eel free to follow whichever track fits your child/ren best
Grade
AS/A English Lit AS
Room 15
AS/A Math EB
Room 24
AS/A History VC/DK
Room 23
AS/A Biology JS
Biology Lab
AS English Lang JM
Room 15
AS/A Economics SB/SK
Room 18
AS/A Psychology LN/LS
Room 28
AS/A Physics BP
Physics Lab
AS/A Geography JP
Room 22
AS/A Chemistry PA
Chemistry Lab
AS/A Bus Studies DB/SB
Room 28
IGCSE/AS ICT TS
Computer Lab
Geography JP
Room 22
Biology FS
Biology Lab
Bible MD
Room 13
Sciences BP/PA
Chemistry Lab
Bible MD
Room 13
Social Studies VC
Room 23
French BM
Room 12
English CL
Room 11
Math WL
Room 25
English/
Other Subjects CL
Room 11
Kiswahili OR
Swahili room
ICT TS
Computer Lab
Math EB
Room 24
English JM
Room 15
Science FS
Biology Lab
History VC
Room 23
French EM
Room 12
English JM
Room 11
Social Studies DK
Room 22
Math WL
Room 25
Schedule

E
1
2
3
4
A
1
2
3
4
C
1
2
3
4
1
C-
C
D
D-
B-
C
C-
1
B
1
A+
A
A-
B
Homework
2
A
A-
B+
B C+
3
A-
B+
B
4
B
B
C+
C
B
1
2
3
4
1
A
A-
B
C
Homework
2
A-
B+
C
C-
3
B
C
C
D+
4
C
C-
D+
D
Homework
2
B-
3
C
C+
C
D
C
D
D-
4
C-
D
D-
F
D
1
2
3
4
1
B-
C
D+
D
Homework
2 3
C D+
D+
D
D-
D
D-
F
4
D
D-
F
F
Homework
2 3
C
D
D-
F
D
D-
F
F
4
D-
F
F
F
F, G, U 1
1
2
3
4
D
D-
D-
F
Homework
2 3
D-
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
4
Achievement Grade Matrix

Completion
Timeliness
1
 Student completes nearly all of the work
 Work done on time nearly all of the time
2
 Student completes more than half of the work
 Work done on time more often than not
3
 Student completes less than half, but at least some, of the work
 Timeliness is inconsistent, about half is done on time
 Quality is lacking, barely acceptable
4
 Student completes no, or nearly no, work
 Work is never, or very seldom, done on time
Quality  Quality is as expected, or better, for this student
 Quality is average  Quality is unacceptable and inconsistent
Behavior
Participation
Attendance
Attentiveness
Responsibility
1
 Student is wellbehaved at all times and responds positively to correction or
 guidance
Student actively participates appropriately on a regular basis
 Student has only missed 1 or 2 days due to illness or unavoidable circumstances
 Student is an active listener and responds well to instruction, consistently pays attention and is well-
 engaged
Student takes responsibility for doing class work, asks questions when he/she needs to understand, catches up on material missed due to absence
2
 Student is wellbehaved most of the time, but may or may not heed advice for
 guidance
Student participates occasionally, or

Student participates actively, but not always appropriately
 Student has missed 3-4
 days this grading period, or
Student has been absent many days but for serious health reasons or home assignment purposes
 Student pays attention most of the time, is mostly prepared for class but sometimes disengaged

Student sometimes takes responsibility and doesn’t often get behind in work, question-asking for comprehension is inconsistent
3
 Student is not very well-behaved but shows a willingness to try to improve and
 listen
Student participates minimally, but will respond if called on
 Student has missed 5-6 days this grading period without serious circumstances
 Student is often tired and uninvolved, sometimes works on other class work, many times not prepared

Student does not take much responsibility or show any initiative, waits for others to ask the questions
4
 Student is not wellbehaved and does not listen

Student refuses to participate, even if called on
 Student has missed more than 10% of school days this grading period without serious circumstances
 Student consistently neglects school work because they don’t seem to care, almost always comes to class
 ill-prepared
Student refuses to ask questions or seek extra help, does not respond to numerous offers from teacher for help
Homework and Effort Rubrics

HOPAC Teachers
Ben Snyder
Director
My wife and I are now entering our fifth year at HOPAC and continue to love what we get to do at this school. We come from near Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, where I completed my bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, master's degree in Educational Leadership, and taught math for 5 years in a public high school. I have taught secondary math at
HOPAC, been the Secondary Assistant Principal for 2 years, and Secondary Principal. This is my first full year as Director of
HOPAC, and I am excited to see God moving in incredible ways. I look forward to seeing Him continue to lead us forward in the years ahead.
