September was a very busy month at TMP Academy. The biggest piece of news is that we finished our #1 priority project which was the building of our new toilet facility and washroom! With the completion of this project, our students and staff now have a safe and sanitary restroom facility which includes a new washroom. The new toilet facility was our top priority as we had a good faith agreement with the Ghana Education Service to build this in order to be a certified school.
Our second major project that we started was working with the government water company to connect into the main water line that was recently extended into the area of Tsipasi. Through a very generous donor, we were able to secure the funds necessary to hire a local contractor who will dig our water line, lay the piping, connect to the main water line, and finish by securing that connection at TMP Academy. This will greatly expand the school’s access to clean water! We will also make this water available to the community which will provide them with greater access to clean water as well.
Other projects we completed in September and October include; making kitchen improvements at TMP Academy, securing the kitchen’s storeroom, purchasing 60 pairs of new shoes for students in need, repairing all uniforms, completing our land survey to formally document TMP Academy school and farm land (donated to us by the community), securing items at the lunchroom.
The first term of the 2019/2020 school year officially began as well! We were so excited to get back to the classroom and we welcomed 27 new students to TMP Academy! This marks the first year we have had capacity to bring in a new round of students to the school. Our students made tremendous progress last year and because of their success they were promoted into new grade levels! This opened up spots in our other classrooms and we couldn’t be more proud of our students. Along with the class promotions we hired two new teachers! One teacher will replace an existing position that was vacant and our second new hire will teach our brand new class 3 and 4 which will start as a combined classroom.
As you can see, things are really progressing nicely at TMP Academy and we are making huge strides toward our goals. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks.