanjaro climbers will make the short journey to Marangu to start their attempt on Uhuru Peak at the top of Kilimanjaro! Meanwhile I will be going in the opposite direction with the Plains Challenge group as we undertake a five day hike across the Serengeti plains.
Dont forget that this week will be a shorter week as we close at the end of the day on Wednesday 19th February for our mid-term break. We open school again on Wednesday 26th February.
Enjoy the shortened week ahead!
Phil
Primary Years Programme News
Pictures above – 100th Day of School Celebrations
The 100th Day of School is a symbolic celebration of students’ achievements during the academic year, especially in the primary school.
The event centers around the number 100, which helps develop learners’ understanding and recognition of numbers up to 100. Beyond math exercises like counting to 100, activities done on this day can include creating art projects using 100 items, performing 100 acts of kindness, and other games and challenges related to and revolving around the number.
Each year we celebrate this day with our friends in the MYP. It is a great way to build connections and friendships between the MYP and PYP.
Amanda, Head of Primary Years Programme
P3’s share Alien Stories with EC
EC and P3 buddies had a great time this week
This week the P3s have been considering whether there is life outside of Earth? In their art lesson they used their imagination to design and sew an alien finger puppet. They shared an alien story and song with the EC class during ‘Buddies’ then let the EC students show the aliens around school!
MYP News
On Monday, MYP and PYP students celebrated the 100th day of school with fun activities that fostered school spirit. The montage above shows some of the activities. M1s teamed up with their NEC buddies to build with 100 blocks, M2s constructed tall towers with the P6 class, and M3s created artwork with P2 students. Meanwhile, M4s used 100 pieces of cereal to craft beautiful necklaces, and M5 students baked an impressive 100 pancakes for their P5 classmates!
On Wednesday, Ms Hilary took our student delegation to Kampala, Uganda. Olivia, Linnea, Tommy, Jack, Janvi and Eleanor are participating in the Global Issues Service Summit organised by and at the International School of Uganda. Every year, the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) organises this summit to engage students in learning about both local and global issues while promoting sustainable solutions and inclusive action. The theme for this year’s conference is “Kola Kati”, which means “Act Now” in one of the native languages of Uganda, Luganda. During the conference our students engage with inspirational keynote speakers, participate in hands-on workshops that tackle real-world challenges, take part in a service day and connect with like-minded students from across Africa. We look forward to hearing their stories when they return to campus!
Please note that we will have a short week next week, with a long weekend from Thursday 20-Tuesday 25th February and school will be closed on these days.
Anoek, MYP Co-ordinator
Association of International Schools in Africa Global Initiatives Service Summit
Jack, Tommy and Eleanor (above) beat the UWC East Africa drum at the AISA-GISS conference in Kampala this weekend.
The rather long title above is better known by its acronym AISA-GISS! AISA-GISS is a three-day annual summit hosted by an AISA member school. AISA-GISS motivates and encourages students to learn about local and global issues. Two years ago we hosted the summit here in Arusha under the catch phrase ‘The Future is Now’. This years event is being held in Kampala and a group of students flew out late last week under the supervision of Miss Hilary. We have been receiving regular updates and it all sounds very absorbing – we can’t wait to hear more about it when they return.
DP Corner
We finished off exams with the last 14 standing taking Maths AA HL Paper 3 (See picture above). An intense two weeks the D2 students now have a good idea of areas they are thriving in and others that might need a bit more focus. We will issue a mock report later this quarter so that students can get a good overview of their grades. D1 are working hard in TOK and are starting to finalise the EE research questions. With a long quarter, I know all the students are looking forward to the long weekend.
Jessica, Head of Diploma
From the Residences
This weekend was a busy week and students took part in many activities. After the Dance on Friday, on Saturday, a group of 7 students had the chance to go to Serengeti Coffee House to learn more about coffee and try on some tasty coffee. At the same time, 15 others students took on the opportunity to cook some French food and had a lovely lunch together (pictured above). In the evening, Leonora, one of our D2 organised a Twister tournament, which was a lot of fun for the participants. After last week’s Cultural Night about Russia, with Elina and Petya, this weekedn we were looking forward to learning more about Germany and Austria!
Coralie, Head of Residential Life
Love is all around us!
Happy Valentine’s Day! (see image above) On Friday, 14th of February, House Council’s mission was to spread love all around campus: from delivering flowers in the morning, to organizing a Valentine’s Dance in the evening. Some students from Moshi joined us for the Dance and students had a lovely fun evening.
African Education Festival in Kigali
Miss Jessica H, Ann-Joyce and Mr Toney (above) are attending the IB African Education Festival in Kigali this weekend.
They have been quiet but they’ve been busy in Kigali at the African Education Festival! Our School has a distinctive heritage in Africa, being one of the first pioneers of the MYP and also being the first IB school on the continent.They also praised the school for being such a forerunner and a force in the development of the IB on the African continent. Our teachers have a lot to bring back and can’t wait to share!
Books too Succeed – an amazing initiative from our very own Jube!
After six months of hard work, excitement, determination, and invaluable connections, I am beyond proud to present Books To Succeed (BTS) International BTS website https://b2s.international, a registered non-profit dedicated to providing essential books to children in schools across South Sudan.
Our mission is simple but powerful: to help the young generation experience the power of one book for a better future.
I would really appreciate your support as we work to expand our impact. Here are 4 different ways you can help change the lives of the children in South Sudan:
1. Donate. The BTS crowdfunding campaign https://btsinternational.betterworld.org/campaigns/one-book-at-time-one-child-lifetime is live! If you’re in a position to donate, we would be truly grateful.
2. Connect. We are looking for a shipping company that can transport books from Marietta, Georgia or St.Paul, Minnesota to Juba, South Sudan.
3. Share. Please forward this post to anyone and everyone you believe would be interested in helping us make a difference. One book at a time, one child for a lifetime.I appreciate all your time and support.
Thank you,
Jube Augustino, UWC East Africa alumnus
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