International Friendship Visit 2012
Our International Friendship Visit to Uganda in June was very successful. 5 visitors spent 3 days at the Mustard Seed School, and 12 of us, including 6 lecturers and students from Newcastle College,...
View ArticleMarch 2013 Update
Humanist Schools Conference January 31st to February 2nd, 2013 UHST in collaboration with the Uganda Humanist SchoolsAssociation (UHSA) organised the first conference for teachers in the...
View ArticleMustard Seed School Success in National Examinations
In the 2012 Uganda Certificate of Education (O-level) results one student gained a grade 1 aggregate (putting him in the top 8% of students in the country). 5 students failed through drop out before...
View ArticleMbute Campus Rescue Plan Gathers Pace
The legal paperwork to transfer the ownership of Fair View School to Isaac Newton School has been completed and a bank account opened in the name of Isaac Newton High School – Mbute Campus. Soon the...
View ArticleLaunch of Boys’ Hostel Appeal for Isaac Newton
At the British Humanist Association Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel Leeds UHST took the opportunity to launch an appeal for a boys’ hostel at Isaac Newton High School. Our display stand is...
View ArticleNew cook house for Mbute Campus
Work has been completed on a much needed new cook house for the Mbute Campus (formerly Fair View School) of Isaac Newton High School. The old makeshift and ramshackle wooden building has been...
View ArticleDeveloping co-curricular activities at Mustard Seed
Moses Kamya, the Director of Mustard Seed School, has been making a determined effort to offer a broad educational experience to students at the school. Offering a range of co-curricular activities is...
View ArticleSad loss of Fine Art teacher
We heard last week of the sudden and unexpected death of Farouk Lusira, the Fine Art Teacher at Isaac Newton High School, Katera. Farouk was one of two members of staff who had been there since the...
View ArticleLylah’s Quest
Lylah is a little girl of 7. She lives in Montgomery, Illinois in the United States. Recently she accepted a challenge from her father to devote some of her time to helping less privileged children by...
View ArticleChallenge of viability at Mbute Campus, Mpigi
The latest report on Isaac Newton High School’s Mbute Campus at Mpigi gives a largely upbeat account of the progress the school is making under its new management headed by its Director, Peter...
View ArticleMajor Health initiative at Isaac Newton
A new medical house will be opened at Isaac Newton High School, Katera in time for the 2014 school year. The picture shows workmen glazing the internal windows of one of the two wards. The house...
View ArticleMustard Seed becomes Examination Centre
In 2013 Mustard Seed School has been approved as a Centre for National A-level Examinations. This comes after meeting the requirements for becoming an O-level Examination Centre in 2012. The school has...
View ArticleEconomic 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...
View ArticleBusoga 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...
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