Background
Our Story
Eden Christian Academy began in 2004 when we realized that our children in the local schools were not achieving educational standards that would prepare them for functional life in society. Many were failing to attain 50% of a given subject but were being passed on to the next grade because the schools had no capacity for remediation.
We made the decision to begin remediation for our children and have witnessed many children flourish in this environment. Much has changed in the local governmental setup in the past few years and we now openly engage in sending some children to government school too, while allowing for the extensive remediation that many children require after losing years of their education while taking care of dying parents.
We made the decision to begin remediation for our children and have witnessed many children flourish in this environment. Much has changed in the local governmental setup in the past few years and we now openly engage in sending some children to government school too, while allowing for the extensive remediation that many children require after losing years of their education while taking care of dying parents.
A Standard of Excellence
We desire to see every child attain the vision and capacity to live according to Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, work heartily for the Lord and not for men.” |
Visionary Dreamers
We encourage each of our children to strive to attain high goals in life. However, God has given a different measure of grace to every child. |
Innovative Capacitation
We want to equip our children to be creative, confident people who take the challenges they face as opportunities for God to be glorified. |
Building on a Strong Foundation
We desire each of our children to have encountered the person of Jesus Christ and the love of Abba in Him before they are finished with school. |
A.C.E
Accelerated Christian Education is the curriculum our school currently uses for educating the children in our care. The reason for this is the reality in ACE that a child is able to study as fast or as slow as their learning abilities and/or limitations allow. Every child needs to achieve at least 80% competence in any given book in a subject before they move on to the next book, thus instilling a desire for excellence and the self-esteem of knowing, “I am able to learn” into every child.
Vocational Education
Many of the young people who come to us have incredibly immense obstacles to overcome to achieve even a 7th grade education. For many students, graduation from High School and success in University just isn’t a possiblity or a dream that they desire. We don’t see that reality as failure at all and encourage each child to achieve absolutely as high as they can, and even a little further before we allow them to switch to the vocational track.
The aim of this track is to prepare any child who has no ambition for tertiary education to prepare for adult life by acquiring real life, practial skills to render them capable and desireable in the competative job market of Zimbabwe. Our students learn sewing, mechanics, metal working, wood working, construction or agriculture as a means to prepare for adult life on their own. We dream of building our own fully recognized vocational school in the near future. If this dream that God has put on our hearts resonates with what God is doing in your heart, join us in building the Eden Ministries Vocational Educational Centre (we use British English in Zimbabwe, that’s not a typo).
The aim of this track is to prepare any child who has no ambition for tertiary education to prepare for adult life by acquiring real life, practial skills to render them capable and desireable in the competative job market of Zimbabwe. Our students learn sewing, mechanics, metal working, wood working, construction or agriculture as a means to prepare for adult life on their own. We dream of building our own fully recognized vocational school in the near future. If this dream that God has put on our hearts resonates with what God is doing in your heart, join us in building the Eden Ministries Vocational Educational Centre (we use British English in Zimbabwe, that’s not a typo).
Henry is a former Eden child and the lead painter at Eden. He has painted
houses, bed stands, cupboards signposts and may other things.
He grew up at Eden.Despite being mute, Henry works well
with other builders and he is using his God given talent
to break barriers!
houses, bed stands, cupboards signposts and may other things.
He grew up at Eden.Despite being mute, Henry works well
with other builders and he is using his God given talent
to break barriers!
“This school, small as it may be, is going to impact the nation of Zimbabwe in Jesus’ name. Future lawyers, politicians, pastors, legislators, mothers, fathers and famers will be raised up and lovingly instructed in the ways of God. Join us making an eternal impact in these tremendous young lives.”
- Ian T Fry, President
- Ian T Fry, President