ABOUT US

ABOUT US

According to UNICEF, Children of Mbeya demographics, (2021) Mbeya region has about 17% of under-five year’s children who require nursery school enrollment; by 2021 the total children population was 2,274,436. In education sector, 75.8% national average gross ratio of children enrolled in preprimary education.  The net children national enrollment ratio in preprimary schools is 35.9%. On the national average primary school gross enrollment ratio is 110.6%, while 95.7% is primary school net national enrollment average ratio. There is only 75.5% primary school gross average national completion rate. On the other hand, there is 38.7% national average of standard III children meeting reading comprehension benchmark and the national average of pupil-teacher ratio in preprimary school is 1:192 pupils

General challenges that are faced by nursery and primary school pupils include distance to and from schools, absence of transport facilities for pupils, lack of dietary meals, presence of unqualified teachers, limited teaching and learning guides like books and computers. Also poor children upbringing has effects on his/her well-being including dropping out of school especially at primary school level

Good Hope Academy (GHA) background

Good Hope Academy is an English Medium nursery school established in July 2016 located at Block T area adjacent to Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) and begun with one teacher, a cooker and six pupils. The school has been responding to the challenges mentioned facing many nursery schools by provision of quality education from qualified and experienced teachers, with sports and games facilities, up to date academic materials like books, transport facilities having cars to carry pupils to and from home and good children upbringing

Since being in operation, the school attained tremendous success by partnership built in the whole school team such as school board, committed teachers and non-teaching staff, government and other partners. Among the success reached is four phases of all around 200 pupils graduated entered standard one, presence of enough staff who meets current school needs (5 teachers, 2 drivers, 2 cookers and 2 non-teaching staff) by 2024

The founder of Good Hope Academy (GHA) is Mrs. Dorice Mwambagi known as Mammy Yaya (due to her endless love for children) and during school launch there was one teacher and one pupil, the number of pupils raised slowly to six, up to date the school has 46 female and 41 male pupils taking children aged 2 to 6 years as a day scholars. Currently the school has 5 teaching staff and 6 non-teaching staff to ensure the pupils get standard education while ensured their safety in and out of school

Values

The values categorized in three areas, the ground build the foundation of all values, the wall are intermediary values cutting across as a bridge among them and the roof that finalize the intended objectives

Ground values:

• Balanced and equal education for all: Nondiscriminatory education
• Child safety, love and care: love to children in a safe environment 
• Excellent upbringing physically and  morally: Children growing in a morally adulthood
• Trustworthy: Maintained trust to all    

 

Wall values:

• Communication: Progressive Information sharing
• Commitment to excellence: High quality of services provided
• Growth: Nurture positive children growth 

 

Roof values:

 

• Engagement: Participation of parents and stakeholders in decision making
• Progression: Children Transition to next level education
• Linkage: Children talents upholding for future   

TEACHING MODELS

GHA uses English Medium teaching methodology from highly qualified professional teachers within and from outside Tanzania that assures a child English fluency in their primary school progression.

Swahili taught as a  compulsory subject  to  complement pupils learning as Tanzania national languages to enable them communicate well both in English and Swahili

To enrich child learning, the school applies the following teaching models:

Play-Based Learning

•  The school emphasizes learning through play as it is essential for the development of fine and gross motor skills, social skills, and cognitive abilities.
• It also provides a variety of hands-on activities, games, and creative play that encourage exploration and curiosity to children

Language Development:

• ·Create an English-rich environment with exposure to spoken and written language to children, Teachers use storytelling, rhymes, and songs to enhance vocabulary and language skills.
• Encourage daily conversations and discussions to develop communication skills since their joining at school

Multisensory Learning:

• Our teachers incorporates a variety of sensory experiences such as touch, sight, sound, and movement into lessons
• Use manipulative, visuals, and interactive materials to engage multiple senses in the learning process due to presence of sports and academic tools

Parental Involvement:

• Keep parents informed about their child's progress and involve them in their child's learning journey due to close tie made at the school
• Provide resources and suggestions for extending learning at home for provision of academic gifts to children to different scenarios like birthdays, during graduation and in general events

Health and Safety:

• The institution prioritizes the health and safety of the children by maintaining a clean and child-friendly environment.
• Implement health and safety protocols and teach good hygiene practices to children

Professional Development for Teachers:

• The school ensures that teachers are well-trained in early childhood education and have a solid understanding of English language development
• Encourage continuous professional development to keep teachers updated on best practices though skills and development program that assures every teacher upgrade his education to the next educational level

WHY SELECT GOOD HOPE ACADEMY FOR YOUR CHILD?

• Affordable school fees paid in installment
• Safe and secured environment to our children that assure their safety
• Balanced and dietary meals provision from professional cookers
• Good academic performance of pupils studying at GHA where all pupils go to next level of primary school
• Experienced and professional teachers with loving and caring spirit to children
• Discipline consideration and religious values for children
• Door to door children transportation to and from home
• Excellent academic progression for connecting students to primary schools of their choice
• Nondiscriminatory education provided  regardless of child gender, historical background, religion or  ethnicity
• Good child upbringing inclusive moral care, sports and games and academic materials provision
• Best English medium school that increase pupils’ confidence in communication skills

GOOD HOPE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN

GHA has a five years strategic plan 2024-2029 that has five objectives and strategies to achieve them with expectation to attain growth that will transform the recent progress to the highest level of operations in infrastructural development, improvement of teaching and learning, increased school financial status, ensure child progression in and out of school and increased partnership among stakeholders among others  

The summary of five school strategic objectives is highlighted below:

1.     Provision of the highest quality education through broadening of the school operation

The school will broaden its service delivery to every area of its operation to meet required standards of the best school. It will cover areas like transportation facilities, school library and hiring of having highly qualified teachers

2.       School evolution from nursery to pre and primary school

The school will meet required pupils’ needs for both nursery and primary school through construction of a new and standard pre and primary school in a new selected compound. The purpose is to reduce pupil’s movement seeking for primary school service after completion of primary school education

3.       Expansion of the schools’ strong financial base

In order to maintain its financial stability, Good Hope Academy will diversify its financial resource through practice of multidimensional income generation activities. It will engage professional experts for undertaking feasibility study of viable and sustainable income generation activities

4.       Advocacy of children’s rights in and out of the school

Children rights will be a school cross cutting agenda by all partners to agree and sign consent to promote child rights in every area of their operation. In order to attain child friendly working environment, child rights will be the main agenda in every GHA activity like board meeting, parents meeting and all the school management activities

5.       Promote successful pupils’ transition in their education

School administration will make sure every pupil completed at GHA is going to the next level of education which is primary school and once GHA pre and primary school begun; linkage to both primary and secondary school is done

SCHOOL TESTIMONIALS

Child reading, writing and confidence growth

Children who came with o ability to read or write, after short duration of joining GHA have cached easy  and being able to read and write. This contributed by love to coach teachers and presence of visual, audio and playing teaching tools like radio, television, books, sports and games that fasten teaching and learning. Children who were fearful, after joining GHA gained confidence to talk and contribute their ideas due to participatory teaching methodologies  

GHA as a mentorship bridge to other government nursery schools

Some government nursery schools close to GHA academy have been sending children to GHA to get basic foundation of reading, writing and counting before getting back to their schools, because GHA is a role model nursery school to the surrounding school in provision of high quality education

Our stakeholders as good school ambassadors

Quality education, staff with passion for children, presence of enough transport facilities, sports facilities, academic materials, maintained discipline, safe living environment both made the school reputation growth. Parents and community have been good ambassadors to spread good information to others hence increased number of children joining to the school