Sichowe Secondary School is located in the village of Lyapona in the Rukwa region. It is being built by the people of 4 villages working together. When the school first opened in January 2011, classes were held in the multi-purpose building, but soon after that they finished roofing their classrooms and the nearly 100 students were able to start studying in their own classrooms.
They are currently studying English in preparation to officially start studying secondary school in January 2012. What all of these students have in common is that they weren’t chosen to attend a government secondary school. A year of studying English will enable them, like all of the other over 5000 students studying in our VST schools, to excel in secondary school and actually out-perform students in cities and the few from villages who were chosen to attend a government school. We provide not only English, but by creating a school where discipline reigns and where everyone is focused on learning, we give our students an excellent “second chance” and prepare them for a bright future.
In July of this year, after finding someone to take his place, we moved the Headmaster from Nankanga Secondary School to Sichowe. His years of experience should enable this school to grow and expand quickly so that we can provide a quality education to students in the villages around Lyapona.
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