stepping stones academy
What is Stepping Stones Academy ? Stepping Stones Academy is a private school in the city of Offinso near Kumasi, Ghana. It was inaugurated in 2011 by its director Mister Nderago Donkor Zacchaeus.
What is the purpose of Stepping Stones Academy? Stepping Stones Academy gives the neediest in Offinso the opportunity to get acquainted with school education and the pleasure of learning.
How does Stepping Stones Academy works? Stepping Stones Academy is a self - sufficient private project. At the cost of 1.5 cedi a day pupils attending receive school education, breakfast and lunch.
What is special at Stepping Stones Academy? For Stepping Stones Academy the combination food and education is very important. The children mostly come from very poor farmer families that sometimes aren’t able to give them two meals a day. The combination of food and education proposed by Stepping Stones Academy allows the parents to go along with their rural occupations
getting ready for class
school is over
girl’s football team
day break
best friends
the new school - thanks to >Children for a Better World> for the support
the sky & the rain coming over the school
What is the financial situation of Stepping Stones Academy? The school has been financially independent from the beginning. A good communication with the Ministry of Educations allows Stepping Stones Academy to receive different school materials such as schoolbooks, pencils, and pupil’s books for free. Money is still missing here and there: The director would like to pay a better or even regular salary to the teacher, different reparation-works have to be done all over the school and the school-bus is in need of constant repair.
What is the future of Stepping Stones Academy? The situation within the school is quite good. It is still a wish of all to improve the different educational possibilities. In order to fulfill this aim the director of the school is thinking of expending with a side business in the private sector to support the needs and improve the qualities of the current services.
What is missing by Stepping Stones Academy? Help is still needed as the situation could be better to increase the learning possibilities: a noise isolation from class to class is urgent to increase the children’s concentration, the office should be set up with an adequate computer including wifi and a printer.