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Interview with Sonnie: update on the Liberia school
Great news from Sonnie about the Terry & Michael Academy in Lower Johnsonville, Liberia Enrollment is up, tuition is covering operating expenses, and the community is enthusiastically supporting the school. (And asking for more!) Click on the image to open the video Highlights include:
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It’s not them, it’s you
When facing business troubles, it’s tempting and easy to blame the other — the economy, the competition, the market, the trends. Indeed, these all impact a business, sometimes carrying it higher, often battering it down. But we must always think inward to ourselves: what’s my part in what’s going on? Such thoughts were hardly on…
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What you inherit, and what you will give
There is nothing like taking a national test under a tent with gravel spilling onto the ground before you, especially after all that preparation and anticipation to take it back in March, only to have it drowned out by torrents of rain. Yet, my dear students, you kept at it, and here you are, a…
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Foundations
But seven months ago, we couldn’t imagine that a shipping container sitting on a lot in the middle of Liberia would turn into a thriving, happy school. Every step since has been one of building upon the last. From the container came a roof and a perimeter fence. Twenty-five students and three teachers. Word got…
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Terry and Michael Academy status, December 31, 2022 update
Wishing all a very Happy New Year and a healthy, prosperous and learning-filled 2023! Here is where we stand w/ the Liberia School, “Terry and Michael Academy” JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 SPRING 2023 GOALS TIMELINE OF LIBRARY AND SCHOOL PROJECT (2021-2022) SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2021 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 JANUARY 2022 MAY-JUNE 2022 JULY-AUGUST 2022 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2022 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2022