Digital Newsletters

NEWSLETTER  February 2023 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Where are we heading? -Climate change and its catastrophic impacts on the most vulnerable countries? -The war and failing governance models & democracies creating an unstable geo-political crisis? -Unfiltered and over-accessible freedoms with a lack of responsibilities contributing to growing intolerance? -Need for revenge superseding human rights? -Science and technology that is supposedly so advanced that it creates apps that can solve all your problems and also help you cheat in your exams without being caught... but it cannot help end a pandemic? Where is HOPE? [...]

NEWSLETTER  December 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Family, Another successful Term 1 concluded! Well done, AIS Community! I am so proud of how far we have come, and how much we have achieved. So many events and activities, and celebrations! While you scroll through this newsletter, you will see everything that we do at the forefront, but here are a few updates from the background too… Firstly, as you may have seen on our website, our Senior Management Team continues to grow, and this time we are screening candidates for the Deputy [...]

NEWSLETTER  October 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Families, Just half a term and we have so much to share! These two months have been a great precursor to the ones that will follow.  At the onset, I would like to welcome our newest member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Lynn Bugaari Muhangi, our Head of Human Resources. She joins us with troves of experience and education in HR, having worked at UNBS as the Principal HRO for the last 7 years and a total of 10 years of experience in HR [...]

NEWSLETTER August 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL At the start of our new academic year here at Acorns International School (AIS), it is with great pride that I wish you a warm welcome, new and returning parents. I intentionally use the word pride to welcome you all because it encapsulates how I feel. So many reasons to celebrate! Firstly, 100% of our first cohort of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Cambridge A Levels students have passed with flying colours. This is a very big reason to celebrate and I take [...]

NEWSLETTER  June 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Family, So much happened at Acorns International School (AIS) this year (especially since January 2022!) that putting it in writing will be an impossible task. However, I cannot resist mentioning two important milestones in the history of AIS: The first cohort of IBDP2 and Cambridge A Levels students graduated from AIS! This cohort will always remain special, as they will be the first ones! Their results are expected from the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge offices in early August. We will keep you [...]

NEWSLETTER  April 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Family, It is very heartwarming to see everything resuming normalcy.  We used the term ‘new normal’ liberally to explain and understand our response to the pandemic. Unfortunately, as a school, we notice another ‘new normal’ that we believe is a direct outcome of the pandemic… and that is behaviour challenges among many children – be it an increase in the number of cases of bullying (online and offline), use of foul language or unending (unsupervised) screen time, where often children are consuming [...]

NEWSLETTER  February 2022 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL We cannot say this enough, but we are truly grateful for physical classes resuming. The wait was long, but the fruits borne were sweet. The giggles and gaiety are truly heart-warming. We do not take this new chapter for granted, and would like to thank you staff, parents and students for helping us in curbing the spread of COVID 19. I am so proud to be part of this community. Thank you for being open-minded, even when we have to unexpectedly move online or [...]

NEWSLETTER  December 2021 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL The COVID 19 pandemic had (and continues to have) the most catastrophic disruption to education in history, especially the Uganda’s education system. The rush to slow the spread of the virus led to closures of schools across the country, with little time to ensure continuity of instruction or to create a framework for deciding when and how to reopen schools. Twenty-one months later, we may be unclear about how this pandemic will pan out, but are thankful to H.E President Museveni, the Ministry and Government for allowing our [...]

NEWSLETTER  October 2021 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Family, Greetings! As we continue to be online and try to adjust to the circumstances with flexibility and patience, I have no doubt that students, families, and staff of AIS will continue to thrive during this time. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the importance of creating a conducive ambience for your child to study, while at home. Their space should preferably have a wall in the background, so that your home and related activities are not a distraction to your [...]

NEWSLETTER  August 2021 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear AIS Family, Tukusanyukidde (welcome)!  As we commence a new academic year, I want to extend a warm welcome to every member of the AIS Family, old and new. I hope the break was restful and rejuvenating! This year promises to be another challenging one! Clearly, we are far from where we hoped to be in tackling this pandemic, but there are still bleak rays of hope. We are still optimistic and ready for the challenge, as we begin the academic year online on August 23, [...]