WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY THIS MARCH....

VARIED ACTIVITIES

Authors: -Happiness Emmanuel Form 1, -Irene Mugishagwe Form 3, -Annaalbina Audax Form 1,

-Irene Dawson Form 3, -Regina Nyamicho Form 1 and –Leah Tartan Form 1

       While students from Hekima pass their exams with flying colours, there is more to school life here than academic studies.  We have many sports and activities that help us to ‘recharge our batteries’.  We play games on Mondays and Fridays.  Most opt for netball and volleyball but others prefer to skip, run, jump or play.

       We have regular debates and discussion on interesting topics.  Reading is becoming particularly popular now that we have a wonderful new library.

       The annual competition to select Miss Hekima is one of the highlights of the year. Like so many Africans, we just love music and dancing. You would not be long in our compound before you hear the beat of the drum and the sweet voices of some group singing in the background.

        As well as all these sporting and cultural activities, we also learn to care for animals such as pigs and cows, make vegetable and flower gardens and do some numerous farming work.  This prepares us to lend a helping hand when we go home on holidays and the skills we acquire will also be very useful in the years a head.

        Apart from the enjoyment and satisfaction we get from playing games and working, these activities bring us closer together as a community.  It all adds up to a wonderful life.

                                     PROBLEMS FACING AFRICAN GIRLS

Auhor: Concepta Ifunya.

            As in many parts of Africa, girls in Tanzania often find it very difficult to follow their dreams and achieve their goals in life.

            This happens for various reasons, not least is the fact that there is gender discrimination. Many parents think that educating girl is waste of time. They don’t realize that by educating females, they are educating the whole society. When they ignore this fact, their daughters are getting married and having children at a very young age.

            Single sex boarding schools like Hekima, where there are no distractions, play a vital role in liberating girls and giving them a chance to achieve their potential.

                                       A DREAM COME TRUE

Author:  - Salome Kamwamwa Form 3

      The day I passed my interview for Hekima was one of the best days of my life. I cried with happiness. Before I got the good news, I had been so impatient. I just kept praying that I would get the call.

      You see, I fell in love with the place from the very beginning. When I came for interview, everyone was so nice and charming and so eager to tell me about the school.

      I am now in Hekima and have no notion of moving elsewhere. We completely attached.

I am part of it and it is part of me. I just love it.

                                        THE LAST WORD

Authors: -Dainess Reuben Form 3,   - Grace Costatine,  - Anitha Bayona.

      We can hear the birds singing at the top of their voices as the bees buzz around the beautiful red, pink, yellow and gold school flowers. We have the rose, marigold, hibiscus, lily and so many others. The trees are swinging softly to the rhythm of the wind and gentle fragrances abound. Students keep the place in pristine condition and this enhances its natural beauty.

      Dear visitor, from home or a broad, we welcome you here. We shall gladly exchange view and share culture.

     You will enjoy our songs, food, drinks and entertainment!

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY……………….

Authors: -Emmanuelina Papius  Form 3, 

- Caren Victor Form 3,

- Regina James Form 3,

 -Nyamwiza Baraba Form 2,

- Grolia Kakuru Form 2.

Hekima Girl’s Secondary School is situated in Kashozi, about 12 km from Bukoba in North Western Tanzania, it has a student enrolment 456 and is run by the Theresian Sisters.

Sister Esther Buberwa, who took charge in 1992, is our Headmistress and Mr Jackson Mambo is Deputy Head. We are fortune to have a very well qualified and highly dedicated staff, capable of teaching a wide range of Arts and Science subjects. They work hard with us thought the day and often stay on in the evening to provide extra tuition. Not surprisingly, all last year’s Form 4 students passed their exams and came first in the Kagera region that includes 155 schools. They were placed 42^nd in the country, which has a total 3196 schools. All our form 2’s passed as well and came third in the Region’s 218 schools. We have four Forms at present but the school hopes to introduce Form 5 and so progress to A- level standard.

Our school motto is as follows: We seek wisdom, understanding and knowledge in caritas and veritas. Our school mission statement is : To provide quality education for young women in order to emancipate them psychologically, culturally, socially, economically and spiritually and to enable them to develop their talents, gain confidence as individuals, and an impact on the development of their society.

All female students are most welcome in our school where each person, irrespective of her background or persuasion, gets equal attention and opportunity.

We are grateful to all those who  provided the great facilities we have here at Hekima, not least the Theresian sisters and our very generous sponsors. We remember you all in our prayers.

THE RULE OF SILENCE

 Authors: -Beda Gosbert Form 4     - Lilian Burchard.

We have different rules and regulations to ensure that our school runs smoothly. One of the best of these was introduced about two years ago. It obliges us to remain silent from 5 pm until 7am the next morning. It was a pure torment at first but we can now appreciate its benefits.

It ensures that we have a peaceful environment in which to study. We can more easily recall what we have been taught in class and really concentrate on our studies. We can plan for the day ahead and have time to think about our future careers, pray to God and ask Him for His help.  We think many other school would benefit from implementation of this rule.

THE MORNING TALK

Author -Anitha Lwankomezi Form 3

Our school tries to make us more confident so that in future we become good leaders in our society.

In order to do this, one student from each class is chosen at random every Friday morning during our 7 a.m assembly.  She has to address staff and students on a specific topic.  All students have to prepare for this as you never know who will be chosen.

As well as increasing our confidence, this exercise also improves our fluency in English.

OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM

Authors:-Happiness Emmanuel Form 1,

-Irene Mugishagwe, Form 3,

-Annaalbina Audax Form 1,

-Irene Dawson Form 3,

-Regina Nyamicho Form 1,

-Leah Tartan Form 1

I think our school uniforms are the best I have ever seen.  We have one for sports, another for class and an evening one that is commonly called our ‘shamba  dress’

During class hours, we wear ironed green skirts with four large pleats, white shirts with our school crest emblazoned on the pocket, green sweaters, black shoes and white socks. 

After class we change into ‘shamba dress’ is as follows: blue for Form 1, purple for Form 3, green for Form 2 and yellow for Form 4.  The colour of the dress worn by the form that completes the school cycle is the one the new students in the incoming Form 1 inherit.

Our uniforms are a bust special and quite different from those worn in other schools around.  It’s not surprising that people sometimes remark, ‘The Hekima girls look like angels’.