Rick's Institute
| Rick's Institute | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Boarding school |
| founding | 1887 |
| address |
Bomi Hill Highway |
| place | Clay-Ashland |
| region | Montserrado |
| Country | Liberia |
| Coordinates | 6 ° 28 '17 " N , 10 ° 48' 6" W |
| carrier | Liberian Baptist Church |
| student | approx. 620 |
| Website | www.ricksonline.org |
The Ricks Institute boarding school is a traditional educational institution in the West African Republic of Liberia . The school was founded in 1887 on the site of the Zodokai Mission of the Baptist Church near the town of Clay-Ashland . The school grounds are located around 20 kilometers (as the crow flies) north of the capital Monrovia on an arterial road towards Tubmanburg .
School offer
The school is being rebuilt after the devastation and the resulting closure during the civil war . A first contingent of the maximum of 620 places was opened in 2010. The school offers twelve-class, Christian-oriented education from kindergarten to high school graduation. From 1974 to 1978 there was also a business school , which however had to be closed again due to financial problems. Physical education is a mainstay of education in Liberia. The school is a member of the Inter School Sport Association (ISSA).
history
The Liberian education system was based on the American model in the 19th century. At first school education was a focus of the numerous Christian mission stations represented in the country; there was also a Torah school in Monrovia and in the western parts of the country the Muslim believers attended Koran schools . Since the middle of the 19th century, higher demands have been made for attending a foreign university - usually in the USA - which is why the American Liberians approved the establishment of Cuttington College and other educational institutions. Thanks to a generous donation from a farmer - Moses Ricks from Clay-Ashland - another boarding school was opened there. The staff of the Zodokai Mission emerged as teaching staff, and additional teachers were hired.
Around 1893, the Welsh missionary William Hughes attended the Liberian boarding schools in Monrovia and Clay-Ashland with the intention of establishing a similar boarding school in Wales for children of African immigrants.
campus
On the premises of the school there are accommodations for the boys and girls (separate dormitories), the school buildings, a sports field, a chapel and various workshops for practical training as well as an infirmary, and there is a kindergarten for the youngest.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zana Aziza Etambala: Congoloese Children at the Congo House in Colwyn Bay (North Wales, Great-Britain), at the End of the 19th Century . In: University of Gent, Africa Platform (Ed.): Africa Focus . tape 3-4 , 1987, ISSN 0772-084X , pp. 250 . ( Full text ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 2.8 MB) as Digitized)
