Tag: Education

  • Interview with Sonnie: update on the Liberia school

    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:

  • What you inherit, and what you will give

    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…

  • Foundations

    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…

  • Not back but to school for the first time

    Not back but to school for the first time

    Back to school is a wonderful, exciting season for students and parents alike. Imagine, though, it’s not “back” but “to” school for the first time or to a regular school for the first time. Thanks to Agents of Positive change in Lower Johnsonville, Liberia, local families now have a school nearby — no more two-hour…