https://www.ggast.org/home daily 1.0 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1a34fd39-ab8d-4669-82ef-cb52e95fad43/dorm+smile.png Home - Campus Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/a8fed9cc-60dc-45f9-99f9-9681d83a06f2/teacher+student+2024.jpg Home - Admissions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/363cae1f-bcc5-48af-b3d7-26c4abc5ddba/24GashoraGirls_042.jpg Home - Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/28a065df-e91e-46b5-bc1a-0dd4a5134652/hats+thrown.jpg Home - University Counseling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1380f107-f884-4200-b95b-e11df7747fdd/Screen+Shot+2021-12-18+at+2.19.41+PM.jpg Home - Top Performers in National Exams Speak Out Kellia Gatete Umuhoza, the second-best performer who studied Mathematics, Physics and Geography at Gashora Girls Academy encouraged her fellow girls to be bold and courageous, that they can succeed as well. “We were used to teachers closely following up on our studies, but during Covid-19 it was really hard studying by ourselves. I thank our school which helped us with online platforms to keep in touch with our teachers,” she said. Read More → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1f669d67-2ca6-4357-8e7b-f5279e49fd0e/student_pasxale.jpg Home - University of St. Thomas Award Winner Gashora alumna, Pascale Kunda, was recently voted this year's Tommie Award winner, a prestigious award offered once a year to a senior at the University of St. Thomas. Pascale is currently a senior at St. Thomas studying mechanical engineering and minoring in peace engineering and is the first engineering major to receive this award. An interview with Pascale can be read here. She shares about the engineering program and her hopes for the future. Read More → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/0040e0e1-11c9-4846-b8b4-660dd55208e2/grace_miss_rwanda_21.jpg Home - Miss Rwanda 2021! Congratulations to Gashora Girls Academy alumna, Grace Ingabire, who was crowned Miss Rwanda 2021. Grace graduated from Bates College, majoring in dance with a concentration on globalization and philosophy. We wish her the best on this journey. Click here to read more about her passion for dance. Read More → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1634694258618-CT0PQZ3EVG5P3Y2JYMO5/Screen+Shot+2021-09-21+at+12.06.19+PM.png Home - Your support unleashes her power to create change. https://www.ggast.org/contact daily 0.75 2024-09-27 https://www.ggast.org/about daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/9dd3fefe-60da-4570-a8f3-8923ea84694e/5+girls.png About - Gashora Girls Academy Our all-girls secondary boarding school, the Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology, was founded to enable Rwanda’s young women to reach their full potential, becoming the future scientists, entrepreneurs, advocates, and thought leaders that the world needs. These young women will bring insights and solutions to the biggest global challenges we face. https://www.ggast.org/admissions daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1fb9602c-a769-4965-862b-43501beffbc7/Deputy+Head+look+camera+crop.jpg Admissions - Our campus culture encourages students to boldly seek answers to some of the world’s biggest challenges and spark positive change in their communities. We base our admissions decisions on the following criteria: Your Senior 3 school report, especially your position in your class; The quality of your answers on the GGAST application; Your Senior 3 National Examination results; and Other factors such as leadership potential, extracurricular talents, and skills, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/b24243be-c7b0-4a58-b6e0-ce51cc828760/Screenshot+%286%29.jpg Admissions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/a7137cf5-3664-4ca0-b826-cc91fa8cc956/Screenshot+%2811%29.jpg Admissions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/54bc379e-a3d9-4290-ab17-bd3a3f0bacd4/Screenshot+%283%29.jpg Admissions - Financial Aid Our philosophy is to enroll a socio-economically diverse student body with academic potential, creating a unique educational experience. There is, therefore, scholarship money available to support students whose families cannot afford to pay full tuition. If you believe you might qualify for a scholarship, fill out the Financial Aid form available during the application window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/9b153b86-5552-44e4-95f8-187519f824d6/Screenshot+%2813%29.png Admissions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ggast.org/campus-life daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/616527a9-d43a-49b2-aff6-5626f29633d7/gashoragirltshirt+smile+big.jpg Campus Life Gashora Girls are talented not only in the classroom, but on the sports field and in the arts. They are debate champions, semi-finalists in basketball, and members of a lively traditional dance team in Rwanda. Armed with the belief that they have a connection to their global community, our students feel a strong sense of responsibility to play an active role in impacting change. Gashora girls serve over 6000 hours of community service a year. Students are provided opportunities to go out of their comfort zone, to be challenged, to lead, and to think critically, preparing them for not only the classroom, but the boardroom. Most importantly, they form lasting bonds with one another, creating a sisterhood that will support them for the rest of their lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/0dfb7d81-7621-4772-8b5e-a3e8417aca34/dayinlife+sandrine+website.JPG Campus Life - A Day in the Life By Sandrine, GGAST Class of 2021 Columbia University, Class of 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/2288581b-de12-42e9-96cc-ea5fe722e5f3/ggast18_259.jpg Campus Life - Gashora Campus Community Dorm Life Meals & Chores Religious Life Community Service Arts & Extracurriculars Athletics Weekly Assembly Each week the entire community gathers together to share information and build community. The Assembly is organized and led by students and provides a place where leadership skills can be learned, and students can share their thoughts through poetry, story-telling or dance. Assembly is an uplifting experience comprised of both serious news and fun activities. Advisory Community Service https://www.ggast.org/achievements daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/96efb138-7f5c-4eca-a028-6cdc07cd67e7/head+girl+smile.jpg Achievements Our girls have brought our "whole girl" education to life, balancing the intense and demanding academic work with our rich co-curricular offerings. They continue to be awarded for their amazing hard work. What follows is a list of just a few of the girls' achievements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/ea0445ae-fb33-447f-8e11-092fd8a57073/ggast18_037.