NEW HOPE ACADEMY
New Hope Academy began in 1994 as a recreation center for the war weary youth of the Gardenersville and Paynesville communities in Liberia. It was located near the Double Bridge and later relocated opposite the LPRC Junction and Shoes Factory, where the Proprietor taught young boys and girls martial arts, leadership skills and moral principles. The number of interested young men and women grew and the need for a school became apparent. Responding to this community need for a school, the Proprietor opened an elementary school in March 1995 and named it, “Second Generation Re-creation Institute.”

This institution attracted many students between 1995 and 2000, but the need for a larger school in the area continued to grow. Parents in the community appealed to the Proprietor, Mr. Augustine S. Arkoi, to expand the school to include all grade levels through high school. In response to such requests of parents and other community citizens, Mr. Arkoi purchased three acres (12 lots) of land opposite the Monrovia Vocational Training Center. The school derived its name, “New Hope Academy,” from the fact that it provides an opportunity for many boys and girls to go to school after the war at an affordable cost, giving them New Hope. The area where the school is located is called “Peace Island,” a name derived from the message for a Culture of Peace preached by the Proprietor in the community.

New Hope Academy is a private institution with grade levels from kindergarten through high school. It teaches all subjects required by Liberia’s Ministry of Education. In addition, martial arts are taught. Subjects taught include:

• English (language arts)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Health Science
• Religious Education
• Algebra
• Geography
• History
• Physics
• French
• Economics
• Chemistry

COMMITTEES:

The Parent Teachers Association enables parents to be involved in running the school and other activities. Parents participate in all major decisions affecting the school. These include formulating rules governing student behavior, academic standards and extra curricular activities.

• Work and Discipline
• Health and Safety
• Sports
• Social

• Grievance
• Handbook
• Academic Standard
• Extra Curriculum

BETTER FUTURE FOUNDATION, INC. – An accredited non-profit organization based in the United States and Liberia that prioritizes education as the first step out of poverty and a path to self-sufficiency and self-esteem. Better Future regards illiteracy as the major impediment to human development, including the right to education, the right to resources for a decent standard of living and the right to participate in community building.

AFRICA-ASIA DESTITUTE RELIEF FOUNDATION (ADRF) – A non-profit organization based in South Korea established in 1995 to alleviate poverty and provide educational and relief assistance to areas affected by war, especially Liberia. Mr. Augustine S. Arkoi, Proprietor of New Hope Academy is a BOARD/ FOUNDING MEMBER of ADRF. (VISIT WEB: www.adrf.or.kr)

AKASHI & LIBERIA-JAPAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION of KOBE CITY (LIJAFA) – Are associations of about a dozen house wives organized by Mr. Augustine S. Arkoi in 1998 to support the cause of fighting growing illiteracy in Liberia.

OTHER SUPPORTERS IN KIND ARE: