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The Kingdom Of Christ Academy
Mission Statement: The Kingdom of Christ Academy is designed to empower youth throughout the world by providing educational opportunities built upon the foundational principles of the Bible and Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of Christ Academy believes that through education, biblical training & character development young people will have the opportunity to be the light that impacts lives, impacts communities, and impacts the world.

 Kingdom Cares Academy
*Director Mark Agbo*:
20-50 Student / Athletes: Ages 9-15
(Eventually I would like to have 10 players per age group 9-15). The Goal is to have them attend schools in the United States by the age of 15-16 to pursue basketball and education. Most of these students will come to Iowa and be associated with Des Moines Christian, Pella Christian, Ankeny Christian, Grandview Park Baptist. While they are in the United States they will be playing with the Kingdom Cares Basketball Organization that I currently operate to help them receive college scholarships to play basketball and complete their education. Please understand that my goal for all of these young boys’ is to not just come to the United States and never return. My goal is that through basketball we can provide the opportunities and resources here in the United that can be used back in Ghana to impact other young lives.

Kingdom of Christ Academy:
School Format: 120-160 students
-Students are from the ages of 5-17 years old and are broken up accordingly-
Ages: 5-7 (Early Education)
Ages: 8-9 (1st-2nd Grade)
Ages: 10-11 (3rd-4th Grade)
Ages: 12-13 (5th-6th Grade)
Ages: 14-15 (7th-8th Grade)
Ages: 16-17 (9th-10th Grade)
Ages: 18-19 (Graduation Age or come to United States on Student Visas to finish high school and move on to college).

Educational Curriculum: Yet to be determined we are consulting with many different organizations and would like to gain a better understanding of the current education processes in Ghana, Africa during my trip in December/January.

Kingdom of Christ Academy Hours and Schedule General Student:
6:30am wake-up call
7:45am Breakfast
8:30am-9:25am English
9:30am-10:25am Writing/Reading/Grammar
1030am-11:25am Mathematics
11:30am-12:25pm Lunch
12:30pm-1:25pm Bible Class
1:30pm-2:25pm History/Geography
2:30pm-4:00pm Recreational Activities (Futbol, Basketball, ect.)
4:00pm-5:15pm Facility Work (Cleaning ect.)
5:30pm-6:15pm Dinner
6:30pm-8:00pm Recreational
8:00pm-9:30pm Study Time
9:30pm-10:00 Academy Prayer/Bible Study
10:30pm Lights out

Kingdom of Christ Academy Hours and Schedule for Kingdom Cares Players:
5:45am wake-up call
6:00am-7:30am Basketball Training Session
7:45am Breakfast
8:30am-9:25am English
9:30am-10:25am Writing/Reading/Grammar
1030am-11:25am Mathematics
11:30am-12:25pm Lunch
12:30pm-1:25pm Bible Class
1:30pm-2:25pm History/Geography
2:30pm-4:30pm Basketball Training Session
4:30pm-5:30pm Facility Work (Cleaning ect.)
5:30pm-6:15pm Dinner
6:30pm-8:00pm Recreational
8:00pm-9:30pm Study Time
9:30pm-10:00 Academy Prayer/Bible Study
10:30pm Lights out
*Please note that the Kingdom of Christ Academy will look to play in scheduled games, tournaments, and other opportunities that will allow for the exposure of the Kingdom Cares Academy students to grow basketball throughout the country.

Student Population/Class Size:
Ages 5-7: 20 Students {Early Education}
Ages 8-9: 20 Students (1st – 2nd Grade}
Ages 10-11: 20 Students {3rd-4th Grade}
Ages 12-13: 20 Students {5th-6th Grade}
Ages 14-15: 20 Students {7th-8th Grade}
Ages 16-17: 20 Students {9th-10th Grade}
Ages 18-19: 20 Students F1 Visa Students sent to private schools in United States

Staff:
Director of the Kingdom of Christ Academy
Director of the Kingdom Cares Academy: Mark Agbo
English Instructor
7-10 Teachers Kingdom of Christ Academy
3-5 Cooks/Cleaners/Maintenance (We will find individuals with children who are in need of work and are without homes. We will provide housing, education for children, and food w/ a small living stipend of $60.00/month).

Food:
We will look to Partner with Food for the Heartland and we will hire an individual to farm the land on the campus and also educate the young boys about agriculture so that one day they could return to their home communities and pass on the skills.

Living Expenses:
Donations/Partnerships with churches/Yearly Fundraiser

Criteria to be accepted into the Kingdom of Christ Academy:
1. The individual is receiving no education at the point of admittance into the academy.
2. Family income is less than $1000.00 / year.
3. If both parents are no longer living the student will receive automatic
   admittance into the academy. These individuals will also have the option to
   be adopted into the United States.  The Academy will partner with the About
   a  Child Adoption Agency in the United States.
4. Parents are hired as a staff member of the academy.
5. Approval from President Jake Sullivan under special circumstances. 
6. Immediate acceptance in the academy if the student is selected to be
     a part of the Kingdom Cares Basketball Academy.

*There are many options as we get started and we will continue to seek out the Lords’ guidance. On December 30th, 2009 – January 6th, 2010 my wife and I will be traveling to Ghana, Africa with the hope of securing land and to meet with the appropriate individuals within Ghana who can assist us in making this happen. Mark Agbo will be chief executive for this entire project and I will trust his vision and decisions in making this project a success. I understand that I have an incredible amount to learn about Ghana and its culture. I will follow Mark’s direction and suggestions within the country and cannot tell you how excited I am to be working with someone with as much knowledge and determination as Mark. The Kingdom Cares Staff and Jake and Janel Sullivan are committed to the country of Ghana and feel as though God has called us to help the children of Africa learn about Christ through education and basketball. Jake and Janel Sullivan and the Kingdom Cares organization will continue to follow the Lord’s path and guidance and will see this project to completion and hopefully create a model that can be used not just in Ghana but throughout Africa.

Facilities:
12 classroom school building
20 individual student dorms 8-10 students per/living quarters
20 individual staff room housing: each staff member has their own area
Open Area: (Lunch, Church, Activities)
Gymnasium: (Training for Kingdom Cares Academy and recreational place for the Kingdom of Christ Academy).

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