GIVING
Investment in Education
We are committed to helping rebuild the educational system in Liberia.
We are convinced that quality education will contribute to a safe and
stable future for the country and the region. We have demonstrated our
commitment to education in Liberia in various ways. We have sustained
schools in Liberia for a century. In addition to providing sustained
financial support approaching $400,000 per year, we are restoring
damaged buildings, we have completed one new four-room school block
with a principal's office and teachers' lounge, and we will complete a
second new four-room school block with six toilets by the end of 2008.
We provide professional development training annually to address early
childhood education, primary education (1 - 4), reading strategies
across grade levels, effective classroom management, and teaching and
assessment for various learning styles. We have also included teachers
in the area who do not teach at LCM. We have recently provided
shipments of new instructional supplies whose value exceeds $250,000
utilized by school systems in Virginia and Maryland. Further, we are
working developing a bank teller certification program using American
Banking Association training material that will strengthen the capacity
of graduates and adult students to provide high quality and ethical
customer service in the financial services market.
Lott Carey Baptist Missionary School faces many
challenges as the entire country continues the slow progress of
recovery after civil-unrest. Our needs are many which offers vast
opportunities for those seeking to support our mission to give. Both
the Brewerville and Bopulu campuses are in need of repairs,
resources and new equipment. Maintaining the campuses is difficult
due to poorly operating maintenance equipment and the resources
needed to obtain parts for repairs. We are also in need of fencing
at both campuses to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and
staff.
OUR NEEDS ARE GREAT
Due to our current circumstance, our needs are great. To
continue successfully providing a high standard of education, we are
reaching out to contributors both large and small. Every department
of our school is in need of important educational resources and we
are seeking those willing to help.
The Agriculture department which is so vital to providing students
vocational skills training was seriously damaged during the civil
conflict. We recognize that agriculture training is so important to
our nation’s recovery. But without the proper educational resources
for teaching this subject, students are unable to receive the
thorough training needed to contribute to the cultivation of the
land around us. During the civil-unrest, equipment and supplies were
looted and destroyed. As a result there is an urgent need to restore
and replace damaged and lost equipment.
In the Science and Mathematic areas, we lack laboratory facilities
and textbooks. These are desperately needed to offer students the
educational experiences that ensure high marks and outstanding
performance.
Currently, Computer Science is only being offered to junior and
seniors due to the destruction of both software and hardware
computer equipment. It’s important that our students have these
resources so that they are prepared to communicate and compete not
just in our nation but globally. Connecting to the rest of the world
through computer technology is important to the progress of our
nation. The earlier students are exposed to computers and begin
acquiring computer skills, the more prepared Liberian children will
be to participate in the global society. Therefore, we hope to one
day increase the number of students taking this important subject
but to do so, we must obtain the resources for acquiring additional
computers. Also, we are in need of equipment in our Home Economics
department. However, despite the lack of equipment and resources,
our students work hard and are doing well.
We are praying to one day be able to utilize land in Bopolu. This
huge acreage of land offers many potential educational
opportunities.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Despite major progress in recovering since the ending of our
nation’s civil unrest, we continue to have many needs. To fully
recover and fulfill our dreams for providing a well-rounded
Christian education to our students and jobs for the hundreds of
citizens needing employment to sustain, we seek the help of
contributors and funders. A contribution to the Lott Carey Baptist
Missionary School is an investment in the future of Liberia.
We are thankful to God for his manifold blessings and amazing grace
which gives us hope and sustains our faith that our mission of
service will continue. We pray that the hundreds of potential
sponsors and contributors will assess our wide range of needs and
identify ways of supporting our mission through gifts large or
small. Each financial contribution or gift is appreciated and will
be used to educate the children of Liberia so that they, in return
will contribute to building our nation.
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