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Zimbabwe, Harare
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Life Skills Department provides mentoring, counselling and wellbeing supports to help students develop socially and emotionally. The mentoring leadership group assists children with difficulties; mentors are trained by Childline and Island Hospice. Counselling is available after classes for all forms. Life Skills lessons are conducted twice per class per week to help young people lead balanced and Christ-centered lives. Psychological reports assess students with learning difficulties to tailor teaching methods, and monitoring and parental involvement support student wellbeing. Career guidance and university applications are provided to help students make informed life and career choices, and camps and a career fair support character development and resilience.
Gateway High School offers learners with learning difficulties a dedicated learning environment. The Support For Learning Department provides highly specialised programmes: Accelerated Christian Education (ACE), Takuranashe, and the Career Preparation Programme (CPP). ACE provides a complete high school curriculum for Form 1 to 6 with an individualized, mastery-based program in Maths, English, Literature, Social Studies, Science and Etymology. ACE certificates are conferred by a governing body in the United Kingdom and the program is based on the American school system, supporting entry to tertiary education in the USA. CPP is for students needing individual teaching to develop independent living skills, positive attitude, good behaviour and work readiness. Individualised Educational Programs (IEPs) are used for each learner.
Life Skills supports students' mental wellbeing through mentoring, counselling and accessibility to psychological support. The mentoring leadership group assists children who have difficulties, with leaders drawn from all forms and trained by Childline and Island Hospice. Counselling is available after classes for all forms. Life Skills lessons address a range of topics to help students lead balanced lives in Christ, and the department provides career guidance and university applications support. Camps and the Career Fair promote wellbeing, resilience and future planning.
Safeguarding-related supports include mentoring by leaders trained by Childline and Island Hospice and access to counselling and psychological reports to identify appropriate support. The Life Skills program includes monitoring and parental engagement to help safeguard students and support those with difficulties in adjusting to workload and life demands.
Gateway High School is a biblically based Christian secondary school in Zimbabwe offering Cambridge-based education from early secondary through Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS and A Levels. ACE graduation certificates are conferred by a UK-based governing body, aligning the ACE framework with Cambridge qualifications. Established in 1991, the school grew from modest Form 1 classes to a campus, introducing the Career Preparation Programme (1996), the ACE pathway (2002), and the Takuranashe Class (2010), with a counselling service since 1996 and a Career Fair since 2012. The campus includes Art and Computing rooms, a science block, a library, and a Hall. On-site cricket and rugby fields, grass volleyball courts, tennis courts and a swimming pool (2011) support sport and community events. A range of clubs including Arts & Crafts, Drama, Chess, Debate, Choir, and language, cultural, and social activities enrich academic life. The school also emphasises character, leadership and service.
