St. Peter Claver High School
| St. Peter Claver High School | |
|---|---|
|
To learn, to love, to serve[1] | |
| Location | |
| Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 2011 |
| Director | Fr. James Joseph, SJ |
| Headmaster | Fr. James Ayaga, SJ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Website | ClaverTanzania |
St. Peter Claver High School is a Jesuit boarding school located on a 500-acre campus about 15 kilometres from the center of Dodoma, the national capital of the United Republic of Tanzania. It opened in 2011.
History
The Jesuits of the East Africa Province of the Society of Jesus arrived in Dodoma at the invitation of Bishop Joseph Mathias Isuja in 1976 and began by administering at Kiwanja cha Ndege Church, by the airport. This parish undertook several social works and also founded Saint Ignatius Primary School, an English medium school, with Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation of Canada as its principal partner. In 2005 the primary school was completed. When the people in Canada learned that most of the graduates of the primary school could not afford to go to secondary school, since the closest school was in Dar es Salaam, they began raising funds to build St. Peter Claver High School (Forms 1-6) along with a two-year trades school and teacher-training institute.[2]
St. Peter Claver High School began with 140 students in Form 1 in January 2011.[3] As of 2016, the A-level block and chapel had also been completed.[4] Scholarships are provided for needy students and children of peasants live in hostels alongside children of diplomats and government leaders.[5]
Further assistance
Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the United States, is also assisting in equipping the schools.[6] International volunteers are recruited for teaching, especially through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in the United States and Jesuit Missions in the United Kingdom.[7] Seven such volunteers were working at Dodoma in 2015.[8][9] American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program (ASHA) has also contributed toward the high school.[10] Heythrop College, London, has also adopted this high school in Dodoma as a part of its outreach.[11]
A dispensary serves the students and, in the future, as funds are available, the local villagers. Several projects help the school remain self-sufficient: a dairy, pork production project, bakery, and bee-keeping project.[12]
References
- ↑ Motto. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ OLofP Canada. Accessed 8 July 2016.
- ↑ History. Accessed 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Construction. Accessed July 9 2016.
- ↑ Toledo Blade, 12 March 2011.
- ↑ WalshHigh. Accessed 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Volunteers. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ 7 volunteers 2015. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ (Source of previous.) Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ USAID. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Heythrop. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ↑ John Carroll U. Accessed 9 July 2016.
Coordinates: 6°9′16.56″S 35°51′13.21″E / 6.1546000°S 35.8536694°E