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Maximise
Well History
Birth of Maximise Well
Christian School
The school began operating in 2002 in Port
Moresby, with just 27 students. It was born out of
a great need to provide education for over one million children who were
missing out, due to lack of opportunity. Acute need, highlighted by the
media, demanded action. The idea was hatched, and Ulla Kamppi decided to
expand the home school she used to educate son Jeremy, to accommodate a few
others. A classroom was built under the family home and soon the small
residential yard became the playing field. A need soon arose for a bigger
school. With almost 50 students in one classroom, it became necessary to
expand. Four years later, it is clearly evident how far the school has
come. With almost 100 students, and a new location, a greater desire has
been birthed to keep the school growing.
A sister school was established in a remote mountain village of Tavui in the Rigo region, with
enrolments of around forty children. The government was unable to provide
education any longer to this isolated area.
During 2005 another ACE church school was started in
Nipa, Southern Highlands, with 140 ABC
(preschool) students. Our goal is to create a possibility to provide the
school curriculum (PACEs) to all the students in our schools. The challenge
before us is to train more supervisors who see this work as a ministry. The
school is not being run as a business. Most teachers and supervisors are
voluntary/minimum wage workers. The staff believe in helping the country of
PNG by giving these children a better future. Volunteer workers from
overseas are welcome to help. If there is any other way you wish to be a
part of this mission, do not hesitate to contact us.
If
only…
our
challenge had been in enrolling more students -that would have been easy.
The issue is finding the space to accommodate them. This means physical
buildings. Currently there is a need for more classrooms to be built as the
school continues to grow. Finding suitable people to supervise students and
their activities, is another blessing we need. Another challenge is to find
sponsor parents for underprivileged children. This is to pay for their
school material. No one is turned away based on their social or economic
status.
Why
“Maximise Well”?
Maximise Well Christian school is a non-profit organisation using the
curriculum of ACE
School of Tomorrow.
Accelerated Christian Education provides a wholesome approach to developing
a person not only academically and mentally, but also spiritually to be
able to live and function in harmony with God’s overall plan for mankind.
“Maximise Well” embodies the idea of “maximum benefit
for less”. Our goal is to provide quality education on par with anywhere in
the world, for as cheap as possible, making it affordable for all.
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