School for Life giving Ugandan kids a fighting chance

Grant Quarry

By Grant Quarry
Published December 15, 2017

Teaching affords a world of career opportunities, and if spending a year in Uganda helping to train local teachers sounds like something you might be interested in, School for Life could be for you.

School for Life kicked off in 2008, when 21-year-old Sydneysider Annabelle Chauncy was visiting the country, keen to gain experience ...

This story appeared in the December 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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