UGANDA MARTYRS NAMUGOONGO, PARENTAL CARE NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL BUSHENYI SHINES TDN COMES TO CONCLUSION.

Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi pupils posing with the trophies they won at 5th TDN championship together with their coach, Mr. Bright Beyongyera.

Having started five years ago by the visionary and debate enthusiasts, Teacher Debate Network (TDN) continues to groom and sharpen the minds of young learners.

The championship was started with the intention of mentoring and grooming young learners in the fields of public speaking, debate, poetry, news anchoring among others with the overall intention of boosting the participants confidence, communication skills and bettering their interpersonal skills.

Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi has been one of the beneficiaries of the initiative having been a regular participant since inception of the championship.

The 2026 national championship took place at St. Peter’s Naalya, Kampala from 3rd to 6th May 2026. This attracted 42 Primary Schools and 28 Secondary Schools from across Uganda making a total of 70 schools all together.

By the time the championship came to closure on 6th May, two schools were declared winners from two categories; senior and junior as well as individuals being recognized for their outstanding performances in different disciplines.

Trophies scooped by Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi; Centre: Debate champions, Left: News anchoring (Desmond), Right: Poetry (Bellan Akandwanaho).

Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi were declared winners of the Junior category after overcoming Pearl Junior School with a 7:0 unanimous decision from the 7 judges. Pearl Junior School is the school they had faced at regional level where they (Parental) also emerged winners.

Also from Parental Care Nursery and Primary School, Ashaba Isaiah was voted the best debater, Junior category as well as the Best overall debater an award he has defended for three consecutive championships. Bellan Akandwanaho and Desmond were also voted best poet and news anchor under junior category respectively.

Ashaba Isaiah posing with his certificate and medals.

Isaiah says that their courage as a team is derived from the ‘Tales of a champion’ a book that narrates the biblical story of Abel and Cain by Hopkins. Isaiah believes that it’s God above all; not training or maturity. He, however, acknowledges the fact that as Parental Care, they work hard everytime they are to participate in any championship.

This trophy is an addition to many other trophies so far in the cabinet scooped by Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi from different championships at local regional, continental and international level. Among others they include; National Face to Face Quiz champions (May 2026), TDN Regional championship ( March 2026), NDC champions (December 2025), Continental debate champions (November 2025) and National Face to Face Quiz champions (October 2025). This TDN win means that Parental Care Nursery and Primary School Bushenyi will now represent Uganda at East African region championship that will take place in Arusha Tanzania in September of this year.

Elsewhere in the same championship, Uganda Martyrs Namugoongo overcame Kigezi High School to emerge champions of this year’s senior category after obtaining a 7:2 split.