Schools
Sewing Classes for the Secondary Schools have been provided for several years. This is housed in the All-Girls School but classes from the other Secondary Schools do travel here for classes. Two girls are are enrolled in a tailoring program and will complete their course in 6 months.
We run an advanced math class for students recommended by their Secondary School Principal recommended students on Saturday morning. We presently have 40 students enrolled in the class. We often place numerous students in the top 10 of math scores in Anambra State.
Above left: Are students participating in our Mathematics Contest. There are two divisions. One for Secondary and one for Primary School students. Above right: Is the Primary School winner receiving his bike as a rewards. The top boy and girls winner in each category receives a bike.
We began our Secondary Schools Football (Soccer for the US) Tournament in the city 12 years ago. This was the first tournament in Awka for 26 years, a long time for a city in a country that in 1996 won the Gold Medal at the Olympics in Atlanta. There are now 17 Secondary Schools involved, with more on a waiting list. Here are the referees and two teams lining up before the game. The estimated crowd at the finals was 20,000.
Here is one of the many book deliveries to schools. We have just launched a new effort at a school located on stilts over water. This is being conducted in partnership with Prince Kolawole. We will provide school supplies and equipment.