Rainbow International School is an

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for

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junior Junior or Juniors may refer to: Aircraft * Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft * PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft * SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider Arts and entertainment Characters * Bowser Jr., ...

and

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in the

Kampala district Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga. Kampala's metropolitan area cons ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

. The Rainbow International School was established in September 1991 as a

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with 29 children. In September 1995, the school moved to its present site with newly constructed purpose-built

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s and administration block and playing fields. The school is in the

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...

district. It is owned by the

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of companies. The Rainbow School has been helped and fund-raised for by the Run4Unity association and the Focolaré.

Events

International Talent Show

This

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was created by Rainbow, in which students from nearby international schools take part. There are three categories: vocal, instrumental and dance, and usually takes place in or around March of the current academic year.

Internal Talent Show

The internal talent show was founded by former Head Girl Inge Baredse and has taken place every year since to determine the participants in the international talent show. This Talent Show, comparing to the International Talent Show, also includes

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and

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& takes place in the first term of the current academic year.

Charities

In Rainbow there are four major

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: Arms Around Africa, CARE, Interact, and

Habitat For Humanity Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a U.S. non-governmental, and tax-exempt 501(C)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing. The international ...

Scholarship

Since 2014, Rainbow awards scholarship for students that are active in school life in school education and outdoor activities. *2014: Julian Lucawiecki, Emma Barry, Gloria Azairwe, Simran Alibhai *2016: Michael Kulik, Prathik Poojary, Gloria Mrindoko di Monica, Suraj Raj.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Rainbow commenced its participation in the

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in September 2014, which was founded by Mr. Skulmosky. The award was discontinued at Rainbow temporarily, but reinstated on 27 August 2017. It has since been discontinued once again.

References

External links

Official website
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