National hand washing awareness week is December 4-December 10

November 29, 2011
By KNA Communications
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National hand washing awareness week is December 4-December 10. Hand washing is very important in families, schools and offices.
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South Side school instills pride through cultural curriculum

November 28, 2011
By KNA Communications
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Although critics see cultural curriculum as separatist and unnecessary, educators at Kwame Nkrumah Academy say the opposite. The charter school, located on Chicago's South Side, has an African cultural focus that the staff says provides students with a sense of pride. Teachers and administrators work to embed traditional African heritage into every school day...
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Kwame Nkrumah Academy 3rd Graders ROCK the ISAT! Composite 89%, Reading 87% & Math 91%

June 30, 2011
By KNA Communications
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KNA Third Grade Rocks the ISAT! Composite 89%, Reading 87%  &  Math 91% The composite scores for ISAT were posted in the Chicago Suntimes newspaper yesterday (Tuesday, June 28, 2011).  You can also view them at http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/6161010-418/preliminary-2011-chicago-public-schools-isat-scores.html  Kwame Nkrumah Academy’s 3rd Grade students ROCKED the ISAT!  Please join me in celebrating ALL of our instructional...
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Kwame Nkrumah Academy Recipient of ISBE Program Design Grant

June 30, 2011
By KNA Communications
Kwame Nkrumah Academy Recipient of ISBE Program Design Grant

KNA STEA3M        Program Design Grant Initiative                        The program concept is in response to the call of the USDA to cultivate the skills of students to participate in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematics) careers having positive impact on both local and global issues related to food safety, security and sustainable renewable energy.  ...
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New Initiatives!

Aquaponics Turns Waste into Resources


COMING SOON: Distance Learning GHANA PROJECT

APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE January 2012!