HAYDEN NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL MOTTO: EDUCATION IS LIGHT
FREE QUALITY EDUCATION
Hayden Primary School provides free education to
over 350 rural children annually
Hayden Primary School opened in January 2022, starting with the three levels of nursery school (aka pre-school). The remaining primary school levels were added in 2023.
We have 12+ teachers and other supportive staff -- All hired from the local community.
Our Teachers
THE CHALLENGE
The area where we built Hayden Primary School is very remote, and had a high population of children not going to school.
The next nearest government schools were hours walk away with large class sizes and poor quality of education.
Children that took the long walk to school faced dangers along the way, such as flooding and snakes.
WHY HAYDEN?
When Hayden turned 13 he celebrated his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish ceremony that recognizes the transition to becoming an adult. Usually, gifts are given to the celebrant, but Hayden realized that he already has everything he needs, so he asked guests to donate to the Growing Heart of Africa Foundation to build a school.
Hayden was thrilled that the donations he funded the construction of an entire school! We named our school after Hayden because we want all of our kids to have that same spirit. Our hope is that all of our kids give back to their community or even other communities around the world.
LOCATION
Hayden Primary School is located in Northern Uganda, North of Lira in a remote village in Agweng Sub-County.
It takes approximately 6 hours to drive to Lira from the capital of Uganda, Kampala, and another hour to get to the village from Lira. Hayden is approximately one hour away from Nahla Nursery and Primary School