Isaac Newton High School, Masaka has named two buildings in honour of school sponsors. The Lily van Haelen Hostel has been named after a prominent Humanist who lived in South Africa. Her family knew that she wanted part of her estate to be used to support Humanist projects in Africa. After rejecting a number of …
Posted: February 27, 2014 by Steve Hurd
School honours sponsors
Isaac Newton High School, Masaka has named two buildings in honour of school sponsors. The Lily van Haelen Hostel has been named after a prominent Humanist who lived in South Africa. Her family knew that she wanted part of her estate to be used to support Humanist projects in Africa. After rejecting a number of …
Posted: February 24, 2014 by Steve Hurd
Busoga royalty visit Mustard Seed School
Last Saturday evening Prince Gabula IV paid an impromptu visit to the Mustard Seed School. The Prince is the traditional hereditary chief of Bugabula County, Busoga where the school and the town of Busota lies. Moses Kamya and other school staff showed Prince Gabula around the school, which is a significant new presence in this …
Posted: November 28, 2013 by Steve Hurd
Economic Impact of the Humanist Schools
The Humanist Schools in Uganda were set up to provide inclusive liberal education to impoverished rural communities in Uganda. An emerging spin-off is the schools’ contribution to the economic regeneration of the communities they serve. The schools are large employers. The wages they pay are spent in the local area, buying goods and services and …