ANNUAL UPDATE 2022-23
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR SCHOOL YEAR
WHAT’S HAPPENED AT LREC THIS YEAR?
100% RENEWABLE ENERGY!
Thanks to the generous support of The DEAR Foundation Switzerland, our school has been able to cut ties with diesel generators, and complete the switch to solar-battery power for all our electricity needs! This transition will protect our environment, improve student health and safety, increase operational efficiency, and allow us to focus more of our resources on our educational programs in order to boost learning outcomes.
GIRLS’ CLUB ESTABLISHED
LREC senior-high girls came together, under the guidance of School Management Committee Member Margaret Suah, to form the LREC Loyalty Girls’ Club. The club will act as a peer-support network to help our female students navigate sensitive matters like self-esteem, personal hygiene, and career selection.
According to President Emeta of Grade 12, the club is intended to inspire her peers to have a voice, be decision makers, develop problem-solving skills, and create visionary change in their school and respective communities. We're proud to see our senior girls taking such a positive initiative, and grateful to our female teachers who have stepped up to provide support and guidance.
SCIENCE WING COMPLETED
Thanks to support from Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Margibi County Development Fund, Liberian Agency for Community Empowerment, the LREC Parent-Teacher Association, and a number of private donors, our science wing is now up and running! We’re still working towards full internal fit-out as science labs, as well as construction of further wings on the high school building, but in the interim the additional two rooms are serving as classrooms, and freeing up space for our Learning Resource Centre.
To all those who made this possible, thank you for creating a brighter future for Liberian youth.
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SET UP
Just in time for the 2023-24 academic year, we’ve set up a new Learning Resource Centre to house our growing library, and serve as a quiet space for independent research and study, supported by Mr Sheriff as full-time Librarian.
COUNSELLING SERVICES INTRODUCED
We're now offering psycho-social counselling services to the students of LREC, thanks to Nurse Meko Tarwille undergoing additional training to upgrade her qualifications. Students can meet Nurse Meko directly, but parents can also make an appointment through the school office to discuss matters concerning their child's mental and emotional well-being.
LREC’S GOT TALENT
LREC hosted it’s first ever Got Talent event, with students from all levels showcasing their talents in music and dance! Congratulations to Khadija Diallo and duo Amelia Washington & Beauty Jackson, who took out the elementary and high school divisions respectively, winning scholarships to help them focus on nurturing their talent.
REINTRODUCED AGRICULTURE
This year we’ve reintroduced agriculture to the curriculum and set up a school garden where students can learn the best techniques for cultivating crops in Liberia. Food grown will feed back into our school meals program, with any excess to be sold at market to help support our educational programs.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION PIGGERY
The PTA are well on their way to commencing pig-farming as a way to support their children’s education. Construction on a 5-stall pigpen is nearing completion, and should be up and running in 2023-24.
DONATIONS
PTA SCIENCE WING CONTRIBUTION
A massive thank you to all members of our Parent-Teacher Association for coming together to complete the roof on the final two classrooms in our science wing. We couldn’t have done it without you!
UNIVERSAL OUTREACH FOUNDATION, SCHOLARSHIPS
Thanks to the amazing team at Universal Outreach Foundation, Strive, and all their supporters who made 12 scholarships available for TVET students at LREC and 1 scholarship available in our elementary division.
LABDOO SWITZERLAND, LAPTOPS
Thanks to Labdoo and all their global supporters for providing a further 21 refurbished laptops for the school computer lab!
We would like to express our gratitude to all the other organisations and individuals who donated to support operations and projects at LREC, including both those below, and others who have asked to remain anonymous. You know who you are, and we are thankful for your support.
Thompson family
Sutton family
Pocknee family
George Paye
Amanda Klinck
Patricia T Gaye
Tonia Sloan
Ernest W Koiyan
Barleh Harris
Salamatu J Kiawhen
Jackson Mah
Nancy Vinton
Sabbah Kahn
Christiana Dolly
HONOR WALL
PETER WEAH
Grade 12 Dux, Class of 2023
Jacqui KoLEE
Kindergarten Dux, Class of 2023
COURAGE PAYE
Highest Achiever (97.2%)
PAST VALEDICTORIANS
ALUMNI
Our first class of seniors graduated as recently as 2017, but LREC alumni are already out taking their place in the world. Here are just a few of their many milestones and achievements these past twelve months. Thank you for forging the path ahead and being such inspirational role models for your brothers and sisters at LREC!
MASTINA
Mastina McGee (Valedictorian, Class of 2017), graduated from the University of Liberia with a Bachelor of Business Administration! She’s now interning with the Catholic Relief Service.
REUBEN
Reuben Varney (Class of 2018) studied both Plumbing and Electricity as TVET electives during his time at LREC. Following graduation, he enrolled at Netlib Vocational Training Institute where he attained a Diploma in Plumbing. Reuben is now working at Star Contractors.
ISATTA
Isatta Kolleh (Class of 2017), graduated from the African Dream Academy Technical Institute with a Diploma in Beauty Culture. She's also a senior student at University of Liberia majoring in Biology.
HAROLD
Harold Dwanyen (Class of 2020) graduated from the Booker Washington Institute with a National Diploma in Electronics.
STAFF WHO SKILLED UP
JAMES SANNOH
Graduated as a Teach for Liberia Fellow.
MARGARET SUAH
Margaret Suah, LREC’s first grade teacher and a member of our School Management Committee, attended the 13th Biennal Pan-African Literacy for All Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference brought together literacy educators and researchers from across Africa to collaborate on the continent's literacy development.
LIONEL JYEPAH
Graduated as a Teach for Liberia Fellow.
QUATAMA MOORE & ABRAHAM FLAHN
Both former students of LREC now work at LREC - Quatama as a Fundraising Assistant and Abraham as a Teacher - and both obtained a C Certificate in Teaching from LICOSESS College of Education.
NEW TO THE TEAM
This year we welcomed 4 new members to our team, from Board Members to teachers to support roles.
STAFF ALUMNI - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
MORRISON MORRIS
Mr. Morrison Morris worked with us from 2014 to 2017 teaching Economics and Social Studies. He also served as President of the Staff Welfare Association.
Morrison is currently working with Rising Academies, part of the Partnership Schools for Liberia (PSL) program, as a School Performance Manager, striving to improve the quality of education provided in Liberian public schools.
“For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth.”
OUR FINANCES
When you gave us your money, you gave us your trust to implement educational programs as effectively and efficiently as possible. We want to repay that trust by sharing with you how that money was spent.
