St. Joseph Primary School is a private, Mixed, Day and Boarding Catholic school located in Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda, Africa. St. Joseph Primary School ranges from Kindergarten to Primary Seven (Seventh Grade).
Curriculum: St. Joseph Primary School follows the syllabus as required by the ministry of Education. The following are the subjects taught:
Kindergarten: Learning Area 1: Oral, Learning Area 2: English, Learning Area 3: Drawing, Learning Area 4: Numbers, Learning Area 5: Reading and writing.
Grade one & two: News, Oral literature, Mathematics, Literacy 1, Literacy 2, English, Creative Performing Arts (CPA): Music; Arts and Crafts, Physical Education (P.E.), Religious Education (R.E.) and Free activity.
Grade three: Oral literature, Mathematics, Literacy 1, Literacy 2, English, Creative Performing, Music, Art and Craft, Physical Education, Religious Education, Library.
Grade 4, 5, 6 and 7: English, Mathematics, Social Studies (SST), Religious Education, Integrated Science, Local Language, CAPE: Music, Dance and Drama; Physical Education; Art and Technology and Library Reading.
History: St. Joseph Primary School is a brain child of Fr. Josephat Ddungu who wanted to give back to the community that raised him. Fr. Josephat was born in the Village of Busukuma in Kampala, Uganda. He had the opportunity to study in the United States of America. He wanted to share his blessing of studying in the U.S by building a school for his village with the hope that children who come to this school would have a better future and share their blessings as well. Construction of the school started in February 2006 and the school opened in February 2007 with 261 children from Kindergarten through 5th grade. In 2008 6th grade was added. Seventh grade was added in 2009 and this was the pioneer class to graduate from the school. (Primary school in Uganda goes up to seventh grade after which children go to high school or secondary school). Enrolment has been growing over the years and continues to do so and the school is happy for providing quality education to all children who come to this school as they give them a strong foundation for their future.
[related_posts]Facilities: St. Joseph Primary School has a variety of facilities with electricity and a permanent source of water on campus. The school has a well equipped computer laboratory which offers all children an opportunity to learn computers in this dot com age.
Extracurricular: St. Joseph Primary School offers a variety of sports and develops the children’s talents in Music, Dance and Drama at an early age. The Sports and Games are; Football, Volley ball, Net ball, Tether ball, Rope jumping, Athletics, Table Tennis, Badminton, Swings, Scrabble, Draft, Puzzles.
Mission Statement: To Produce God-fearing, Morally upright, Intellectual and Responsible citizens. St. Joseph Primary School believes that we are all created by God and in the image God for a purpose and with a potential to fulfill this purpose in this world. So their mission is to provide an education that will ensure that their pupils acquire and use knowledge, skills, and behavior necessary to be God-fearing, morally upright, intellectual and responsible citizens who are able to fulfill God’s plan for them.