News & Events

JAMS and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to impact Africa. In mid-March, the Kenyan government closed schools as part of their effort to slow the spread of the virus. JAMS hired private vans and cars to take students home and all the students had left campus by March 19...

April 8th, 2020|News|
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JAMS Grad Returns to Teach

We are thrilled to report that one of the first JAMS graduates has returned to JAMS as a teacher. Lynnet Owuor, Class of 2014, graduated from the University of Nairobi with a bachelor’s degree in science education in the fall of 2019. In January of 2020, she accepted a position as a teacher of biology and chemistry...

April 7th, 2020|News|
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POSTPONED: Ninth Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert

The ninth annual benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, originally scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2020, at 7:00 pm in the DeKalb High School Auditorium, has been postponed to a future date, to be announced...

March 18th, 2020|News|
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Ninth Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert to Benefit Jane Adeny Memorial School in Kenya

The community is invited to the benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 7:00 pm in the DeKalb High School Auditorium in DeKalb, Illinois. The concert will feature the Harambee African Percussion Ensemble, the DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble, and the Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble...

February 21st, 2020|Events|
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JAMS Resource Center Opens

The new JAMS Resource Center (RC) opened in January of 2020, just as students were arriving to start the new school year. The Center houses the new computer lab, an expanded school library, a large community meeting room, and offices for the co-principals and teachers...

February 21st, 2020|News|
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Great Results for Class of 2019

Great news about the Class of 2019! The KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) results show that 100% of JAMS students qualified to go to either university or tertiary (vocational) college...

February 21st, 2020|News|
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Scholarships Needed for 2020

We need just 5 more scholarships to achieve our goal of 20 scholarships for the new girls who enter JAMS in January 2020. Can you help us get the rest of the way to our goal?

November 9th, 2019|News|
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Taste of Kenya Fundraiser A Success

On October 11, the International Day of the Girl, the JAMS community in DeKalb County, Illinois, came together to send love and care halfway across the globe to rural, western Kenya. Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls hosted our fourth annual fundraiser, A Taste of Kenya...

November 9th, 2019|News|
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Resource Center Opening Soon

The new Resource Center (RC) building has been largely completed and the finishing touches regarding flooring and electrical work are being done now. The RC houses a computer lab and a new, larger library space for the students and teachers...

November 7th, 2019|News|
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October 11, 2019 – “A Taste of Kenya” FUNdraiser!

A Taste of Kenya FUNdraiser for JAMS: October 11, 2019, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Faranda’s Banquet Hall in DeKalb, IL. Come sample Kenyan food and music, participate in a Silent Auction and a Fair Trade Market, and celebrate the successes of the school...

August 15th, 2019|Events|
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