School Within Walls

"There is visionary leadership in our midst. This is evident in the construction area in which several well-planned permanent buildings are being constructed to accommodate not just our generation, but many more generations to come." -GOSESO student Twaha Juma

With education as a cornerstone, the school fosters cultural, economic, and ecological sustainability. GOSESO integrates academic scholarship and the involvement of local people to create a GOSESO curriculum strongly shaped by practical needs assessments and the involvement of indigenous knowledge.

Currently, school facilities are being constructed in the heart of Kitobe Forest that will accommodate 500 students by the year 2015. Half the student body will reside on campus, while the remainder will be day students from nearby villages.

Enrollment priority will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a deep concern for local ecosystems and human communities. Tuition for the school will be assessed on a sliding scale, based on each family’s ability to pay. For economically disadvantaged students from surrounding villages, we continue to seek philanthropic funds to provide scholarships. We anticipate that the combination of scholarship and tuition revenue will make the school fiscally sustainable.