C.R.E.E.D. Center, Inc.: Foundations/Schools

Little Maroons is a parent-run childcare co-operative operating from a child-led African-centered curriculum rooted in indigenous wisdom. In the spirit of the maroon communities, the children are encouraged to embody the principles of independence, self-determination and cooperation.

Maroon communities (also known as quilombos and palenques) developed almost everywhere that enslaved Africans were brought in the Americas & the Caribbean. They were independent communities created by Africans that had rebelled and or escaped from their enslavers frequently within the first generation of their arrival from Africa. There, they often preserved their African languages and many of their cultural traditions. In many cases Maroon communities allied themselves with the local indigenous communities.
-Brooklyn, New York and New Orleans, Louisiana

NSOROMMA SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY:
We believe children are Divine Gifts. They come to us with the potential to illuminate the universe. It is our responsibility to provide our children with opportunities to develop their unique talents and gifts and to support them as they learn the lessons necessary to grow to their brightest potential. Our children will be able to think for themselves. They will be able to successfully compete with anyone on an academic basis and they will have a strong sense of positive group and self-identity, respect for self and others, and appropriate social skills. They will be well-rounded and balanced in their lives. This philosophy is implemented through a focus on Academic Excellence, Character Development, and an African-centered perspective.

director@nsoromma.org
404-629-2104

AYA Educational Institute is directed by Afiya Madzimoyo, M.S.W., and Wekesa Madzimoyo, B.A., provides quality educational alternatives and resources for children of African descent. AYA's programs immerse students, parents and other adults in an African-centered academic and social environment that is rich in our past and culture. The assessments, instruction and activities are designed to prepare them to excel academically and socially. These tools enable them to succeed in their current and future responsibilities to themselves, their families, our community, our people and the world (in that order).

404-296-9698

African Centered Academy is first and only African-Centered public elementary school in Pittsburgh and in Western PA that emphasizes a holistic approach focusing on administrative management strategies, staff development, curriculum reform, parent and community involvement. The school’s Afrocentric model requires a uniform dress code and infuses African and African-American history and culture, including knowledge, attitudes and values, into the core curricula.

Supporting the African-centered model is a diverse menu of academic, enrichment and social and cultural program activities. Extended school day for all students—Math games, Character Education, Sports, Oratory, Theater Arts, Visual Arts, Newspaper, Rites of Passage; Extended school year; Computer technology; 5th Grade Digital School Archiving; African Drumming and Dance; 5th Grade Student Writers Project on Elders of the Hill; Ujamaa (Cooperative works) Youth Entrepreneurial Project; Writers Club; Head Start/Jumpstart (University of Pittsburgh)

Miller & Foreside Streets
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone:412-338-3830/Fax: 412-338-3834
Principal: Ms. Rosemary Moriarty