Child Sponsorship Program II

Many children in Zambia are denied pre-school education because of poverty. This is a major problem because modern research shows how important it is to lay the foundations for learning at a young age. Children from comparatively wealthy families thus get a head start in their educational lives as they will start school even as young as 18 months. 

As a result ZIGS has introduced a child sponsorship program to try to break this cycle of poverty. For £200 ($250) per term you can support a child to be educated at ZIGS and thus be educated in an environment that is thoroughly conducive to learning. For a relatively small amount of money in northern hemisphere terms a child can be given the foundations for lifelong learning.

Child Sponsorship Programme

Part of our mission at ZIGS is to serve the poor and vulnerable in our wider community. In the light of this fact we are seeking to introduce a new scholarship scheme that will allow the brightest children from vulnerable families and impoverished communities to attend our school. Many children in Livingstone do not get the opportunity for Pre-School education and thus begin Primary School considerably disadvantaged and lacking the basic tools of learning. Those who do attend school are often "taught" in classes of 40 or more and the quality of learning is often poor.

Our scholarship programme will ensure that the more able pupils from poorer homes are given the same opportunities as some of their wealthier neighbours. In order to finance the scholarship programme we are appealing for your support. For £50 ($75) per month a child can attend ZIGS and learn at one of the best schools in Zambia. The £50 is inclusive of uniform, meals and educational tours and ensures that the child has the same opportunity to all of his/her classmates. In all we seek to recruit 30 pupils as part of our child sponsorship programme. The income generated from this strategy will go to providing for the individual child's education but will also allow ZIGS to invest further in our outreach programmes and strategies to improve education throughout Livingstone and beyond.

Teacher Training Courses at ZIGS

Teacher Training 

We are delighted to announce that we are now enrolling for our Teacher Training courses to commence in January 2013.

We have places available on Certificate and Diploma courses in 'Early Childhood Education' and 'Training the Care Givers.'

Our courses will be delivered by our Deputy Head and ETTAZ 'Curriculum and Examinations' Chairperson, Miss Josephine Bwalya, alongside our team of well qualified and experienced teachers.

Our course will be delivered 'in house' so that our trainees get the opportunity to carry out their teaching practice in Livingstone's premier International School. Lectures will be delivered in afternoon and twilight sessions.

Please contact or visit ZIGS for more details.Places are limited.

Learning through Play at the Zambezi International Green School

Our mission at ZIGS is to educate the next generation of African leaders to be inspired with a zest for lifelong learning, a desire to do what is ethically right, to care for our their environment and to love one another.

We aim to inspire our students by ensuring that our curriculum is vibrant and exciting so that children develop a passion for learning. Learning at ZIGS is not confined to the classroom. Our children spend much of their time outside and in our Early Years Learning Centre there is very much of a focus on Learning through Play. While playing together our children are encouraged to share, solve problems, develop thinking skills,  be creative, develop coordination, resolve conflict and use their imaginations. All of these skills are conducive to the development of a child and compliment the traditional aspects of the curriculum. Of course a lot of learning is classroom based and focused upon numeracy and literacy but learning through play paves the way for the development of these skills.

Welcome to ZIGS

The Zambezi International Green School is based in Livingstone, Zambia. We opened our doors to our first cohort of pupils in September 2012 and we are already growing from strength to strength. We have a total of 47 pupils across and provide high quality early years and primary education. We currenly have children learning in our Baby Class, Middle Class, Reception and Grades 1-3. We have a fantastic site on Flamboyant Lane and a wonderful team of teachers!