October, 2009
Greetings from Chief Wanzagi School in Tanzania!
We thought you might like to hear from a few of our students. We asked them the following questions so they could send you their answers:
- Why did you come to our school?
- What do you like best about our school?
- What do you want to be/do after you leave our school?
Eight girls responded, three are freshman (First Form) and five are sophomores (Second Form). In a country where a large number of women do not go to school, especially high school, our students understand that women can better themselves and others through education. Their responses are very encouraging!
Why did you come to our school?
- I want to get a good education; to learn to be responsible even when I’m away from my parents. I want to learn good English and to live peacefully with my fellow students, beloved students, and teachers.
- I want to study hard.
- I want to study and know many things so I will be able and ready to help my family and myself, too. I want to be in control of my own life.
- Because I like studying and I want to be an educated person in this country. I like the school more than eating.
- I came to get the education I need and to build up my future.
- It’s a good school, and I like the motto, “Charity and Truth.”
- I came for three good reasons: to study, to live in Charity and Truth, to be respected in the future.
- I want to get a good education and be a good girl in the future.
What do you like best about our school?
- I like the environment and teachers.
- I like studying and exchanging ideas with my fellow students, and praying.
- The teachers teach very well, and they help us to know about life. I like this school because you must study hard to prepare for your future life.
- I like to be able to speak English very much, and secondly, I like studying and reading novels.
- I like it best when the chance is given to students to uplift their God-given talents and skills.
- The best thing for me in this school is the chance to pray and to study hard, also I like my fellow students, teachers, and Sisters of the Resurrection.
- I like the kind Sisters, and their solidarity; I like our beautiful buildings and intelligent teachers.
- I like the way the teachers are teaching and the way the Sisters, matrons, and cooks are taking care of us.
What do you want to be/do after you leave our school?
- I want to be a teacher.
- I would like to be a doctor or engineer.
- I would like to continue my education; I would like to be a good doctor. I want to treat people with heart problems because in Tanzania heart sicknesses are a major problem.
- After I finish “O” level at Chief Wanzagi, I would like to continue with my studies. I will take three years for “A” level, and after that, I will take five years for university, then I will become a good doctor in this country and all over the world. God bless me and my studies. And this all will be the product of getting a good education from Chief Wanzagi Secondary School.
- All I want to do is keep on with my studies so as to accomplish all my dreams and goals and to go for further studies.
- I would like to help those who are not educated, and to teach others about Christian life in peace and love.
- I would like to be prime minister of Tanzania, and a good mother of my family.
- When I finish Chief Wanzagi Secondary School, I want to go to university and study hard so that I can come to be a good engineer and build a lot of schools like Chief Wanzagi!
Our students are such uplifting and inspiring young women, don’t you think? We’re happy they could share with you. We’ll do more of this during the year.
Please keep us in your prayers—students, Sisters, faculty, staff, and families. Thank you, and know you are in our prayers.