'Redressing the balance' in Soroti and the surrounding areas.

Category: Crossroads School

Redressing the Balance

St George’s funds School Lunches

 

St George’s Church of England Foundation School raised an amazing £450 for for Crossroads at their Harvest Celebration in September.

 

Poshoe and Beans are on the menu at Crossroads every lunchtime.… Continue Reading

Teachers and Staff

Regular monthly sponsorship enables us to pay for the teachers and support staff at the school. More sponsorship is needed to enable us to pay the Teachers a fair wage, and contribute to their Pension scheme.Continue Reading

Information Technology

Information Technology is  viewed by the Dept. of Sport and Education in Uganda as high priority. We supplied the school in 2012 with:

  • a new internet TV
  •  a  video recorder and tapes
  • 2 x DVD players
  • an overhead projector and acetates

These items, apart from the TV, have all been donated and brought out by the Trustees.… Continue Reading

Refurbishment – 2015

Access ramps

Access ramps have now been installed at the school for children with disabilities, making the school more accessible to all who visit or attend.… Continue Reading

School Operating License and Registration as an Exam Centre

School License 

After re-opening the school in 2007, our next major objective was to apply for the school to be licensed with the Department of Education and Sport, so that the school could continue to operate.Continue Reading

The Children, Accommodation and Links with UK

Sports

Girls and Boys teams proudly show off their new sports kit. Some was purchased locally in Uganda with funds donated by Holy Trinity School in Broadstairs, and other kit given free by a sports club in Oxford.… Continue Reading

Girls Washrooms

Lack of proper washing and personal hygiene facilities are often the reason why girls are absent from schools throughout Uganda.

Global Challenge addressed this problem in 2014.… Continue Reading

Ugandan Certificate of Education results

The Ugandan school year ends at Christmas; These are the Ugandan Certificate of Education results for the Year 4 school leavers:


Many pupils come from very difficult backgrounds and staff have to take a very ‘holistic’ approach to their education and welfare.Continue Reading

Water Harvesting System

A Borehole was not an option -there are many pit latrines in urban areas and thus a genuine concern about pollution of the water table.… Continue Reading

School Meal Initiative

The Teachers told us that many malnourished children arrived at school with no lunch, and had no money to buy lunch either.… Continue Reading