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Welcoming the USAP Community School Class of 2027! Selections Update
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USAPCS nears Phase 1 Building Completion!
The second and third quarter of 2023 came with amazing progress on the building front at our permanent USAP Community School campus just outside of Marondera. The USAP Community School opened in January 2020, is a residential 11th and 12th grade (A Level) school that educates high-achieving, low-income Zimbabwean students to excel at the world’s top universities and return home to …
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Uniquely USAP: Students Representative Committee (SRC)
By Kudzaishe Blessed Chaonwa Upon arriving at USAP Community School, it’s easy for one to notice the absence of prefects, headgirl and headboy, which are notably staple leadership positions of any Zimbabwean school. In line with our Quaker value of equality, we believe that all USAP students possess equal potential of leading and serving. In …
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USAP Alumni Delegation to 28th Youth Assembly
This year, AFS Intercultural Programs and Education Matters collaborated in selecting and sending a delegation of seven youth to represent Zimbabwe at this year’s 28th annual AFS Youth Assembly in New York City August 11-13, 2023. The delegates were selected from a pool of USAP Alumni who are actively making positive change in their countries …
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USAP Community School Applications Open!
Applications for the L6 cohort starting in January 2024 are now open with a deadline of September 22, 2023. The USAP Community School is a residential 11th and 12th grade (A Level) school that educates motivated high-achieving, low-income Zimbabwean students to excel at the world’s top universities and return home to build society. We center Africa, teach …
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USAPCS Success at African Science Festival
The Africa Science Buskers Festival (ASBF) is an international science communication showcase for young scientists, engineers, artists and science communicators in primary and high school. This year’s ASBF was held at Westridge High School in Harare from July 26-28, 2023. From thousands of entries, ASBF selected applicants 150 finalists from all over Zimbabwe as well …
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2024 Rise Registration is Open!
Rise is a collaborative initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust which is designed to increase lifelong opportunities for exceptional young people. Rise, through its project process of building a community of youth changemakers, finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others. Education Matters is the official …
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Uniquely USAP- Convocation
USAP Community School has many unique aspects to it and one of them is our weekly Convocation. What is convocation like at USAP Community School, you may inquire? Convocation draws from our Quaker allegiance and is when everyone in our community, all students, faculty and staff gathers in the dining hall to learn from a …
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Uniquely USAP-Honor Code
Imagine a world without law, where people eat anything they want when they want it, fight anyone on the streets when they feel angry and perhaps sleep anywhere they want to, including at The State House. At USAP Community School, we do not imagine having such a world; instead we have values that guide our …
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USAPCS Student Ruvarashe Moyo Recounts ISEF 2023
As a L6 student at USAP Community School, I was privileged enough to qualify at the Zimbabwe Science Fair earlier this year to be an ISEF finalist for the second time and attend the ISEF 2023 in Dallas, Texas. My project involved turning bricks into super-capacitors so as to use chemicals that are locally available …
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Building Brighter Futures- USAPCS NYC Fundraiser
We are excited to invite you to join us for an exciting fundraising evening for USAP Community School taking place in New York City on Friday, June 23 from 6-9pm. There will be food and drink, Zimbabwean live music, remarks from students from USAPCS and Rebecca Zeigler Mano, event swag and more! If you are …
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Uniquely USAP-Africa Day
Contrary to popular perceptions and perspectives, Africa is neither a country nor a continent. Instead, it’s a planet that is home to myriads and millions who treasure and find pleasure in their homeland, diverse cultures, vibrant traditions and most importantly Africanicity. If 25 May 2023 was a person, then her visit to USAP Community School …
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2 USAP Alumni Chosen as Graduation Speakers
This graduation season the United Students Achievers Program (USAP) has a lot to be proud of! Many USAP alumni graduating from colleges and universities around the world this month have achieved great heights during their college experiences despite experiencing two years of Covid-19 disruptions. Among these achievements, USAP Class of 2018 students Paddington Mbumbgwa and …
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