Posts Tagged ‘Uphill Junior School’

Eco Stoves: Forest-Friendly Solution for Uphill

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Why did we decide to fit eco stoves in the new kitchen at Uphill Junior School? Deforestation is a major problem across the world…

Why Rainwater Harvesting?

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Our early visits to Uphill revealed the poor sanitation and lack of reliable clean water that are common across rural areas of Uganda. With…

Uphill Staff Accommodation

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It’s been the long-held wish of both our school’s director and the trust to help the long-term sustainability of the school by finding our…

Learning Through Play

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Learning through play is central to early years education, and it’s just got easier in the Uphill Kindergarten. Our 2022 Christmas Appeal – Are…

Food for Thought

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Porridge might not be considered the most exciting foodstuff, unless, of course, you happen to be a pupil at Uphill Junior School where a…

Men at Work

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Uphill Junior School pupils are happy to see men at work on the school site, knowing that every building brings new opportunities for them!…

Learning New Skills

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Get (Basket) Weaving: Since the first holiday Skills Club last year was hailed a huge success, and enjoyed by so many, the kids and…

That’s Year 8 in the Bag!

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It was fantastic to be ‘back to normal’ in 2022, with two trustee visits to Uganda and plenty of in person fundraising. Our Annual…

Thank You to Our Donors (2022)

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A Big Uphill Thank You to All Our Donors! It’s been back to business at Uphill Junior School in 2022, much to the relief…

Uphill Porridge Club

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During the extended COVID lockdowns in 2020/21, many of the children at Uphill were hungry, and unfortunately they are still hungry now. Crop yields…

So Much to Smile About

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During our trip in February 2020 I held a dental health and toothbrushing workshop with some of the school staff. The aim was to…

A Special Tribute to Danny

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During our trip to Uphill in February we were privileged to join the school’s staff and children for a very moving tribute to Danny…

School’s Back!

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After the longest COVID closure in the world, school’s back in Uganda! Uphill pupils fared better than many others in rural schools – the…

Examination Success!

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The Class of 2020 faced challenges in their final year at school: COVID lockdown, home schooling, then back to school to live in a…

Red Hot Challenge

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Running 5km a day for 30 days straight doesn’t sound too bad, especially for two young fit firefighters. Now add 34kg of firefighting kit…

Rags to Radio

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The story of the Uphill Junior School Head Girl 2020-21. Uphill school director Elius first met J in 2014 when she was living with…

Education for All

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                  Elius Muhimbise has a dream: To transform society through the provision of quality education for…

Inspirational Teachers

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Uphill Junior School has a staff of excellent teachers: Meet four people who are inspiring the next generation in rural Uganda. Teacher Joan Joan…

Sustainability

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Uphill Junior School serves a rural community of subsistence farmers and small traders. Income levels within the community are very low or non-existent. Fees…

Now We Are Six!

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At the end of January each year we pinch ourselves to check that we are not dreaming – has another year gone past already? …