Child Education
Education is a valuable commodity in the Kenyan culture. Parents will go to great lengths to send their children to school. They understand that education can be the way to a new life for their children.
Christian Ministries In Africa saw the great need and moved immediately to meet it on several different levels. God is working in some amazing ways through the education ministry of CMIA.
- CMIA currently runs seven pre-primary schools for poor families who cannot afford an education.
- CMIA runs a Church on the Rock Academy Primry School on the headquarter grounds in Langata.
For more information on our educational programs please browse the following categories.
Church on the Rock Academy Primary School in Langata, Nairobi, was established in 2002 to meet the growing need for quality primary education for both area children and the Grace Children's Centre children, particularly for those who are HIV positive as the fear of HIV/AIDS has led to an unspoken policy of exclusion by many other schools.
COTRA currently offers the three year pre-primary programme of Baby,Intermediate and Pre-Unit class for three to six year olds, as well as primary Standards 1 through 8 (1st – 8th grade), and for the 2009 school year has a student body of 270. The Standard 8 year for Kenya primary students culminates with the November sitting of terminal exams that earn a child the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), the score determining his/her eligibility for secondary schools nationwide.
COTR Academy is recognized as a top school in the area, offering supplemental training in computer and swimming, and looking to expand these by 2010 to include music education, recorder club and instrument tuitions. Thanks to the faithful supporters of CMIA, COTR Academy employs a trained staff of sixteen; has roomy, well-lit classrooms; a growing computer lab; many extra teaching aids and resources; textbooks for every student; and a well stocked library of quality books for children and young teens.
To prepare children for the primary schools, CMIA offers a free-of-charge pre-school program for three to six year olds. There are seven pre-primary schools throughout the countryside of Kenya, teaching close to 800 children, preparing them for entrance and placement exams, and influencing their families with the love of Christ.
HIV/AIDS has become a pandemic, and CMIA is doing what it can to combat the core issues of this dreaded disease.
HIV education to the youth of this country is strategic in this battle. Partnering with medical, social service and counseling personnel from Kenya and other countries, training and HIV awareness classes are provided for CMIA caregivers, youth, children and church congregations.
Although caring for HIV infected children; and training their caregivers is a costly, and sometimes heartbreaking task, Christian Ministries In Africa believes it is called to this extremely important ministry of education.
For additional information contact:
Greg and Jean Ishmael
U.S. Coordinators
425-867-8910
cmiacotr_usa@yahoo.com