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/5315f6f0-0aa3-46dd-a5c9-25e569a2b240/316.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/eb3cfb6d-833e-4d3f-a95a-cf4152e47541/313.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/44122fa8-a095-4b9b-b528-315c187e3394/315.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/eef2fd6b-b984-40f9-acea-8d7e42ac5d62/321.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/5b3b4b10-8e43-4feb-8b64-1915ccef673f/56.full.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Gashora Girls '14 Alum Co-Founds STEM Initiative Assumpta Gasana and Nancy Ingabire Abayo are civil engineering students and the brains behind Sci-Touche, an initiative that seeks to leverage science-related curriculums into more practical applications through scientific experiments in schools. The project aims at providing space and equipment for all Rwandan students who are pursuing, or aspire to pursue, STEM-related courses at higher levels of education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/0caca4cb-149c-4aed-a2de-d9274fe65ab5/35.full.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Alumna Named as African Representative! Rusa Divine was recently named as the Regional Advisor for Africa at the International Federation of Medical Student Association (IFMSA). The IFMSA is the largest student led organization in the world where medical students around the world meet to discuss, learn and grow. For the next year, Rusa will be heading the African department, working with internationals from the 5 world regions, in work with Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS (SCORA). She will be working with country officials in SCORA and helping to build the capacity in the region by initiating regional activities and training's. We are so proud of her work to help make a difference in her country and all of Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/e773aad5-a94f-4773-8cd6-8b57c16af4ac/1_SM3bZNdRfz9HJ5yhEYlfbA.jpg Achievements - Make it stand out Meet Shemsa, Class of 2015 Alumna Gashora Class of 2015 alumna, Shemsa, was featured in an article by University of Nebraska. "For Women’s History Month, we’re featuring some of our impactful female students. This week, meet Shemsa Ndahiro Iribagiza, an integrated science major from Kigali, Rwanda. Since she was young, her parents instilled that she is a strong woman. Now she’s dreaming big, helping others find their voice and feel heard, and advocating for others...." Read More → https://www.ggast.org/academics daily 0.75 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/564915a4-fd21-4e38-83b8-f38ada3f2d34/student+teacher.png Academics Gashora students and teachers work in a collaborative fashion to ensure that students acquire the knowledge and skills to reach their full potential and become the future scientists, entrepreneurs, advocates, and thought leaders that the world needs. We have a hands-on approach to learning, visiting real world applications of subject matter and challenging our students to come up with innovative solutions to real-life challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/1392d433-39fd-4e24-8bb5-ad29ec8cea50/student+computer.png Academics The Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology believes that our students must be prepared for 21st century careers, and being able to take full advantage of the tools of technology will open many doors for their future careers. All students take a class to ensure they know the basics of the Microsoft Office platform and other skills required to be successful in their classes. The school has 2 computer labs with 92 work-stations. When enrolled at Gashora, all students have ample opportunity to become skilled computer users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/3bc3caf1-e735-4caf-8387-5159bd728a34/smile+close+up.png Academics All students study English at Gashora, and classes are conducted in English. Fluency in English is another 21st century skill that we believe is essential for opening up future career opportunities. The goals of the English program are: To develop both “receptive” language skills (reading and listening) and “expressive” skills (speaking and writing); To enhance students’ critical reading skills; To encourage students to write for both classes (like General Paper) and for personal enjoyment (such as poetry); To prepare students for university. Upon arrival, every new students will have an English assessment and will be placed appropriately to ensure she can develop her English fluency to the greatest extent possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/d3f6daab-7b56-4620-90f5-0d5eccd96e9f/ggast18_177.jpg Academics The Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology believes that our students must be prepared for 21st century careers, and being able to take full advantage of the tools of technology will open many doors for their future careers. All students take a class to ensure they know the basics of the Microsoft Office platform and other skills required to be successful in their classes. The school has 2 computer labs with 92 work-stations. When enrolled at Gashora, all students have ample opportunity to become skilled computer users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616f746a20971a4773b29349/6957868e-0b6f-41ab-aa66-4a198b35978b/study+two+outside.png Academics All students study English at Gashora, and classes are conducted in English. Fluency in English is another 21st century skill that we believe is essential for opening up future career opportunities. The goals of the English program are: To develop both “receptive” language skills (reading and listening) and “expressive” skills (speaking and writing); To enhance students’ critical reading skills; To encourage students to write for both classes (like General Paper) and for personal enjoyment (such as poetry); To prepare students for university. 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