With guest speaker Steve Hurd of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust.

Imagine a happy and purposeful school with abundant opportunities for personal development; a school aiming to deliver the highest standards of education, providing knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for success in the modern world. An inclusive school based on reason, compassion and tolerance.

This is what the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust, a charity supported by many humanist groups in the UK, seeks to foster in the small but growing number of schools it supports. The talk will set out the circumstances that led to the formation of each school and the positive humanist ethos they share. The schools have made tremendous educational progress and are transforming life chances for rural children (not least for girls), their families and communities. We end by discussing ways we might secure their future survival and sustainability in the face of endemic challenges.

Steve Hurd became a humanist in his student days. He taught economics and geography in a secondary school in Uganda from 1970 to 1972. In 2008 he formed the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust to raise funds to support Ugandan humanists who were setting up schools.

The meeting is hosted by Edinburgh Humanists and chaired by Alex Simpson.

Please note that this is an online only meeting via Zoom.