School Expedition Blogs

Our trip to Moshi, Tanzania, was an unforgettable experience that gave us the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. As part of our school trip, we worked together to build a home for a widow and her family, who had been living in poverty. Throughout the project, everyone played an important role. We began by clearing the site of trees and plants before spending hours passing bricks and buckets of sand along long human chains across the building area. We then mixed cement and laid the bricks ourselves, watching the house slowly come together through…

Mon, 22-June-2026 Site: 1 (Ellys site) Today we went to our worksite for a full day where we passed buckets of sand and stone along in a chain, which was sort of physically tiring, but gave us an emotional and moral boost as we were working with the local Fundis to help the family. The way we kept our moral high was by playing music, dancing and singing along, which kept people and the kids in the worksite smiling and laughing. Another way we lifted our moods was by naming the rocks and buckets; even though it was silly, it…

Sat,13-Jun-26 Safari Day!       Fri, 12-Jun-26 Today we went to say goodbye to the sites that we have been working on for the past few days which was very emotional. The best part of the day was getting to see how much progress has been made on the houses since Wednesday. It was also emotional when everyone started to give their speeches too. We also got the chance to go to a market and learn traditional Tanzanian bartering techniques for buying things. -Ellie   Thurs, 11-Jun-26 We went to the love and hope centre which is a local orphanage…

Tues, 08-Jul-25 Final Site Visit Today we had our last visit to the site. It felt very different from the anticipation on the first day travelling to the site not really knowing who anyone was. We had created a very strong bond with the family (Flora, Denis, Justin and Joseph), other children and the Fundi. Watching the house grow throughout our time on site was something that will stick with me forever. Our time on site was short but we made sure to make the most of it; all the children were playing with bubbles, balls and ballon’s laughing and…

Updated 02/07 Kwaheri (goodbye) from Tanzania! As we are about to board our final flight home it’s time to wrap up what has been one of the most unbelievable experiences ever. Throwing it back to Thursday which was a day of mixed emotions as we went to visit the home of Jackson and his granny, the family who Mr Gruba built a house for the first time he came to Tanzania 6 years ago with a previous group of students. Then on Friday we had our final visit to the site to say our goodbyes and hand over all our…

Updated 19th June 2024 Day 3 We played with the children on our worksites and brought bubbles and balloons for the local community. The boys bought footballs for the children at the site, after the one they had taken from Berea popped. We moved so much sand and gravel in the heat, which was more difficult than we thought. After a very well needed dinner we were able to sort through our donations into piles for the two families and a more general pile for the rest of the community.   Day 4 We moved 800 buckets full of sand…