SCHOOL SYSTEM

 

THE SALVATION ARMY

FOUNDED IN 1865 BY WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BOOTH

LIBERIA COMMAND EDUCATION SECRETARIAT

COMMAND HEADQUARTERS

17^TH STREET, SINKOR, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

Our Vision and Mission

To be a leading school system of excellence in the provision and promotion of quality education for the maximization of the potentials of young people to enable them develop mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.

OUR MISSION

To Prepare the Next Generation of morally upright Leaders for progressive development of Liberia and our one world through first class formal education and vocational training.

TO REALIZE OUR VISION AND MISSION, WE COMMIT TO:

• Building strong, positive relationship among management, administration, teachers, non-teaching staff, students, parents and the communities.

• Supporting school and program improvement plans by working together as a system.

• Acting on the belief that each student can learn and deserves our best efforts.

• Respecting and celebrating diversity and culture in people and ideas.

• Approaching our work as learners.

• Continuing our growth and development of skills, knowledge, and behaviors in a climate of trust and  collaboration

• Acting strategically with continuous reflection and improvement

Ensuring public trust by using our resources wisely.

 

OUR CORE VALUES
We shall diligently embrace the following values as our desired culture.

1. Hardwork - We shall work professionally and to our utmost BEST, utilizing all our energies and abilities towards academic success.

2. Timeliness – We shall economically utilize the resources of time.

3. Integrity - We shall be committed to honest, open, accountable and transparent relationships and undertakings.

4. Humility – We shall humble ourselves and allow others to broaden our scope of knowledge.

5. Teamwork – We shall work as a team with our stakeholders to reach our desired goals.

Perseverance- We shall endeavor to maintain our cool even in times of strenuous challenge.

OVERVIEW OF THE SALVATION ARMY SCHOOL SYSTEM

 

 HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

The Salvation Army is a Christian Denomination established in 1865 by William and Catherine Booth and extended its Christian mission officially in Liberia in 1988 with Major Lenard Millar as the first Head of Mission. The vision and mission of the Army are to teach and preach Christianity and to also contribute meaningfully to meeting human needs.  The core of our organization since its inception has been to save and serve humanity. It is against this backdrop, we entered into meeting one of Liberia’s most essential needs by providing quality education in the country. Since our establishment in Liberia, we have opened and operated primary and secondary schools in six counties in Liberia and there are plans on the way to extend our services to all other counties.

 

Under the auspices of Capt. Brian J. Knightley, the first Salvation Army School was opened on 17th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia. It started as a kindergarten school in 1992. The school was relocated on 5^th Street, Sinkor in the building now occupied by ECOBANK. The school went up to elementary level and was named Len Millar after the First Head of Mission of The Salvation Army in Liberia. The establishment of the Len Millar Primary & Elementary School opened a corridor for the establishment of additional classroom as students enrollment increased in the School. As a result of the influx of students due to the direct result of the quality of education and moral discipline the System provided, an urgent need arose to find a suitable site to build a structure that will respond to the demand for enrollment of students in the school. The then General Services Agency grounds at the 24^th Street overlooking the Atlantic Ocean were bought. It was not until 2002 when the building was completed and the school was transferred into its newly constructed modern complex on 24^th Street, Sinkor. This complex houses two school campuses under two separate administrations-LMPES and LMJSHS with each having 12 classrooms and sizable administration block and other facilities (including library, science and computer laboratories, multi-purpose covered gymnasium, etc).

 

 The rise in demand of students to get the quality education provided by The Salvation Army led to the establishment of the William Booth School Complex on Pipeline Road in Paynesville in 1998. The school center also runs from primary to senior high with all necessary facilities. The school compound also has other facilities such as clinic (which is opened to both students and outsiders especially the Paynesville dwellers), gigantic basketball court, a fascinating church (the Paynesville Corps) plus many more. After the construction of the William Booth School, The Salvation Army realized that there was a need to extend her facilities to other parts of the country. Subsequently, from 1999- 2002 schools were opened in corps halls in Margibi, Bong and Bassa Counties. These include the Kakata Corps Primary School official named Albert Orsborn Primary and Elementary School in 2009 with the construction of a semi-structure of six classrooms by the Education Secretariat. The Buchanan Corps Primary School was officially named Bramwell Booth Primary and Elementary in 2010 and Paul A. Rader Primary and Elementary elevated to junior high level in 2011 with the construction of a sixteen room ultra-modern complex. The Bill Norris School was established in 2003. It is named after one of The Salvation Army colonels.  John Gowans High School was established in Salala, Bong County in 2004 to serve the growing need for high school education in that part of the country.  TSA- Zwedru Daycare School was opened in Zwedru Corps in 2005 and was turn over to the Secretariat in 2010. It was named Karsten Anker Sunhill Elementary & Junior High School after the construction of sixteen room school edifice. The School was named after one of Norway Territorial Commanders. Most the school construction projects were sponsored by funding from Norway through The Salvation Army Norway, Iceland and the Faeroes Territory.

 

SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

There are eleven (11) operating schools in The Salvation Army School System. Among these schools, there are three senior secondary schools, three junior secondary schools and five primary schools. Please see the list of schools with other details

LIST OF SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

SCHOOL	ESTABLISHED	LOCATION	CONSTRUCTION FUNDED BY:
1. LEN MILLAR PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY	1992	24TH STREET, SINKOR, MONROVIA	NORWAY
2. LEN MILLAR JUNIOR  AND SENIOR  HIGH	1993	24TH STREET, SINKOR, MONROVIA	NORWAY
3. WILLIAM BOOTH JUNIOR &  SENIOR HIGH	1998	PIPELINE ROAD, PAYNESVILLE	NORWAY
4. WILLIAM BOOTH PRIMARY AND ELEM.	1999	PIPELINE ROAD, PAYNESVILLE	NORWAY
5. PAUL A. RADER PRIMARY AND ELEM.	1999	GBARNGA, BONG COUNTY	NORWAY
6. ALBERT ORSBORN PRIMARY AND ELEM.	2001	KAKATA, MARGIBI COUNTY	SECRETARIAT
7. BRAMWELL BOOTH PRIMARY AND ELEM.	2002	BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA CO.	SCHOOL FUNDS
8. BILL NORRIS ELEM. AND JUNIOR HIGH	2003	CHOCOLATE CITY, GARDNERSVILLE	NORWAY
9. JOHN GOWANS JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH	2004	SALALA, BONG COUNTY	NORWAY
10.NEW KRU TOWN DAY AND PRIMARY SCH.	2007	NEW KRU TOWN, MONROVIA	RENTED FACILITIES
11. SUNHILL ELEM. AND JUNIOR HIGH SCH.	2011	ZWEDRU, GRAND GEDEH COUNTY	NORWAY