Inside St Jude’s

In 2002 Australian woman, Gemma Sisia, opened The School of St Jude with three students and a big dream to bring the opportunity of free, quality education to children living in poverty. Thanks to generous supporters, St Jude’s is now a pioneering leader in charitable education. Hosted by Gemma in Arusha, Tanzania, this is your chance to hear from the woman who turned her dream into a reality as she chats with the inspirational people who are helping her fight poverty through education.

10 years of community service 07/29/2025

10 years of community service In this episode, we chat with Celine, Class of 2024, who recently wrapped her Community Service Year (CSY) with the St Jude’s marketing team. She shares what she enjoyed most, reflects on the skills she developed and highlights some of her favourite moments from the experience. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/37591395

The St Jude’s experience: through a visitor’s eyes 06/02/2025

The St Jude’s experience: through a visitor’s eyes What’s it really like visiting St Jude’s? Hear from two Australian visitors as they reflect on their experience and share how it’s been to see our mission in action – all in this month’s podcast episode. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/36817380

Turning ideas into impact 05/05/2025

Turning ideas into impact Our student hosts sat down with Ms Vivian, Special Programs Senior Manager, to explore how a new initiative is helping alumni turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/36437580

Girls leading the way 04/04/2025

Girls leading the way Victoria, a top performing student with straight A's engages in a conversation with our student hosts, Loyce and Juliana, in this month's podcast episode. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/36002070

Walking the talk 02/28/2025

Walking the talk John returns to St Jude’s as an inspiring alum, thriving entrepreneur, engaging speaker, and climate activist. Listen to his story on our podcast. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/35479845

Adapting to life at St Jude's 02/06/2025

Adapting to life at St Jude's Get a glimpse into how new students adapt to life at St Jude's in this exciting conversation between Standard 1 teacher Natalia and our new student podcast hosts, Juliana and Loyce. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/35172425

Experience the day-to-day at St Jude’s 12/12/2024

Experience the day-to-day at St Jude’s Get an inside look at daily activities at St Jude’s as our student hosts, Fatuma and Lilian, sit for a chat with Mr Sangito, St Jude’s Core Values and Operations Deputy Headmaster. The trio discuss everything from graduations, culture days, sports events, and much more. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/34409290

Supporting Budding Artists at St Jude's 11/08/2024

Supporting Budding Artists at St Jude's This episode shines light on one of St Jude's most flourishing initiatives, the Student Art Program. Our student hosts, Lilian and Fatuma, sit for a chat with Nsajigwa, St Jude's Student Art Initiative Program Officer. An alum himself, Nsajigwa shares his experience with art at St Jude's, the emergence, growth and future plans of the art program. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/33845762

Exploring Beyond St Jude’s 10/10/2024

Exploring Beyond St Jude’s Completing St Jude's opens the way to another exciting program. Hear it yourself from Ms Catherine, Beyond St Jude’s Scholarship Program (BSJSP) Higher Education Mentor as she chats with our student hosts, Lilian and Fatuma. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/33402252

Talking Agriculture with Mr Ibrahim 09/09/2024

Talking Agriculture with Mr Ibrahim In this episode, our studio has a guest student host, Zahra, who joins Fatuma to chat with St Jude's agriculture teacher, Mr Ibrahim. Their discussion highlights how St Jude’s holistic approach to education prepares students for opportunities in agriculture, Tanzania’s biggest economic sector. Mr Ibrahim also shares some interesting initiatives at the school farm. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/32967642

Cultivating Confidence in Public Speaking 08/01/2024

Cultivating Confidence in Public Speaking Our student hosts, Fatuma and Lilian, sit for a chat with Mwajabu, the current Tanzanian Debate Championship and fellow student at St Jude’s. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/32382742

St Jude’s Science Day 2024 05/20/2024

St Jude’s Science Day 2024 Every year, St Jude’s hosts the Science Fair, a special event highlighting our students’ creativity and innovation. The 2024 Science Fair at St Jude’s featured innovative projects from students in science, ICT, mathematics, and art. Our young innovators from primary and secondary schools presented working models and designed experiments that addressed challenges in environmental conservation, agriculture, IT, sustainable energy, and much more. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/31301172

Women in Leadership 04/18/2024

Women in Leadership St Jude's student hosts, Lilian and Fatuma, chat with Human Resources Manager Rehema. Rehema shares her inspiring journey to becoming a female leader in HR and highlights how St Jude's empowers its female students to achieve similar leadership roles. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/30880188

Q & A with St Jude’s Alumni, Sule and Winnie 03/18/2024

Q & A with St Jude’s Alumni, Sule and Winnie Our student host, Lilian, and guest host, Lauraclara, catch up with Suleiman and Winnie, who are currently in Australia with St Jude’s Founder, Gemma. The pair reflect on their early days at St Jude’s, the Australian tour, and their flourishing careers. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/30415623

Back to School 02/14/2024

Back to School Welcome to Season 6 of Inside St Jude’s! Meet our new hosts, Fatuma and Lilian, and some exciting new segments. For Episode 1, join our guest Herieth, St Jude’s alumn and teacher who opens up on her early days at St Jude’s. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/29964463

