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- Arusha Campus News – 12 Oct 2025
UWC East Africa Arusha Campus Newsletter Sunday 12th October 2025
The PYP students enjoying the fun and the bubbles at the Rhino Pool Fundraising Swimathon!
Upcoming events
Mon 13th to Fri 17th – School closed mid term break
Mon 20th Oct – School reopens
Weds 29th Oct – School closed for Tanzanian General Election
Dear Parents
Mr Jonny grimaces amidst the onslaught of wet sponges coming his way!
We have reached the end of Quarter 1 and everyone has earned a well deserved break.
Plenty to look forward to in Quarter two which starts on Monday 20th October. Lots of athletics events, Sports Weekend in Moshi, the Triathlon, M5 Familiarisation of on-screen exams and of course our School Thetare production. Details to follow! For now please keep safe everybody and see you in a week’s time!
Happy holidays!
Phil
PYP News
The PYP Students enjoyed the last day of this quarter with the Student Council running an event called Forts in Pyjamas (see montage above)
We have had a great first quarter with lots of learning, events, CCAs and enjoyment. This week has been no exception with our 3 Way Conferences, Rhino Pool Fundraiser and Forts in Pyjamas. We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday.
Miss Amanda, Head of PYP
We had a fantastic PYP Rhino Pool fundraiser (see below) thank you for all your support and generosity for this event. We have raised over 5 million Tanzanian Shillings so far. Please keep the sponsor money coming in. Thank you.
M2 walk back in time to visit Tongoni Ruins
The Tongoni Ruins are a 15th-century Swahili ruins of a mosque and forty tombs located about 25 km north of the Pangani River, M2s visited the site to learn about early civilisations on the East African coast.
This trip has taught us so much about the Swahili coast, especially the parts of Tongoni and Pangani. We went to see the ruins of Tongoni and learnt that it was the first trading town in the whole of Tanga as well as the fact that it was also one of the many places where Vasco da Gama stopped on his journey to India. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who found a way to India around Africa, while also stopping in multiple Swahili city-states like Mombasa, Mozambique, Kilwa, Tongoni and Malindi. Furthermore, because the Swahili coast was influenced by the Arabs, they followed the religion of Islam and worshiped one god. Along with that, we also visited the town of Pangani and learnt that Tanzania was colonised by the Arabs of Oman, the Germans and the British, until they gained their independence in 1961.
Zahra, M2
MYP Round-up
Somehow, the last week of the quarter is always full of activities – and this one was no exception! After returning from our successful and fun Week Without Walls trips, students wrapped up their Interdisciplinary Units. MYP students took part in 3-way conferences, where they discussed learning, progress and next steps with their teachers and parents. We also loved seeing everyone’s enthusiasm during Inter-House Athletics Day, as students gave their best in track and field events and cheered proudly for their houses (special thanks to Ms Caitrin and Coach Martyn Bowen!). After a quick wash, those house shirts were back on for Friday’s House Games. It’s been an exciting end to a busy quarter and both students and teachers are ready for a well-deserved break. See you again on Monday 20 October!
You could almost forget that we also had regular classes this week! Pictured is Ms Katy’s M3 Science class in their Waves and Impulses lab.
At the heart of all IB programmes lies the IB Learner Profile, which outlines the attributes and qualities the IB strives to nurture in students. These ten characteristics are essential for success in today’s world. In our secondary school, we highlight different attributes each quarter – this quarter, our focus was on being caring and a risk-taker. Throughout the term, students reflected on what these traits look like in action in our classes and around the school. To conclude the quarter, students voted for peers who best demonstrated these attributes, and the winners were recognised during our end-of-quarter assembly. Each recipient also received a certificate, which has been added to their LIFE portfolio.
Congratulations!
Our students who were recognised by their peers for exemplifying the caring attribute are: Leana (M1), Glory (M2), Mink (M3), Peter (M4) and Jack (M5). Those who were celebrated for demonstrating the risk-taker attribute are: Noah (M1), Stanton (M2), Lia (M3), Johanna (M4) and Tommy (M5).Miss Anoek, Head of MYP
Project Week
The Wildlife Conservation Project Team at a stop during their patrols at Lake Natron South Concession Area
PROJECT WEEK (September 29th – October 3rd)
Project Week, a key component of the UWC Education model involves Diploma students proposing community engagement projects, planning – which involves thinking about finances, accommodation and transportation to the project site and executing the planned activities within 5 days. Project Week is an opportunity for the students to learn and put into practice key skills such as initiating a project, planning, budgeting, collaboration, independent decision-making skills, team work, communication and connecting with local/host communities. During Project Week this year, our D1 students went to various parts of Tanzania and were engaged in a range of activities, ranging from environmental and wildfire conservation efforts at Lake Natron and Mkomazi Park, engaging the elderly people in Arusha, working at Muhimbili Hospital, KCMC Hospital, partnering with Fundacion Paraguaya in Morogoro among other projects.
Mr. Toney, Project Week Coordinator, Arusha Campus
Pictured below: Ana Green, Lucas, Mercy and Teo outside Sega Girls School in Morogoro where they spent the week for their project
Pictured above: Teddy, Cynthia, Paula, Ayomide and Adam engaging the elderly from the Maasai community in Arusha in their Hadithi Ya Zamani project.
Pictured below: Shantanu, Mohamed, Yahye and Aamin conducting an IT lesson as part of their project week activities at Kituo Cha Elimu Meserani.
Rotary Triathlon at UWC East Africa Arusha Campus
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