Arusha Campus News – 9 Feb 2025

This weekend a team of 22 students embarked on Peaks Adventure to Ngorongoro. A five day hike from the Ngorongoro highlands down to Lake Natron. Incredible sights on the way including Empakai Crater, Loolmalasin Mountain(Tanzania’s thrid highest peak) and Ol Doinyo Lengai (pictured above).

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

The Championship winning Girls Under-19 Football Team (pictured above).

Its been really nice to see our students enjoying the open air this week and the recent Outdoor Pursuits trip to Ngorongoro almost constitutes our flagship OP trip! The walk from the mist laden meadows of Engaruka in the Ngorongoro Highlands to the sweltering soda pans of Lake Natron is spectacular – and that is an undertstatement. I haven’t met up with any of the participants since they arrived back this afternoon but I am certain they will have enjoyed the trip of a lifetime. Welcome back!

On Saturday our Girls Under-19 Football Team made the short journey across town to play in a schools’ tournament. All the big footballing schools were present. The team was fantastic and everyone played their very best with the reward of being crowned overall champions at the end of the day! Our goalkeeper, Lucia (D1) is incerdibly talented and between her and her defence the team did not conced a single goal all tournament. Our goalscorers were Ida (2), Zarine (2) and Jess (2).

As a members of the school management team we have been following the bulletins about the Marburg’s virus in western Tanzania and the Ebola virus in Uganda. Fortunately we are able to receive the very best advice about these outbreaks as the big health organisations are already here on the scene and quick to inform us about the work they do to contain such outbreaks. We will always act with the best interests of our studenst and staff in mind and we will give you an update at the start of the week to come.

Enjoy the week ahead!

Phil

The Forest School is under way again this quarter and we are already having fun digging holes and learning more about outdoor living!

Our CCA program is fully underway and the students are enjoying the opportunities they are given.

Forest School students are exploring the natural environment by making mobiles out of natural materials. The design club have made marble runs and lego models. The zumba and art club have been dancing and making dolls. Whilst the Student Council are planning our next PYP event. What a fantastic range of activities.

Amanda, Head of Primary Years Programme

M4 and M5 practising their workshop on sustainable fishing. Here, pictured above, M3 are ‘fishing’, Warden Jack is on the look out for rule breaking, and Janvi the money lender is exploiting those families who have fallen on hard times.

Next week a small group of M4 and M5 students will travel to the AISA conference to experience the Global Issues Service Summit. Each participating school will present a workshop for their fellow participants from around Africa. Our MYP students chose the theme of coastal communities, running a simulation of weekly life for coastal communities in Tanzania, under threat from globalisation of trading, climate change and storms, teams battle to ‘fish’ as unscrupulous money lenders look for those who are struggling and wardens look out for rule breakers. Here they are practising their workshop with M3 as participants, so we can perfect the workshop before we travel next week.

Miss Hilary, AISA GISS Supervisor

M3 Visual Arts students are in the middle of their final Linocut designs focusing on East African wildlife and culture.  Juliana (pictured above)  is checking her first round of prints for any needed modifications while Maddie looks on to show her enthusiastic support.

M1 Design students are elevating their organizational skills designing desk drawer / locker partitions. Pictured above, Anvika is adding in the final touches to her prototype, while Anisa and Ava check for any necessary revisions to their design before final woodwork construction begins.

M2 Design students (below) have been excited to learn the ins and outs of beadworking with Ms. Naomi, our visiting local expert. Here they can be seen working on our first project; placemats. Stay tuned, more to come!

It has been a very busy week indeed as the D2 students are in the middle of their mock exams (see image above). These exams are crucial for students as they provide a realistic simulation of the final International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, helping them identify strengths and areas for improvement. These practice exams reduce anxiety by familiarizing students with exam conditions, time management, and question formats. Additionally, mock exams offer valuable feedback from teachers, allowing students to refine their study strategies and improve performance. By treating mocks seriously, students can boost their confidence and enhance their chances of achieving their desired IB scores.

The D1 students have been designated supervisors for the EEs and refining their research questions. In addition various classes have started to introduce or even start their internal assessments to try and spread the intense workload out across the program. Designed to develop well-rounded, critical thinkers, IB students gain not only subject knowledge but also key life skills such as research, time management, and intercultural understanding.

Jessica, Head of Diploma

Look at the amazing bags above painted by the students during their weekend fabric painting activity.

In the picture above, our D2s, Sana, Malak, Kayla had a well-deserved break between Mocks and went to enjoy the show.

18 boarding students enjoyed a visit to Braeburn to watch their superb performance of The Big Life. A joyful and uplifting production, where the story of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost meets that of the Windrush generation in a fun-packed musical. It was thoroughly entertaining: brilliant acting, music and choreography with a poignant message to appreciate and value every human life.

The image above shows everyone exactly when the swimming pool is available to certain stakehiolders. If the image is too small you may navigate to a live version of the page by clicking on the image itself.