Ruaha Secondary School Current Programs

Responding to Community Needs

Ruaha is becoming well known nationally for its high quality boarding program for girls, strong academic achievements and computer classes for all students, an innovative moral education class emphasizing capabilities building, and self-reliance projects to enhance students learning.

Academic Programs

The School offers an O-Level program with either an agricultural or a commerce emphasis, complimented by both moral and academic development. Academic subjects include English, Kiswahili, Geography, History, Civics, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Agriculture, Commerce and Bookkeeping. Additional programs include computers skills, self-reliance studies including sustainable agricultural practices, and moral leadership. Religious classes are also taught by representatives of different religions as required by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Sustainable Development

Ruaha is practical and relevant in its approach to education. It follows the Tanzanian required high school curriculum, but it also uses the 70 acres of land it leases from government to teach its students life skills and sustainable agricultural practices. The students learn to plant and harvest different farm products including dairy. The products also provide nutritious meals for the students; the surplus is sold at the local market to generate supplementary income for the school.

Addressing the Digital Divide

Ruaha is aggressively introducing computer technology to its students. The first computer lab was established with 10 computers in 1998. The second lab, with 40 computers, established in 2004 will be connected to the Internet in 2005.

Development Plan

Ruaha has grown systematically in the past several years serving the needs of children of Iringa, and enjoying the support and confidence of the community. But the needs are much greater than Ruaha is able to provide at this time. The development plan of Ruaha to be completed in 2007 is designed to meet these needs by doubling the capacity of the school, providing basic housing for boys, and expanding its agricultural programs.

Service as a Core Value

Service is at core of all Ruaha's activities. The development studies are integrated into the curriculum to empower students to become contributing members and agents of change in their communities, inculcating the highest moral and ethical standards in their daily lives, and acquiring an attitude of service to humanity. Youth come from all over the world to spend time at this school to learn how to serve by serving.

Flourishing Hope in the Heart of Tanzania

Ruaha was founded to improve students academic achievement, to prepare students to apply learning to real life situations, to participate in team decision-making, to work cooperatively as a team, to train students to initiate and sustain community development projects and to empower others to do the same, and to increase student capability of exerting moral leadership in serving their communities. Its record of service in the past several years proves that it has.

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