Our classroom renovation 12/15/2023

Our classroom renovation On this episode of Inside St Jude's, Fatuma speaks to Ms Julieth, a primary school teacher of 10 years. She dives into student enrollment, probation processes and most importantly St Jude's new classroom renovation project. She shares how the newly renovated classrooms will support quality education for students and teachers. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/29096023

Mentoring Young Minds 10/13/2023

Mentoring Young Minds On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Irene and Teresia speak to Mr Elibariki, a mentor and a leader of career clubs at St Jude’s. He dives into the A Level Mentorship Program that is facilitated every year to empower A Level students with real-life skills and prepare them to embrace their next stage of academic life. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/28307753

Dr Jane Goodall’s visit 09/05/2023

Dr Jane Goodall’s visit On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Dr Jane Goodall, a world-renowned ethologist and environmentalist and the founder of the Roots and Shoots club shares about her life, early life, work and activism. Also, members of the Roots & Shoots club who met Dr Goodall during her visit to St Jude's share their experience. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/27943386

Embracing African Culture 08/07/2023

Embracing African Culture On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Mr Kephas, our talented art teacher here at St Jude’s speaks about art and how St Jude's is committed to preserving and promoting cultural creativity by creating an inclusive and inspiring environment for students to express themselves and celebrate their roots /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/27680523

Free Education: Opening Up a World of Opportunities 07/10/2023

Free Education: Opening Up a World of Opportunities In this episode of Inside St Jude's, Enock, a St Jude's alum who was on an Australian tour and a book launch led by Gemma Sisia, our Founder and Director shares his experiences throughout the journey. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/27417393

House Checks: What Happens? 05/05/2023

House Checks: What Happens? On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Teresia and Irene talk to St Jude’s staff who volunteered to conduct House Checks for Form 5 students who were shortlisted for St Jude’s scholarships. House checks are the next step after the scholarship application process is completed. The staff conduct House Checks to determine which students would benefit most from a scholarship to study at St Jude’s. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/26752371

The Role of Science to Students 03/31/2023

The Role of Science to Students On this episode of 'Inside St Jude's' Teresia and Irene speak to some of the talented scientists and learned more about their unique inventions at Science Day. Science Day is an annual event hosted by St Jude's Girls’ Secondary School earlier this month. On this day, students put their creativity to work and present innovative solutions in a wide variety of disciplines including agriculture, environmental conservation, machinery, automation, art, physics, and much more. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/26401461

Health, Happiness and Sustainability 03/13/2023

Health, Happiness and Sustainability In this episode of Inside St Jude's, Teresia and Irene have toured the school to ask staff, students and visitors about their thoughts on health, happiness, and sustainability. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/26207808

Starting Secondary School 02/03/2023

Starting Secondary School In this episode of 'Inside St Jude's', Irene and Teresia speak with Ms Upendo, a teacher and Level Coordinator. This year, St Jude’s welcomed 240 new Form 1 students to our two secondary schools. And since it’s a new beginning for them, the school has teachers who are selected as Level Coordinators to help the new students adjust to the new environment. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/25819725

Looking Forward to the Future 12/08/2022

Looking Forward to the Future On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Abdulkarim and Joanita who are Standard 7 graduates talk about their primary education and their upcoming plans. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/25264842

Embracing the next academic journey 11/11/2022

Embracing the next academic journey On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Stephen and Fatina, both Form 4 students talk about their biggest milestone of completing Form 4. They are waiting for final examinations that mark the end of their O Level studies and the start of their A Level academic journey. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/24977607

Focus: Bringing St Jude’s Community Together 09/27/2022

Focus: Bringing St Jude’s Community Together In this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Teresia and Irene speak with Focus. He is part of the People and Culture team, which engages with the school community and strengthens the school's spirit. Focus shares about his role, how he works to bring the community together and the St Jude’s Spirit program. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/24501990

Edgar: Sustainability in Action 08/31/2022

Edgar: Sustainability in Action In this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Gemma speaks with Edgar, a St Jude’s alum who is now a fully-fledged philanthropic entrepreneur, transforming plastic waste into building products. Edgar combines managing his successful business with university studies in the US, all with the goal of lifting other youth out of poverty and paving the way toward a brighter, cleaner Tanzania. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/24224445

The Future of Alumni 08/01/2022

The Future of Alumni In this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Teresia and Irene are talking to Ms Irene, who leads the Alumni team at The School of St Jude. She works with St Jude’s students and alumni to help them choose the right career paths and shape their futures. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/23918946

Promoting Values through Sports 06/23/2022

Promoting Values through Sports On this episode of Inside St Jude’s, Anna and Benson, Form 5 and 3 students speak to Cathbert. He is a Community Service Year (CSY) volunteer assisting St Jude’s People and Culture team. Cathbert shares his experience as a CSY volunteer and how sports contribute to the school’s values. /episode/index/show/theschoolofstjude/id/23515643

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