In 2022 we are going to celebrate the TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY of THE LION OF JUDAH ACADEMY’s ministry (In Kiswahili the school is, “Simba wa Yuda Academy”). As we begin 2022, we’d like to give you just a glimpse into why the school exists, as well as the amazing miracles God […]
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An unusual new addition was made to the Lion of Judah Academy sciences teaching staff this past summer. “Bonita Bones”, accompanied by her traveling companion, Martha Deegan, finally made her long awaited journey from Connecticut to Bulima, Tanzania, to join the school staff. Her departure from Connecticut had been delayed […]
Most everyone in the U.S. knows by now that “Giving Tuesday” is a real thing…joining the host of other uniquely American days clustered right after Thanksgiving, such as Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, etc.! But, unlike those others, Giving Tuesday is focused on giving, rather than getting. […]
School’s out at The Lion of Judah Academy! Today, December 18, is the last day of classes until the new school year beings in 2021, so students are on their way home as teachers and staff prepare for a well-deserved rest! 2020 has been challenging for us all…including everyone at […]
MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE A small group of Lion of Judah Academy supporters have created a Matching Gift Challenge for us to close out 2020. Every donation received between now and the end of the year will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $15,000. That offers a […]
Please remember to pray for the Form Four students taking their national examinations this week. For more information about the examination see the previous post — just a couple of weeks ago — on the subject. These exams are very important. On Sunday, November 22, the student body had the […]
Lion of Judah Academy graduation for Form Four and Class 7 was Saturday, October 24. We thought you might like to see some photos of the event. About 120 students graduated so the campus was full of graduates, students, families, staff and other guests! It was a wonderful celebration. Thank […]
COVID 19 has presented challenges worldwide, and Tanzania has not been exempted! Classes at The Lion of Judah Academy were allowed to resume in July (after several months of closure), and the second term has proceeded more or less as normal. But there have been lots of extra classes to […]
We’ve just received two pieces of important news from The Lion of Judah Academy First, classes have been allowed to resume at Tanzania schools. So Lion of Judah Academy students are returning to the campus. That’s VERY good news! But it also involves a lot of travel for a large […]
Form 6 National Examinations — National exams for our oldest students, Form 6, begin Monday, June 29, and continue through the week. These examinations are extremely important for the students, and their results have great impact on what options will be available to them moving forward in their education. They […]
Greetings Everyone! This is a quick post on two subjects: 1 — Lion of Judah Academy will have a graduation celebration on Saturday, October 12, for students in Class 7 and Form Four. All together this will include approximately 120 students!! Class 7 is roughly equivalent to 7th grade in […]
Here’s a report, only mildly edited for clarity, from a participant in the 2018 Graduation Celebration November 3, 2018, at The Lion of Judah Academy We thank God for the wonderful graduation we had yesterday! The number of graduates was 44 Standard Seven students, and 87 Form Four students. […]
Saturday, November 3, The Lion of Judah Academy will have a wonderful day celebrating the graduation of this year’s Form Four class. The campus will be filled to overflowing with students, family and friends, to honor the approximately 80 Form Four students who mark the completion of their Form Four […]
We recently received word from The Lion of Judah Academy about the Standard 7 national exam results (which were administered several weeks ago)…and once again our kids did fantastically well!! — we were at the very top of our district — #1 out of 74 schools — we were #2 […]