Africa-Press – Namibia. THE Osona community in the Okahandja district were yesterday pleased with the opening of the first school in the area.
Eagles Christian Academy boasts the motto ‘Flying Higher in Education’.
The school, which currently accommodates pupils from grades 0 to 7, officially opened its doors with over 200 pupils.
School director Rachel Kioko yesterday said the idea of opening a new school started in 2013 when a parent approached her to help take care of her child.
“Two days down the line another parent who was working at a guest house at Okahandja approached me to take care of her six-month-old baby.
“I started charging parents N$250 as the numbers kept growing,” she said.
Kioko said she eventually employed a woman to help her, whom she paid N$1 000.
As time went by, she started building more classrooms and eventually considered establishing an actual school.
Kioko said the school has been running since 2013 with only three pupils per year.
“This was not an easy journey. I almost gave up, but because I am such a strong believer in God I knew this would turn out big.
“In 2014 we managed to get up to 80 pupils, which was just for preschool. We applied for a primary school two years later, and that is how we got where we are today,” she said.
School principal Manuel Oberholzer said the school currently accommodates pupils from grades 0 to 7, and intends to extend classes to Grade 11.
“We intend to make this a school of excellence for the Osona community, because it is the first school ever established at Osona,” he said.
He said the school has made many parents’ lives easier, since it is closer to their homes.
“From grades 0 to 3, we have a teacher and an assistant teacher for every class to ensure that the slower pupils are assisted and no child is left behind,” Oberholzer said.
He urged parents to register their children at the school as it is affordable. According to a parent, who prefers to remain anonymous, the school saves her driving her child to and from Windhoek.
“I am so glad because my daughter does not have to wake up early in the morning, and that really does save me petrol. I am really happy,” she said.
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