Karen Graham
Primary Principal
Having spent the last 6 years teaching in Kindergarten I am excited to be working as the new Primary Principal at HOPAC. I relocated to Dar es Salaam from the UK in 2007 with my husband, Shaun, and our children, Megan, Jacob, Lois, and
Benjamin. We are from a town called Northampton, in the middle of England. I graduated with a BA (Hon) in Music and
English from Brunel University and then I went on to do PGCE in Primary Education, specializing in lower primary. We are here as missionaries with Elim International UK, and run the Sala Sala kids club (Klabu ya Watato wa Sala Sala) that is currently based on the HOPAC campus several days a week. I am excited to be taking on this new role and seeing all that God has in store for HOPAC this year.
Carley Mwenda
Secondary Assistant Principal
I come from the United States, from a very small town in the state of Florida. After graduating from Southeastern University with a degree in Elementary Education, I taught English in China before joining Wycliffe Bible Translators as a missionary teacher. In 2005, I began my work at HOPAC as the kindergarten teacher. I have since taught grade 1, grades K-8 ICT, and
IGCSE ICT. I am currently the Secondary Assistant Principal, a position I enjoy very much. I live with my husband, Victor, here in Dar es Salaam.
Primary
Elayne Jana
Kindergarten
This is my third year at HOPAC, and I am excited to be serving as Kindergarten’s class teacher this year. I am from Tanzania, and was born at Aga Khan Hospital here in Dar es Salaam. I am married to Trevor Jana, and he and I are so thankful for our 9 month-old baby boy, Isaiah. I am ethnically Indian, so enjoy cooking and eating spicy food. I love to read for leisure, write, make crafts, and get to know new people. I am particularly passionate about Bible Curriculum for Children’s ministry and would someday like to publish my own material.
Danielle Lovelett
Grade 1
My name is Danielle Lovelett, I am the Grade 1 teacher. This is my second year at HOPAC. I am from the wonderful state of
Connecticut, in the USA. I love living in Tanzania, even though it can be extremely hot, and practicing my Swahili with local children. I enjoy swimming in the ocean, traveling, and playing football. I am coaching the girls U-18 football team this year.
Last year I coached the U-11 girls’ team and they grew so much in their skills and did an amazing job at their tournament in
December. I am so excited to be at HOPAC again this year and to see how my wonderful Grade 1 students will grow academically and spiritually!
Joyce Maina
Grade 1 Teaching Assistant
I come from the northern part of Tanzania. I am an assistant teacher here at HOPAC and have enjoyed the 8 months spent working with first graders. I'm so glad that I got a chance to work with kids, helping them to learn, watching their behavior, and teaching them about God, which is the most important thing! I really thank God for giving me this opportunity to work with His little angels, with the wonderful teachers and workers of HOPAC.
Irene Dzombe Ikeresho
Grade 2
I am the grade two teacher, co-teaching with Brittany Mathias. I come from the southern highlands of Iringa and have been at HOPAC for quite some time. I really enjoy teaching and the kids are very special to me. Personally, I like to have something
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useful to work on, and when I am on vacation I like to get away and visit nature with my children. God blessed us with three wonderful children: two girls and one boy in the middle. I especially enjoy reading the Word of God, praying, and listening to
Gospel music.
Brittany Mathias
Grade 2
My name is Brittany Mathias, and I am from the United States. This is my first year at HOPAC, but my fourth year of teaching.
Back in the United States I taught 4th grade Literacy and Social Studies for three years, so in a sense, reading and writing are my specialty. I love to learn about other cultures and see how different people process the world around them. I also love to travel as it opens my eyes to how creative and detailed God is. The Lord touches me deeply through the beauty of His creation. Because of HOPAC’s diverse student population and evident love for the Lord, I am excited about soaking in all that the Lord has to teach me. I hope to learn more about Tanzania and the cultures of my students as the year continues on.
Laura Shirley
Grade 3
My name is Laura Shirley and I’m 26 years old. I’m from Bromsgrove, which is a large town in England. I studied at Bangor
University in Wales, where I received a 2:1 BA in English with Creative Writing, and I then my PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate of Education). I have been teaching for four years at the same school, and I only moved to Tanzania in August of this year. I love reading, writing and music – anything creative really. One of my favourite things about teaching is seeing the children using their imaginations and thinking outside of themselves. I am really looking forward to my time in HOPAC.
Yvonne Slocombe
Grade 4
I am married to Robert and have two sons and a daughter. I am delighted to be teaching the Grade 4 class again this year and look forward to a happy and exciting year ahead. I graduated from the University of the West of England with a Bachelor of
Education (hons) degree. I specialized in English Literature. I went on to teach for several years in English Primary Schools.
Later I developed an interest in Special Needs education and went on to teach at an Agricultural College. I worked with 16 and 17 year old students who had academic or emotional difficulties. In 2002 I left England and worked with war orphans in
Burundi for 6 years before relocating to Tanzania. In Tanzania I worked at the Cannon Andrea Mwaka School in Dodoma, and then moved to Dar es Salaam with Mission Aviation Fellowship (Christian Mission) and was seconded to HOPAC. This is my fourth year at HOPAC.
Steve and Jenn Wickham
Grade 5, Special Needs
My (Steve) degree is in Elementary Education from Kent State University, in the United States and I taught in Kansas City,
Missouri for six years. While teaching, I was also the Youth Director at our church for about three years. My family and I have been living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the last two years, serving through Africa Inland Mission. I taught in the secondary for a term before moving over to teach grade 5, where I am starting my second year. My wife, Jenn, works in the special needs department, our son Gavin is in grade 3 and our daughter just started Kindergarten. We enjoy volunteering our time at the Nuru center, Sala Sala kids club, Kurasini orphanage, after school activities, and Church. I have come to enjoy playing football as well as snorkeling.
Secondary
Pabila Alex
Chemistry
I am entering my 3rd year at HOPAC as a chemistry teacher, having started my career at HOPAC in 2011. I am from Tamil
Nadu, in India. I hold a Master’s degree in Chemistry and a Bachelor degree in Education. I taught first year chemistry at one of the universities in Dar es Salaam for six years. I. My husband also works in Dar and we have a 2 years and 8 months old son. I am so excited to be here at HOPAC where I experience God’s mighty presence.
Edwin Bakalemwa
Math
It is exciting to be a part of HOPAC! I have been teaching math since 1991 when I graduated from Makerere University in
Uganda. I taught at International School of Tanganyika (IST), Dar es Salaam Independent school (DIS) and other schools before going to Indonesia in 2003 with my wife Jane and our four children. In Indonesia, I was privileged to teach math and science for four years to grades 7 -12 at International Christian American School, a school for missionary kids. I joined the
HOPAC community in July 2007 and I have enjoyed being a part of this team since then. I am teaching math to grades 10, 11 and 12 this year.
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Sue Bramsen
Business Studies, Economics
This is my eighth year at HOPAC. I have been teaching mainly Business Studies and Economics with the odd play thrown in here and there. I am a Zimbabwean but did all my tertiary education through South African universities. I am interested in a wide range of subjects from Drama to Accounts to Conservation. I love the ethos of HOPAC and am very grateful for the opportunity for our family to be a part of this community!
Victor Chigumbu
History
I come from Zimbabwe and first came to Tanzania in 2009 and taught at a school in Arusha. My wife Criscilla later joined me in Tanzania when I moved to Dar es Salaam in June 2010 to work here at HOPAC. This is my fourth year at HOPAC, teaching high school History. Before coming to HOPAC I taught at various schools in Zimbabwe and South Africa after graduating from the University of Zimbabwe in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economic History and History, a Post Graduate Diploma in Education and a Higher Diploma in Human Resources. I am currently studying for a Master of Arts Degree in Development
Studies. I am excited to be part of a multi-cultural community like HOPAC and to help my students to excel and realize their goals both academically and spiritually. I am also excited to teach Grades 8, 10 and 11 History this year and I look forward to helping them unlock their potential in this subject. My wife and I are blessed with a 7 month old daughter, Vimbai.
Marc Driesenga
Bible
My wife, Gretchen, and I along with our three young children have recently moved to Tanzania from Grand Rapids, Michigan,
United States. We are excited to be teaching and serving in the HOPAC community and especially excited to not have a
“Michigan Winter” which usually includes several meters of snow! This school year I will be teaching Grade 7 through Grade
12 Bible classes. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Bible and Theology from Kuyper College and a Bachelor’s in English and History for Secondary Education from Cornerstone University. I previously taught at Western Michigan Christian High School where I taught English, History, PE, Bible, and coordinated the ESL program.
Sheshi Kaniki
Economics
I moved to Dar es Salaam with my wife Trudie and our three sons at the end of 2012. We moved here in response to God’s call to plant a church. I am a Tanzanian national (I lived outside Tanzania for 34 years) and my wife is from Zimbabwe. I hold a
PhD in economics from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. I have taught first, second and third year university courses in economics. I served as a pastor in our church in South Africa for about 7 years. During this period I also worked as an economist in the private sector. I am excited about helping my students fulfil the potential God has given them.
Dan Kappers
History
My wife, Sue, and I are new arrivals to the HOPAC faculty. I will teach secondary history. We come from the United States, and have three adult children and two grandchildren - our granddaughter being born 6 days before we left for Africa! I have degrees in History from Northwestern College and law from Harvard Law School. I have worked as an attorney with the US
Department of Agriculture, a Legislative Assistant for a US Senator, and then 20 years as a law enforcement officer, to include
11 years as a professional legal instructor where I discovered a passion for teaching. Upon retiring in 2006, I became a substitute school teacher. Retirement also provided the time to pursue my favorite lifelong hobby: history. I am grateful God has called me to HOPAC and am enthused with the opportunity to share both my excitement for history and my faith in
Christ with students.
Festo Kijo
Art
I am a Tanzanian art and design teacher with 27 years of teaching experience at university, secondary, and primary levels of education. I am also a contemporary practicing artist with over 30 pieces of artwork displayed at public and private places including the new Parliamentary Debating Chamber in Dodoma. I have studied Art and Design here in Tanzania as well as in
Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, France, England, Wales, Scotland, Canada, and the United States. I love sports, traveling, and having adventures, but most of all I love Jesus Christ who is my Saviour and Lord.
Christine Liebrecht
Grade 6 subjects, English
With great excitement I am starting my second year at HOPAC teaching Grade 6 and Grade 7 English, as well as Grade 6
Science, Bible and homeroom. After graduating from the University of Alberta in Canada, I taught two years at a French
Immersion school in a small rural town. I then moved back to my home city of Calgary, where I taught six years at an elite private Christian School. In obedience to God’s moving in my life, I then moved to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and taught at a small school for expatriate missionary children through a medical ministry in a very remote area. Since then, I
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spent one year back in Canada connecting with family, friends and my home church. During that time, God directed me to
Haven of Peace Academy and I moved to Tanzania in 2012. I know that Dar es Salaam is feeling more like home because even the traffic and crazy driving seems “normal”. I look forward to our year ahead together!
Winston Ly
Math
This is year three here at HOPAC. By heritage, I am fully Chinese, but by citizenship, I am fully American. I grew up and had lived my entire life in the same city for 24 years before moving to Dar es Salaam in August of 2011. I studied at Purdue
University in Indiana, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. In previous years I have taught maths and science to grades 6, 7, and 8. This year, I am teaching maths only to grades 6, 7, 8, and 9. I also work part time at
Kurasini orphanage to love, care, and teach the children there. In August of 2013, I married my wife Alissa, who previously taught at HOPAC. Now she works for Karama while volunteering at the school and orphanage.
Berthe Mendo
French
I joined HOPAC three years ago and currently teach French for Grades 7 and 8, as well as Grade 9 and 10 beginners. I am also one of the service learning supervisors. Before joining HOPAC, I spent two years teaching French at Alliance Française (French cultural center) here in Dar. Back home in Cameroon, I taught German and French in Public schools for eight years and worked three years as a senior executive in the Ministry of National education in Cameroon. I have a Degree in German language, literature and culture and certification in teaching German and French as second language.
Elisee Mendo
French
This is my sixth year teaching French here at HOPAC. I am teaching IGCSE French Grade 9 & 10, A level French language (AS) and French literature (A2). I am from Cameroon (central Africa). Before coming to HOPAC, I taught in another international school in Cameroon, Rain Forest International School (12 years). I taught IGCSE and AP French and I am an AP examiner. I have a Master Degree in African Literature, majored in African-American Literature, certification in Teaching French and
English as Second Languages. My wife and I are so blessed to serve the Lord at HOPAC. We really appreciate being part of the
HOPAC community.
Jane Moshi
English
This is my second year at HOPAC and I have enjoyed every minute spent with my students and the HOPAC community last year. I moved to Dar es Salaam in 2011 after being away from my country for more than 21 years. I taught in Zimbabwe for 3 years and then spent the rest of my teaching years at The Papua New Guinea University of Technology where I taught English
Language and Communication Skills. I obtained a degree in English Language from the University of DSM and a Master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Technology, Papua New Guinea. I consider working within a
Christian community such as the one at HOPAC and being involved with the young minds of grade 8, 9, 11, and 12 a blessing to me. I believe that this year will be a very joyous for me and above all for my students.
Louise Nissen
Psychology
I’m teaching AS psychology here at HOPAC. This year will be my 3rd at HOPAC but my 6th in Tanzania. I’m originally from
Denmark (a little country in the northern part of Europe). I finished my master degree in Psychology from the University of
Copenhagen in 2006. Before my husband, our three children, and I came to Tanzania, I worked as a school counselor and was also teaching at various occasions. To me the best part about teaching here at HOPAC is my students, and I look forward to seeing how God will guide and provide for each individual during the coming year.
Bob Peterson
Physics, Biology
I taught secondary science in the United States for 11 years prior to coming to HOPAC last year. I have had experience teaching Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental Science, but my favorite is Physics. This will be my second year at
HOPAC. I came here last year with my wife Heather and our three kids, Caleb, Kalei, and Addy, to support HOPAC and to see where God would have us help the local community and share God’s love with the people of Tanzania. I love my subject, the students, and this country. I consider it an honor to be a part of the HOPAC community and a part of Tanzania.
Jeremy Pickel
Geography
Together with my wife Angie and our 3 children, I moved to Dar this past summer from Canada. We are with Africa Inland
Mission. I hold a degree in Youth Ministry and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and History from the University of
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Winnipeg. This will be my 8th year teaching with a wide range from Grade 4 to Grade 12. We are very excited about being here at HOPAC and working with the students that God has entrusted to me.
Frank Sanchez
Science
My name is Frank Sanchez and I arrived in Dar es Salaam with my wife Heidi and our 3 children in early August. I have been a secondary science teacher for the past 15 years in the United States and internationally at the Rain Forest International
School in Yaounde, Cameroon. We are currently serving with Young Life in Tanzania. In my free time I like to life weights, travel with my family, and practice my Swahili at Soko la Samaki Kunduchi.
Jan Smits
Biology
For the last three years I have been teaching AS and A level Biology. The twelve years before that I have been serving the mission community in Tanzania as a missionary pilot with MAF, Mission Aviation Fellowship. However, before God called me to become a pilot I was trained as a biologist at the Agricultural University in Wageningen, the Netherlands where my major was in applied Ecology. I studied the morphology of Cichlids from Lake Victoria during a five year research project at the
University in Leiden, The Netherlands, for which I received my Doctorate. Studying the beauty of God’s creation is to me a never ending source of amazement and joy, which I love to share with my students.
Anja Smits
Service Learning
Our family comes from the Netherlands and moved to Tanzania in 1998 to work with Mission Aviation Fellowship. After living in Dodoma and Mwanza we came to Dar es Salaam in 2002. I was first involved in teaching English as a Second Language and later in Service Learning as well. The past few years I've been coordinating all Service projects that our secondary students are involved in. This year I will mainly be teaching and supporting the grade 11 and grade 12 students with their projects. I hold a MSc in biology and am certified to teach ESL. I am looking forward to see how HOPAC's students will serve God by serving the wider community in a variety of ways this year.
Abby Snyder
English
I am brand new to HOPAC this year. You might know me as the crazy mzungu with the bicycle. The crazy part is true.  I am teaching secondary English Literature (IGSCE, A, & AS levels) and primary swimming here at HOPAC. This is my third year teaching, and an entirely different environment from the large public school where I formerly taught in Indiana. I graduated from Liberty University with my Master of Arts in Teaching, with a focus in Secondary Education and English. I have been in
Tanzania for just over 3 months, and I love it so far. I’m excited for the year ahead and to see all the great things God will do.
Lauren Snyder
Psychology, Life Skills, School Counselor
My husband and I are in our fifth year at HOPAC. We have recently welcomed Zawadi (Grade 2) into our family. We came from the Chicago area in the United Sates, where I completed my bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology, my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and where I hold my professional counseling license. I started my time at HOPAC as a psychology teacher and have served as School Counselor, Life Skills Teacher, and Psychology Teacher for the last three years.
I look forward to seeing how God will work in and through me this coming year.
Tim Steen
ICT
My family and I just moved here this summer, from New Jersey in the United States. I am the ICT (Information and
Communication Technology) at HOPAC, teaching weekly computer classes for Kindergarten through Grade 8, and two
Cambridge-level classes in secondary. For the past 12 years I was the computer and journalism teacher at a Christian high school in New Jersey. I am very excited to be teaching almost every student at HOPAC computer skills which will help them in school, University, and their jobs for the rest of their lives.
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Rose Carper
Sports Coordinator, Secondary PE
I graduated from Messiah College in 2003 with a degree in Health and Physical Education. After graduating, I spent a year teaching at a small Christian school in Honduras. I then taught Health and Physical Education and coached basketball at a public school in the USA for six years before coming to HOPAC. This is my third year serving at HOPAC. I will continue to teach Secondary Physical Education and serve as the Sports Coordinator this year.
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Deanna Dick
EAL, Service Learning
I am entering my first year at HOPAC as the EAL/ESL (English as an Additional/Second Language) Teacher. I am a Certified ESL
Teacher and taught English as a Second Language in China for 7 years. Here at HOPAC, I have the privilege of working with primary and secondary students who are striving to improve in all areas of learning the English Language. I am from the state of Pennsylvania in the US. I have lived in Dar Es Salaam with my husband and 3 of our 6 children for the past year.
Sue Kappers
Library
My name is Sue Kappers and I am married to Dan who teaches History in Secondary. I am the new librarian this year. We have three children. Ben is married to Melanie and they have two children, Caleb and Grace. Jim who will be getting married on 28 December to Tailor, a lovely young woman, and our daughter Rebecca who is in her 2nd year of college at Trinity
International University. I graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa with a double major in Library Science, and History with a Secondary Certification. I was blessed to be able to stay home with my children and as soon as Rebecca entered Kindergarten I began substitute teaching which led to my job as an Intervention Specialist. I worked with children who were at risk of failing and helped to bring them up to the same level of competency as their classroom peers. I am excited the God has called us to be here at HOPAC and am looking forward to improving an already great library!
Paulina Koster
Art
Last year I joined HOPAC together with 4 of our children. I am from The Netherlands, but have lived and worked in several
African countries since 1996. I started originally as a Kindergarten Teacher in 1983, but have been teaching many different age groups and subjects over the years. Last year I was the ESL-teacher and this year I will be the KG to grade 8 art teacher. I love our Creator and I love it that he has made us in His image, creative. I am very eager to help your children to develop their art skills and can't wait to see the many beautiful results.
Grace Nakaka
Drama
I am Tanzanian born and raised in Mwanza near lake Victoria where the delicious tilapia fish is found. I am married to Ronald
Nakaka who is such a blessing to my life. I began working at HOPAC as a drama teacher for K-8 IN 2009 after graduating from the University of Dar es Salaam with a degree in Sociology and Performing Arts. I have also worked as a teaching assistant in
Primary and helped lead a drama group in Secondary Service Learning. It is a delight to be back at HOPAC after spending a year in Chicago doing my Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts. I am so excited for what God has planned for me and my future and HOPAC.
Omega Royer
Swahili
I come from a beautiful town called Arusha here in Tanzania. My husband Raymond and my kids have been a blessing through their love encouragement and prayers. This is my sixth year at HOPAC and I am grateful to God for the opportunity
He gave me to serve Him here. I completed my teaching studies at Korogwe Teachers College. I taught Swahili to foreigners in
Arusha at MS-TCDC, to Peace Corps volunteers and at SIT (School for International Training). I am excited to be able to take another step in trying new techniques to help my students be able to use Swahili language for the Glory of God.
David Russell
Chaplain
My family and I arrived at HOPAC six months ago and are excited to be learning (the boys, well, all of us!), leading worship
(Janet), and serving as chaplain for the Primary and Secondary schools (Me). Janet and I have served as youth ministers for over 16 years in church settings in the USA. Our boys Gavin (grade 10) and Ethan (Grade 4) are enjoying the school and making new friends. I have a bachelor’s degree in religion from Regis University; Denver, CO and masters in Theology and
Mission from Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California. Janet's and my passion and calling is helping the young become healthy adults with a love for Jesus and his mission through the church. We are excited to do this with the students, staff and families of the HOPAC community.
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