MESSAGE FROM KIM AT THE SCHOOL OF ST JUDE   22 APRIL 2008

Kim here as Gemma is a bit busy – on this rare occasion she has put any thoughts of St Jude’s aside (well, I hope she has … but probably not!) and is enjoying sharing the first moments of her new baby girl, Isabella Sue! Richard, proud Dad, and brothers, Nathaniel and Jacob, are equally as excited … but concerned where she is going to fit in the big double bed on Sunday mornings. If she is anything like her mother, she will have that sorted out within a week of getting home …

 I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from Gemma but I’m sure you will forgive her – opening a new campus with 550 students, along with the original one with 440 students, as well as boarding facilities for over 450 children in Std 4 and up, and settling in over 100 new academic and non academic staff has kept us rather busy! However, thanks to the extremely hard working team here on the ground at St Jude’s we can proudly say that this year we have two schools running as smoothly as one did last year. It is an extraordinary achievement by over 300 staff members.

 Newsletter

For the news and views of what we’ve been up to in the last few months simply click on the following link: Feb/March Newsletter.

 Wish List

 As people often ask us what we need most, I’m going to tell you – Please sponsor one of our new students and teachers! The student/teacher and the student/bus packages are available at the following link: Sponsor Packages

 Job Vacancies  (Click on the blue links for further details of the following positions.)

  1. Teacher Librarian Position: Our brand spanking new library at the Usa River campus will provide the ideal challenge and reward for a competent and passionate teacher librarian. If you have ever dreamt of setting up a library from scratch then we have the perfect opportunity to make those dreams come true!
  2. IT Expert - With the new school opening, our head of IT would love someone to assist him and his six man team to manage the IT needs of two administration offices, two schools and two boarding houses.
  3. Construction Manager – This person will have been in the building industry for years, be happy to do continual defects lists on our current and future building projects and oversee the local contractors’ work.

 Space on Tour Groups

There are a few places available on our October and November tours so here’s a chance to enjoy time at the school and experience some of Tanzania’s exotic locations.

 Best wishes,

Kim