Moshi Campus News – 24 Nov 2025

This was the 24th edition of Sports Weekend here at Moshi and we thank everyone who joined us. Over the three days we had over 800 students play over 300 matches. I would like to commend the students and staff from all schools on their sportsmanship and fair play. I have had several people tell me that this was one of the calmest sports weekends ever with lots of good-natured support and camaraderie.

While there is not enough space to thank individuals, please let me thank a few groups for their support and hard work. To our cleaning, gardening and kitchen staff for making sure we were all well fed and the facilities in top shape. To the referees and coaches who supported the students and helped the matches run smoothly. To the medical support team, while we hope we never need you, we inevitably do and you are there. To the Sustainability team for making this the noticeably cleanest sports weekend ever. To the PTA and SG for the work in the vendors market making sure there were additional snacks and drinks. And of course, to Ms Margaret, Ms Lerato and the PE team that made the schedules, prepped the spaces, got the equipment and supported all problems.

Below you can see a few photos of the weekend taken by our physics teacher and photographic whiz Mr Mateusz. More photos by him and others can be found here.

This next weekend we shift gears and have MUN in Moshi.

Bob Cofer – Head of Campus

Our D1 Spanish Ab Initio Fashion Show was very successful. Our students became famous designers and models, explaining their outfit creations in Spanish. This was part of the unit on clothing. It was an amazing runway full of fun, laughter and vocabulary learning. Thanks to Ms Ivannia for the fun lesson.

Our D1 students also presented on their Project Week learning. Most groups had prepared a video and slide show where they explained the highlights, the challenges and the learning. I heard many students say they learnt about budgeting, travel options and how to cook. Thanks to Ms Margaret and our supervisors for helping to organise each project.

Jumping back a week, we also gave our D1s the opportunity to learn CPR as part of a first aid workshop, run by doctors from KCMC. The students gathered in K-Hall and spent 2 hours watching, learning and practicing CPR. The sessions were run over three days. Many students commented on the valuable lesson and how useful this might be one day if they really do need to save a life. Special thanks to Dr Marieke for organising this and to the KCMC doctors who gave up their time.

Our students will likely enter this week a little hazy after the thrill of Sports Weekend. School will start later this Monday to give us time to set up classrooms. We will start classes at 10.30.

Catherine Dowie – Head of Diploma

Diplomas are back in the kitchen. Mr Kato has taken the lead and has the kitchen smelling great. The cooking club comes together at 19:00 every Tuesday evening in the student kitchen, working together to make delicious food from various cultures and learn useful cooking and kitchen skills! The club is full, but if you want to share a recipe as a guest cook, feel free to reach out to Mr Kato or William (D1).

Dear UWCEA Community,

What a week. Sports Weekend kept us busy, of course — but the real highlight was watching our students step forward, put themselves out there, and take on leadership through the Student Government Elections.

The results are in, and we are incredibly proud of Azka and Catalina, our Co-Presidents, who, together with Yavna, Aleks, and Jessie from the committee exec team, had the honour of announcing our new Student Government. Over the next few weeks, this amazing team will be guiding and coaching the newly elected leaders as they step into their roles, learn the ropes, and prepare to take over in January officially.

Adnan Mackovic – Head of Student Life

Meet the new Student Government:

We are officially in the busiest stretch of the semester. Between wrapping up learning before the holidays, everything happening in classrooms, and of course Sports Weekend (equal parts fun and organised chaos), it’s safe to say this is probably the most intense weekend of the year. And as always, there is something really special about seeing the campus so full of life with students, staff, visitors, noise, laughter, and a whole lot of movement everywhere you turn.

And just when we think we might get a moment to breathe, the coming week reminds us that we are not quite there yet. Students will be busy finalising assessments, completing activities, and tying up all the loose ends before the break. It’s a lot… but it also reflects the focus, effort, and commitment everyone continues to show right until the finish line.

Luckily, we are Leopards…and leopards are known for being resilient, sharp, and calm even when things get hectic. So, we’ll keep doing what we do best: moving forward with patience, humour, and teamwork, all while making the most of these final busy days together.

M1 Community Engagement in English Language and Literature

M1 English is studying about gratitude and acceptance through their unit Fish in a Tree. Our classroom discussions focus on how each one of us is unique and how it is important for people to be heard and seen. Through the story of a girl with dyslexia who is navigating her life, the students are trying to understand empathy and the importance of reading between the lines. In order to get a closer look at life, we went to Amani school which does a remarkable job in teaching children with visual disabilities or complete blindness. The students understood how they read and write and most importantly what is inclusive education in a world that is made for people with eyes. The interaction included observing their classes, learning a few things about each other and it ended in a heartwarming race. The students will now write a focused and reflective piece on a moment when they connected with either a student or themselves and discovered something new.

