TBIA

Name of School

‘Tony Blair International Academy’

Mission statement

 We provide high quality, innovative education and training for, deprived children, adults and young people in our diverse community.  We strive to meet the needs of individuals in the community and working in partnership to encourage their participation.

Vision Statement

We are a progressive Academy based on outstanding teaching and learning where routes to professional, vocational, recreational and academic excellence are valued in equal measure.

The TBIA Philosophy

Tony Blair International Academy is an independent school with a difference;

• It is non profit making
• It provides high quality education with special attention to girl-child education at a lower cost,
• The rest of the money will come from individuals, fundraising and sponsorships
• The aim is to give poorer families the opportunity for their kids to experience life in a private school.
• The school is run by a Board of Governors and a Community Teacher Association (CTA) who are members of the local community.

TBIA Project main Aim

Providing a descent and affordable multidisciplinary educational setting for the poor, underserved, or marginalized and their children where the costs of school fees, uniforms and books are lower compeered to other private schools in the city. As a result their children don’t miss out completely in benefiting from private education in Sierra Leone. This good quality education will help children develop skills needed to give them a voice, make long-lasting positive changes in their lives, which in turn will free them and their community from poverty.

TBIA Project Objectives:

The overall objectives of the project are as follows:

1.     To acquire land, produce architectural plans and site survey

2.     To construction 11 classroom blocks, (10 toilets/sinks), admin block (head/deputy/secretary offices, staffroom and toilets) and school hall

3.     To provide appropriate school materials for the advancement and smooth running of the school

4.     To construct a perimeter fence around the school compound

5.     To construct additional classrooms to ease overcrowding

6.     To construct a vocational centre to provide learning for young people in non-academic areas such as carpentry, welding, building and construction, auto-mechanic, etc.

7.     Open the school up to the community for Adult Learning in areas such as, Reading and writing, Photography, Art, Crafts & Textiles, Health, Computers and Technology, Food, Cake Decorating & Cookery, Etc.

8.     To construct Boarding facilities for boys and girls and teacher housing

9.     To link the Tony Blair International Academy to other schools in the UK to facilitate cross-cultural understanding, exchange student and teachers opportunities.

10. To monitor, supervise and report on the project activities to donors

Anticipated impact of TBIA project in the next ten years:

·         The immediate impact of our project will be that of meeting the basic right of one of the  most deprive people by providing them with the opportunity to have access to private education at an affordable cost

·         In the long term the project’s goal is to produce confident and able people who will not only improve their living condition, but greatly contribute to the economic and social well being of their country and the humanity as a whole.

·         Also these children, young people and adults in the community will develop skills needed to give them a voice, make long-lasting positive changes in their lives, which in turn will free them from poverty.