www.willinghandscharity.com
Set
in
beautiful
grounds
in
the
village
of
Great
Lumley
we
are
a
vibrant,
friendly
and
caring
school
with
high
academic
and
pastoral
standards.
We
have
consistently
been
graded
Outstanding
by
Ofsted;
most
recently
in
June
2013, where inspectors reported,
“Children
thrive
in
the
happy,
family
atmosphere
of
this
school.
All
make
outstanding progress in their learning and personal development.”
The
standard
of
teaching
and
learning
is
extremely
high
and
the
behaviour
of
pupils
is
exemplary.
Our
philosophy
is
very
simple
and
is
described
in
our
school
motto,
“Fun
to
teach
and
fun
to
learn.”
Through
creative,
innovative
and
engaging
activities
our
children
are
inspired,
enthused
and
motivated to learn and have lots and lots of fun along the way!
Our
unique
partnership
with
the
St.
Stephen’s
Kamuge-Olinga
Nurseries
in
Eastern
Uganda
began
in
2014
with
an
email
from
Father
Deo
Eriot,
a
parish
priest
and
Directors
of
the
nursery
schools.
He
was
visiting
one
of
the
nurseries
to
perform
daily
mass
when
a
little
boy
knelt
before
him
wearing
a
T-shirt
with
a
badge
on
the
left
hand
side
that
read
Lumley
Infant
and
Nursery
School.
The
little
boy
is
called
Julius
and
his
mum
bought
him
the
T-shirt from the market in Pallisa.
Deo
travelled
to
Pallisa
town
to
search
for
our
school
on
the
internet.
Indeed,
he
found
us.
We
were
intrigued
and
eager
to
find
out
more
about
the
journey
of
the
magical
T-shirt
and
its
owner.
The
owner
of
the
original
T-
shirt
was
Kate
Holmes.
She
was
delighted
that
her
old
T-shirt
had
a
new
owner
and
was
really
eager
to
learn
more
about
Julius
and
his
friends.
A
true
testament
that
friendship
has
no
boundaries.
Through
kind
donations
from
parents,
staff
and
the
community
of
Great
Lumley,
we
sponsor
Julius’s
education.
He
dreams
of
becoming
a
doctor,
we
are
committed
to
making
this come true.
Our
friendship
and
partnership
has
grown
from
strength
to
strength
with
one
important
aim
of
providing
early
years
education
for
the
children
in
this
incredibly
remote
and
rural
area
of
Eastern
Uganda.
Life
is
simple,
hard
and
challenging
but
despite
this,
every
child
has
amazing
aspirations
for
their
future. At the heart of their dreams is
education
.
Our
children
are
tomorrow’s
global
citizens
and
I
am
incredibly
proud
of
their
commitment,
passion,
empathy
and
desire
to
help
their
friends
in
Uganda.
Who
would
have
thought
an
outgrown
T-shirt
could
become
so
magical
and
unite a school, local community and indeed the world!