Siha Leadership Pre and Primary School in Karansi, Tanzania, Standard 7 graduating class for 2020.
EDUCATION
Education is at the heart of the transformation in Karansi through Siha Leadership Pre and Primary School, and now moving moving outward to train and mentor public school teachers. We believe that every child in the Siha District deserves a quality education and that teachers need ample resources in order to teach effectively. Volunteers come alongside the teachers at Siha Leadership School to mentor them in subject area content and creative teaching methods.
Impact
Education at Siha Leadership School is excellent, exciting and engaging reaching students with all learning styles! Teachers actively participate in regular training and ongoing mentoring groups for both content and methodology.
Siha Leadership consistently ranks in the top 10% of primary schools in the country
100% of SLS 7th graders have passed the National Leaving Exam since the school opened
191 of SLS graduates have gone on to graduate from secondary school (2021 stats)
32 of SLS graduates have gone on to graduate from university (2021 stats)
Six former students are pursuing degrees in medicine (2021 stats)
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Excellence in Education
Birthed in a community of substantial poverty, our educational model has been hailed as a stunning success, sending students to college in a region where few pass the seventh grade. Today, our achievements from pre-school on up are celebrated as the gold standard in the region.
Raising Up Christian Leaders for Tanzania
Siha Leadership Pre and Primary School is the realization of Pastor Wariaeli’s vision of an English medium school in Karansi where children would receive an excellent education and learn about the love of Christ. This vision has become a reality as the school now ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Tanzania. The school is funded through the Ubora Project Child sponsorship program.
“Siha Leadership School was the foundation for my dreams.”