St. Peter Claver High School
| St. Peter Claver High School | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Motto | To learn, to love, to serve[1] |
| Established | 2011 |
| Director | Fr. James Joseph, SJ |
| Headmaster | Fr. Buberwa Karongo, SJ |
| Grades | 60-65 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Color(s) | Blue and Black |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Nickname | Claverians |
| National ranking | 85 |
| Publication | Claverian Magazine |
| Yearbook | Claverian Magazine |
| Website | ClaverTanzania |
St. Peter Claver High School is a Jesuit boarding school located on a 500-acre campus about 15 kilometres from the center of Dodoma, the national capital of the United Republic of Tanzania. It opened in 2011.
History
The Jesuits of the East Africa Province of the Society of Jesus arrived in Dodoma at the invitation of Bishop Joseph Mathias Isuja in 1976 and began by administering at Kiwanja cha Ndege Church, by the airport. This parish undertook several social works and also founded Saint Ignatius Primary School, an English medium school, with Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation of Canada as its principal partner. In 2005 the primary school was completed. When the people in Canada learned that most of the graduates of the primary school could not afford to go to secondary school, since the closest school was in Dar es Salaam, they began raising funds to build St. Peter Claver High School (Forms 1-6) along with a two-year trades school and teacher-training institute.[2]
St. Peter Claver High School began with 140 students in Form 1 in January 2011.[3] As of 2016, the A-level block and chapel had also been completed.[4] Scholarships are provided for needy students and children of peasants live in hostels alongside children of diplomats and government leaders.[5]
Further assistance
Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the United States, is also assisting in equipping the schools.[6] International volunteers are recruited for teaching, especially through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in the United States and Jesuit Missions in the United Kingdom. Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio has done a Kairos retreat each year since 2016, bringing a group of students in the Summer to lead this retreat. [7] Seven such volunteers were working at Dodoma in 2015.[8][9] American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program (ASHA) has also contributed toward the high school.[10] Heythrop College, London, has also adopted this high school in Dodoma as a part of its outreach.[11]
A dispensary serves the students and, in the future, as funds are available, the local villagers. Several projects help the school remain self-sufficient: a dairy, pork production project, bakery, and bee-keeping project.[12]
References
- ^ Motto. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ^ "OLQP - Projects - Tanzania". www.ourladyqueenofpeacefoundation.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "History of SPCHS". St. Peter Claver Dodoma. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Current School Projects". St. Peter Claver Dodoma. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Toledo priest promotes education in Tanzania". The Blade. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ WalshHigh. Accessed 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Volunteer Opportunities". St. Peter Claver Dodoma. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "djthomassmith". djthomassmith. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ (Source of previous.) Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad". www.usaid.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Heythrop. Accessed 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Go where the needs are greatest | John Carroll magazine". sites.jcu.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-07.