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At Kids Grow Expo featuring the Junior Flower Show by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Ijoba Shule was awarded ribbons for all entries! Including Best in Show! The awards were as follows:
Kalil Kaba (Forces of Mother Nature Mask - Best of Show for all entries Artistic & Horticultural for Age Division A: Up to and including 2nd Grade)
Artistic Class # 9 Forces of Mother Nature Make a full face mask decorated with natural materials such as dried flowers, weeds, seeds, beans, etc. Your mask should be no larger than your face.
Kalil Kaba 1st place (Age Division A: Up to and including 2nd Grade) Nile Bayard 2nd place (Age Division A: Up to and including 2nd Grade) Iyalua Garrett 1st place (Age Division B: 3rd through 5th Grade)
Horticultural Class # 15 Any container grown vegetable plant(s). One variety to a pot.
Kalil Kaba - garlic - 2nd place (Age Division A: Up to and including 2nd Grade) Nile Bayard - onion - 3rd place (Age Division A: Up to and including 2nd Grade)
Horticultural Class # 22 Green ‘n’ Growin’ An established plant propagated and grown by exhibitor. Means of propagation, other than seed, to be named on entry.
Iyalua Garrett - African violet cutting - 3rd place (Age Division B: 3rd through 5th Grade)
Congratulations All!
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Share your news with The Ijoba Shule community. Send an email to Shayna Bayard, director of Parent Programs by clicking here or via USPS to Shayna Bayard,The Ijoba Shule, P.O. Box 42876,
Philadelphia, PA 19101-2876.
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Send us your favorite pictures with caption information, either digitally (JPEG) using our online file upload from "sendthisfile", or to Motilewa Bennett, The Ijoba Shule, P.O. Box 42876,
Philadelphia, PA 19101-2876. Unfortunately, we cannot promise to publish all photos submitted or to return originals.)
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Philadelphia, PA 19101-2876.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
For general information about volunteer opportunities, contact Mrs. Shayna Bayard, director of Parent Programs at 215-844-8341 or clicking here to contact by email.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. What is Afrikan Centered Education?
Q. Do you have a dress code or uniform?
Q. How many students do you have in each class?
Q. Is The Ijoba Shule accredited?
Q. Do you do standardized tests?
Q. What languages do you teach?
Q. Do you have any programs for homeschoolers?
Q. What ages are accepted at The Ijoba Shule?
Q. What academic background does my child need in order to be admitted to The Ijoba Shule?
Q. Can I come in and take a tour of the school during school hours?
Q. Do you provide lunch?
Q. What is Afrikan Centered Education?
Afrakan-centered education provides opportunity for the study of all academic subjects from the point of view in which the history, contribution and future of Afrakan people is central. Character development and cultural and historical awareness are given the highest priority in the curriculum. All academic subjects are addressed in the context of Afrakan world history, and the necessary prioritization of family, national development and self-sufficiency. In this mode of study, all students are expected to acquire an awareness of and commitment to their personal contributions (present and future) to the uplift of their families, their communities and the Pan-Afrakan world.
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Q. Do you have a dress code or uniform?
Yes, All akeko (students) at The Ijoba Shule are required to wear one of our three traditional Afrakan dress uniforms. Our uniforms come in three (3) colors- red, green or gold. Students must wear the entire same-color uniform. Our akeko-omodebinrin (female students) are expected to wear gele (head-wrap), buba (blouse) and lapa, (a wrap dress). The akeko-omodekunrin are expected to wear fila (Afrakan-style hat), ewu (shirt) and sokoto (trousers). The Ijoba Shule assists new parents in meeting the dress code by providing uniforms for purchase from Oja Shule (Shule Market).
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Q. How many students do you have in each class?
We want our classroom ratio not to exceed 12 students to 1 teacher.
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Q. Is The Ijoba Shule accredited?
The Ijoba Shule is an associate member of the Council of Independent Black Institutions (CIBI) since 2003. The Ijoba Shule is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a “religious school.”
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Q. Do you do standardized tests?
Our Council of Trustees and Parents Council will decide whether, which and when to submit our students to standardized.
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Q. What languages do you teach?
The Ijoba Shule gives a general introduction to several Afrakan languages to the primary levels including Yoruba, Swahili, Zulu, Spanish and Mdw Ntr (Kemetic/Egyptian “hieroglyphs”). Beginning in Middle Shule (grades 6-8) our akeko can decide which language(s) they would like to focus on.
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Q. Do you have any programs for home-schoolers?
We are planning to have some support services for homeschoolers and Afrikan Centered home school collectives in the near future. If you think you may be interested in these services send us your contact information and we will add you to our mailing list.
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Q. What ages are accepted at The Ijoba Shule?
Akeko (Students) that are accepted for 1st grade may be five-and-one-half years of age at the start of the academic year, but they must turn six (6) years of age by or before March 1st.
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Q. What academic background does my child need in order to be admitted to Ijoba Shule?
We will request records and test scores from your child’s previous school but admission is not solely dependent on how well your child did at their last school. We understand that each child is different and so admission is decided on a case-by-case basis. We also look at the family as a whole and what they would bring to the Ijoba Shule community. Children transferring from another institution to Ijoba Shule will be evaluated upon admission for grade placement.
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Q. Can I come in and take a tour of the school during school hours?
For the safety of our students we only allow tours of the school after school hours. You may request to see the classrooms at the time of your interview. We also have Open Houses for potential parents where you can come in, view the building and ask questions of our faculty, parents and staff.
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Q. Do you provide lunch?
We require parents to send their children with pre-packed lunches and snacks.
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