M3: Kiswahili Language Acquisition
This week the M1 students proudly presented their research posters on Ancient Egypt and the Sumerians. They explored everything from daily life and inventions to writing systems and beliefs, turning their findings into colourful, creative posters. What made the presentations especially lovely was the way they explained their research in their own words confidently, curiously, and with genuine excitement. The breezeway felt like a mini time-travel experience, with students teaching us and each other about two of the world’s earliest civilizations. A wonderful start to developing their research and communication skills!

MYP Dates to Remember
December 1st- End of Semester Assembly
December 5th – End of Q2

Have a great week ahead,
Farah Fawaz – Head of MYP

There were lots of primary children running round having fun over Sports Weekend. It was lovely to see them enjoying themselves. Clubs will run until Thursday, 4th  December. Please note their will be no Saturday football this week due to the Football Festival at SCIS and there will be no football on Saturday, 6th December (the day after we close). The photo shows the children who attend Taekwondo club with Master David. We are already at the stage of the year where we need to start thinking about the clubs on offer for Quarter 3. If you are interested in offering a club for one day a week 2 -3pm, please email me on deborahmills@uwcea.org.

Our Parent Teacher Conferences will take place in Quarter 3.When I have the date and sign up details I will email you.

Below are some dates to note for the rest of this quarter.

• Friday 28th November – PYP sharing assembly in Rafiki 7:40am start. All children will be presenting. 
• Saturday, 29th November – Football Festival at SCIS, Arusha.
• Monday, 1st December – End of semester assembly (this event has a secondary school focus but you are welcome to attend.)
• Thursday, 4th December – Morning of the Arts in Rafiki at 7:40am. Last day of primary clubs.
• Friday, 5th December – Classes will finish at the normal Friday time of 12:30pm

Deborah Mills – Head of Primary

This week was full of creative projects, which involved different materials. We painted leaf prints, balloon bubbles, and stars using sponges. We also started assembling our junk projects. Most of the class opted to build cars from recyclable junk materials. We will complete our projects at the end of this coming week, ready to display them on the Morning of the Arts on the 4th of December. In the coming week, we will continue exploring other materials we can use to create art projects.

Please note that the last home learning work of the quarter will be sent this Tuesday, not Monday, due to the Sportweekend setup.

This week, we celebrated Eijaz. He was very excited to turn 5 years old. Happy Birthday Eijaz.

Mboka Mwasongwe

Happy Holidays to Us! We spend the first week of our unit on Rituals, Tradition and Artefacts looking at how people around the world celebrate. The children noticed that there are some things that are used in lots of different celebrations – special foods, special clothes, decorations, fireworks, presents. We discussed our own family traditions when it comes to birthdays and had fun writing stories. Along with birthdays, we took some time to think of other life celebrations like weddings and funerals. We read a book about Dia de Los Muertos in class and made a craft to go along with this Mexican holiday. Next week, we will focus on Harvest Festivals from around the world and the emphasis on gratitude. For Home Learning, students will be sent a Gratitude journal which is meant to be written in every day. Over the years of teaching this unit, many families have found it to be a wonderful activity. Please help support this assignment by reminding your child and asking them to reflect. If needed, parents may even do the writing for journal, the important thing is for students to begin noticing things to be thankful for.

Kacey Buckley

We began our new unit of inquiry about mapping this week. The class looked at a variety of maps centred on different continents – Africa, Australasia, the Americas. We even found some maps with the north pole and south pole at their centres. This led to a discussion about why different maps would have different places at their centre. We looked at a map that was “upside down” and had Antarctica at the top and talked about whether that was “wrong”. The children also considered what things you would expect to find on a map: a compass showing North, a key/legend, labels, a title. This was useful preparation for when they start making their own maps in the coming week. On Friday, amidst pile of boxes and baskets of our packed up classroom, the children completed a relaxing art activity to explore colour mixing. The photo shows the children in the IT lab exploring maps on https://sheppardsoftware.com/ They enjoyed this activity a lot and some might like to explore further at home. We hope to see many of you on Friday at our sharing assembly 7:40am in Rafiki Hall.

Deborah Mills

What a busy week it has been. The ripple of excitement over Sports Weekend has been spreading through campus with the P6 students getting excited to support the Leopards!

The class has been busy working on their campaigns, graphing the data they collected and discussing biased and manipulated data. Amidst all this excitement, we forgot all about the Sharing Gathering next Friday, but we really hope you have not! We look forward to hosting you and sharing our artwork!

Elisha Jaffer