Project Timeline

 

The steps necessary to achieve the GOSESO goals and objectives have been divided into three phases.


Phase I (Study and Partnership Building), which started in 2005 and was completed a year later in June of 2006, consisted of:



Phase II (School Without Walls), which started in 2006 and was completed in 2008, included the:

  • Design of our grass-roots curriculum, which harnesses the diverse talents and aspirations of youth to forge understanding, stability, and peace.

  • Creation of non-profit sister organizations in Tanzania and the United States.

  • Further development of the network of local and international stakeholders.

  • Acquisition of a 99-year renewable lease on approximately 500-acre Kitobe Forest through democratic means with the local citizenry and the government of Tanzania.


  • Phase III (School Within Walls), which started in Fall 2008 and is anticipated to be completed in 2011, consists of:

  • Development and construction of the first stage of an environmentally low-impact campus that will support 200 students. The first stage of construction includes seven classrooms, a cafeteria, a library, a computer lab, the Wildlife Education Center, and student housing.

  • Initiating and expanding the operation of GOSESO. We are currently recruiting gifted and committed students and faculty from within Tanzania and abroad.

  • It is anticipated that the first class, which will consist of up to 20 students and 4 faculty members, could begin in May 2009.

  • By 2011, it is projected that GOSESO will be able to accommodate up to 200 students and 15 faculty members, with half of the students residing on campus.

  • Continued implementation and refinement of research, conservation, and education as well as economic and agricultural outreach programs.