Well what a year it has been so far!! We have come to the end of a very eventful term. We welcomed out new 8 Lower Sixth into our boarding house and have been so impressed with how quickly they have settled into their schools and the boarding house. We have begun to see them […]
Just in case you don’t subscribe to our newsletter, I thought I’d share our BIG NEWS here on the blog too! Whilst we have been quiet on the blog we’ve been working extremely hard, both in Zimbabwe and the UK, to make this happen. There have been many hoops to jump through, but Makomborero now […]
You are always rated second best. Your name is forgotten after the contest. You are a Jack of all trades but a master of none. You have been in every battle but never won. They always call you when there’s a job to be done. They expect you to do it just for fun. They […]
Getting a Makomborero scholarship to study at one of the top private schools in Harare opens up so many more doors for our students than just academic achievements. Not having to worry about the burden of the financial aspects of their education means that they can devote time to discovering new talents – writing poetry, […]
In updating our website with all of our student’s A-level results, I noticed that one of our external students, Paddington, had done incredibly well, achieving 5 straight A’s in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Accounts! I decided that I needed to find out more, so here is Paddington’s story. I reminisce pondering such excruciating […]
Last year I wrote in detail the step by step process we take in recruiting our students and this year I want to share that journey again but more from another point of view. This is my personal view! I am incredibly proud to walk this journey with Mark (my husband) – he has such […]
Almost a year ago we posted about Joseph’s upcoming trip to Paris – the result of winning the DSTV Eutelsat essay competition in the whole of Africa. Now that he has been to Paris (and beyond), here’s what he had to say. There came the long awaited, countdowns finally up. It was time, minds switched […]
It is amazing to think we have just finished our 5th year! It really feels like we are becoming more robust, more effective and more experienced at all we are doing! Reflecting on this past year and all the previous years we are blown away by the journey and how many lives are being changed! […]
I sit down and write what rhymes. I do so in joyful, sorrowful ,and depressing times. I bring joy and laughter into people’s lives, Something to look forward to after their nine-to-fives. I write pages and pages because i enjoy it, But I do not intend to be called a poet. When I am sad, […]
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