Children And Life Mission -CALM-

Don Bosco School a home tht wecomes, a school that educates, playground that recreates

Written by Fr Jean Marie Mushibwe. Posted in Home

The day was opened by the Holy Mass at the Chapel. The main celebrant was the guest of Honor Rev. Fr. Camiel, Provincial of AGL based in Kigali- Rwanda. Fr. Camiel explain the Mission of the School. He said that Don Bosco School is a home that welcomes, a school that educates, playground that recreates and a church that evangelizes. After Mass, the brass band led us to match from the chapel to the school where the chief guest cut a ribbon to officially open the school. He then blessed all the classes and went a head to sign the visitors’ book in the head teachers’ office.

The chief guests together with the members of the school management committee were led to primary two class for some entertainment. The teacher in charge of music dance and drama presented a welcoming song which impressed the chief guest and the member s of the school management committee. Primary one class presented three rhymes.

Later on the Head teacher Mr. Ocom Sebastiano introduced the team he is working with, all the eight teachers were introduced, the secretary/bursar Mary R Nakanjakko.

The Director of the school, Fr. Jean Marie Mushibwe, introduced the members of the school management committee and thanked them for the work well done, their effort in implementing the activities which resulted in the opening of Don Bosco Primary School.

The Head teacher then invited the chief guest and members of the school management to tour different class for them to see what the teachers and pupils are doing in different classes. The Chief Guest together with the members of school management were impressed by change of behavior they recognized and with what the teachers had done in the shortest time.

The pupils then went for their break porridge and the guests were led by the Director of the school Fr. Jean Marie to the community. At 1:00 pm we had lunch at the home. The program of the day was concluded by sports activities after lunch.

official programme of opening Don Bosco Primary School on Friday 26/02/2016

Written by Fr Jean Marie Mushibwe. Posted in Home

7:00 am : Arrival of Pupils

7:30 am Arrival of teachers

8:00 am : Holy Mass

10: 00 Am : Opening of the school officially ( Cutting of the Ribbon)

& Blessing of the School

12:00 pm: Entertainments

1:00 pm: Lunch

2:00 pm: Sports activity

Food security and poverty eradication at Don Bosco CALM - Namugongo-Kira

Written by Fr Elie Nyadwi. Posted in Home

During the two months of January and February, most of Uganda is dry. Many people take advantage of this period to harvest and store their crops.Maize harvesting is the simple action of separating the cob from its grown medium. This is done when the maize crop is completely dry. Since last January 2016, Don Bosco CALM (Children and Life Mission) has been harvesting the fruits of its maize plantation. Much effort from all Don Bosco CALM stakeholders (Children, Salesians, volunteers and social workers) was marshalled together in order to promote in our Centre food security and poverty eradication. This was achieved through work sensitization during morning and goodnight talks given by Salesian fathers and brothers offering an environment of holistic development to the destitute and vulnerable children in Uganda.

”Manual work at our Don Bosco CALM has become our fourth daily meal”. Says one senior four boy carrying a sack full of maize from the garden. At Don Bosco CALM, children learn how to care for the environment in order to care for our Mother Earth. Children were freely enjoying roasted maize for many days till early January. The maize grains are removed from the cobs, then dried and stored into sacs waiting for grinding. The maize cobs are then collected and taken in the kitchen to be used as fire-wood to cook meals. The maize stalks are collected, and used to fertilize the banana plantation of the Centre. By now, the Don Bosco has harvested almost one ton of maize.

Induction workshop for Don Bosco Primary School teachers

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The first day, Br. Hubert Twagirayezu, the Administrator of Don Bosco – CALM and Don Bosco Primary School, took us on guided tour of Don Bosco Calm. We saw different departments where the poor vulnerable children live. The Chapel, the dining hall, dormitories, stores, Kitchen, the T.V room, Room for music equipments, the spacious play grounds, for foot ball, basket ball. We also had to look at the farm, poultry, Geese/ducks, the piggery, the milk cows, goats. We also saw for ourselves big garden where Don Bosco Calm children carry out gardening activities where arrange of food crops are produced; Banana plantation, beans, maize, sweet potatoes different types of vegetables and fodder for the animals.The guided tour ran from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. A tiring tour that gave us an insight into Bon Bosco Calm activities. Later in the day we had joint lunch with some soft drinks (sodas).

The second day, Fr. Jean Marie, the Rector and Director of Don Bosco Calm and Don Bosco primary School, organized a tax to transport teachers and the head teacher to Mother Majeri Boarding primary school for educational tour. Mother Majeri boarding primary school is found in Wakiso District, kira municipal council in Bweyogerere kirinya. It’s one of the performing schools in Wakiso District. The school was not in session but the teachers, administrators were present at school preparing work for term 1. On reaching we were welcomed and had a briefing from the head teacher Mr. Basembeza Peter. In the head teachers office, the thanked us for having chosen their school and encouraged us to work hard to lift up our school, Don Bosco primary school. He even promised to collaborate with pertaining matters of the school, exchange of exams.