The New Testament Junior and Senior High

When we visited The New Testament Junior and Senior High School this June, the plywood chalkboard in the first class room we entered was dated April 09, 2008. Under it was scrawled the words NO THIRD TERM.

This school has yet to see its golden age and its potential is enormous.

The New Testament Junior and Senior High School was started in 2000. The mission was to educate Liberian refugees that had come to Ghana in the 1980’s to escape the war. The school expanded from a backyard operation thanks to the UN and private donors who helped build the current school.  It is a beautiful and strong concrete building ready to be filled with bright and eager young minds.

The current school building has been in use since 2003. Students in grades 7-13 enjoyed the benefits of a well-built school and quality teachers. However, recently the New Testament school has come up against external obstacles. The third term was cancelled this past year due to student participation in a camp-wide protest. The protest commenced in April and continued for almost two months. Since then, the students have not returned to school.

There is one man who is trying to start the school this upcoming September. Ernest Yirenkyi was the only Ghanaian teacher in an otherwise Liberian school when New Testament School opened. Ernest’s passion for both Liberian struggle and need for education keeps him motivated. He organized student enrollment and hired new teachers to ensure New Testament was ready to start a new chapter.

They start school this September! If you want to learn more about the school feel free to email creativeeducaitonsolutions@gmail.com