Mission Statement

 The Nsoroma Institute is an Afrikan-Centered Institution. We are guided by a philosophy which seeks to: develop within our children insight into their individual gifts, talents, and mission, connect our children with the rich and diverse historical and cultural legacies of Afrikan peoples, and seek to restore a world view which reflects understanding of the interdependence of humans, plants, animals, and the air, water, soil and natural elements which create the delicate balance which sustains life on our planet.

Inherent in this world view is the understanding that oppression is wrong. Any system or set of circumstances which restricts a people from realizing the fullest expression of their human potential must be replaced with way of relating socially, politically and economically which facilitate peace, prosperity, health, happiness and maximum human development.

Our Afrikan-Centered perspective provides us with a window through which we can look inward at ourselves and simultaneously look out at the various expressions of human culture. An Afrikan-Centered perspective does not mean that we study only about Afrikan and Afrikan people. It means that we view the study of our own experience as being of primary importance, but that we study the world, its history, peoples and culture from our own unique vantage point. At Nsoroma Institute there is no contradiction between Afrikan-Centered and Multi-Cultural education.

Our approach to education is holistic because we structure our program to stimulate the intellect of our students with a vigorous academic schedule, provide daily opportunities for physical development, and encourage personal awareness and development through self-contemplation. Nutrition is stressed as a tool for contributing to a balance between mind, body and ones self-concept.

Our instruction is multi-modal because we present lessons in a variety of ways to address the learning styles of all of our students. Most students have one of the following as their dominant mode of learning: visual, auditory or tactile. Students, who are visual need lots of color, respond well to writing on the board, photographs and videos. Students, who are auditory like music, can absorb information from lectures and respond well to poetry and rhyme as instructional tools. Students who are tactile need more artifacts, manipulatives and hand-on experiences. These students are physically oriented and learn by doing. In reality, most students learn through a blend of these learning modes.

Finally, our educational philosophy is based on the belief that education is the process drawing out that which is already inside of the student. Education is primarily a process of self-discovery. It is a journey of self-realization. The “teacher” is actually a guide who provides nurturing, love, information and experiences which aid the learner in growing into knowledge of the individual and collective self.