Project Report
| May 2, 2022
A Successful 1st Term
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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It feels so good to be back!
There is great joy at being back on campus for teachers and students. The 16 months of closure were painful for all. The challenge of blending the year missed and the current studies looked very daunting, but all are now onboard with new zeal to make this year work. These great teachers are now back together in the classrooms with the students they are dedicated to help. There are many students who require extra coaching after the desolation of village life for so long. The teachers are up to it and the students are responding.
The teachers have done individual tutoring where necessary. In late April, the graduating classes of S4 (O Levels) and S6 (A Levels) reported back to campus after one week of break time to get extra study time in this crucial year. Their teachers are providing the motivation and extra time to help them catch up.
It helps the teachers to see the foundation for the first of the four units planned for the Teacher Housing on campus. This is the great shool (first in the District) where they want to be. Bishop Comboni is visibly behind the effort to retain these teachers. This challenge is inspiring all of them!
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Studying is where they want to be!
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Sports are back!
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Jan 6, 2022
Hooray! Schools will open January 10, 2022
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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Foundation for a 4-unit Building
It has been six months with no students allowed on secondary school campuses in Uganda; a very difficult time for students, teachers and all who make Bishop Comboni the top school in the District. The campus has been restored to its former standards over the last two months. It was amazing to see the extent of the damage from weather and disuse.
Now the teachers are on campus getting ready for the influx of over 600 students who will again enjoy the nurturing environment of this wonderful school. They are strategizing on the best practices to get students back on track. It has been a long time without this necessary structure in student lives. The teachers are anxious to see their classes full of smiling faces.
And, of course, the teachers have been met with the finished foundation of the first of the four planned housing buildings. It is heart-warming to know that teachers walked the campus and chose this particular site for the first 4-unit building. They are looking forward to seeing the first signs of construction of the first building. Hopefully the building will be erected in 2022. They deserve the security of knowing that they will always be able to live on the campus where they teach. Housing stability is the biggest factor in teacher retention and retention is huge in the relationship of teachers to students.
Thanks to all who have supported this project so far. We have have faith that this will be a reality in the near future.
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Four of these will be erected on the Foundation
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Sep 17, 2021
Celebrating Great Teachers
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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Proud to be One of the Top Four!
Schools are closed for a second time but good news reached Bishop Comboni. The exam scores for the 2020 UCEs (National Exams for the S4 level/high school level) were published. Bishop Comboni is the #1 school in the District. This is a tribute to all the dedicated teachers and hard-working students that they inspire. During a pandemic, this is a huge feat!
The top students were sitting in their home villages when this was announced. The administration made certain that the results were delivered to them. The joy was amazing! It was inspiration to wait a bit longer to pursue the next steps in their education. Students are now confident that this wonderful school has served them well. Their hard work and the excellent teaching skills at Bishop Comboni have paid off.
These excellent teachers have even more reason to rejoice. They have the evidence of the care level at Bishop Comboni in the foundation of the future teachers residence that is in the ground. They chose the site and now await the construction. This pandemic will end. Schools will return to normal and they will be rewarded with an even better situation - when those housing units are ready for occupancy.
The unfortunate scene of lots of schools being offered for sale in Uganda points to the peril education is facing. We are very grateful for the solid footing of Bishop Comboni. These teachers will return to the classroom (hopefully soon), dedicated to making the 2021 academic year as good as the 2020. We hope that the erection of housing will make it even better. Kudos to all for a fine performance during the 2020 academic year that is finally ending. It is closing on a very positive note!
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