- Eight pupils passed their Standard VII exam, which allowed them to move onto further education, i.e. secondary school. This is great news - in some previous years, the number was much lower. Some will go to Moshi Technical College where there is support for deaf students and some will attend a local school, which has a deaf unit. For those who did not pass, they will either go to school in Kenya (which is fee paying) where they are able to re-take their Standard VII exam, or attend a Vocational Training College. We are grateful to the staff at UMIVITA who will help with these transfer
- Lots of very happy pupils as they went home for their long holiday (4 weeks). Those pupils who live far away are escorted home by the teachers. For those pupils who have ‘no home’ to go to, the Head Teacher finds someone who will care for them over the holidays
- Guy and Judi finished their long stint at Buguruni. Tanzanear is hugely grateful for everything they have done. There's really too much to mention, but particular thanks for the establishment of the English Club for teachers and pupils and an IT Club for teachers. The idea behind these two clubs is to up-skill the teachers so they can pass on their knowledge to the pupils. Guy and Judi have gone off for a well-earned rest and are going to explore Tanzania – safari njema!
- A Scottish Band called ‘Big Jessie’ visited Buguruni – Big Jessie who regularly come out to Dar es Salaam at this time of year, came to visit the school, as part of their trip to play at the St. Andrew’s Ball for the Caledonian Society. It was a fantastic site to see the Chieftain, Paul Soppit leading the pupils in a giant conga line – the line wasn’t very straight but everyone had a fantastic time!
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| Big Jessie |
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| Paul Soppit and his giant Conga |
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