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AEO Newsletter: A Time to Give Thanks, December 2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:20:27 GMT

Many reasons to be thankful, but the greatest of the reasons is you!

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Highlights from Fr. Bosco’s 2025 newsletter:

Major Milestones

Inaugurated the Divine Mercy Missionary Family (DMMF), a new religious congregation dedicated to evangelization and running the school
Bishop Peter Chukwu officially recognized KBMS as a Catholic school, blessed the new 14-unit staff residence, and dedicated the chapel
School now has 132 students (added 56 this year) and launched 12th grade
Received accreditation from WAEC and NECO as an official examination center

Student Exchange Program

Four students applied for U.S. visas; one granted, three scheduled for reinterview January 2, 2026
Approved students will visit Indiana early 2026

Critical Infrastructure Need

50/50 Raffle launched to address severe electricity crisis (purchase tickets starting January 1!)
Current solar system failing due to 4-year-old batteries and increased demand
Goal: Install two 30kva solar generators ($42,000) and replace 90 batteries ($20,000)
School currently has power only until 8pm

Ways to Support

Sponsor a Child : $5,200/year (full support) or $100/month (boarding only)
Participate in the 50/50 Raffle
Donate via website , Venmo (@Africanedu), or set up recurring donations
Memorial naming opportunities available

Prayer Request

Grace Yakubu, younger sister of one of the DMMF sisters, is among students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in northern Nigeria

AEO Newsletter: Kassie Braun Memorial School, August 2025

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:10:32 GMT

Six years of KBMS: Progress, Partnerships, and Possibilities

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Highlights from the newsletter

2019:

28 students. Three unfinished classrooms.

Today:

78 students in grades 7–11. Grade 12 will start in September and we expect at least 55 new students.
A full campus with 12 classrooms, a science lab, library, administrative building, housing for 160 students and 16 staff. Paved road access, clean running water, and electricity.

Recent highlights:

Achieved the best results in the state for the 9th Grade Basic Education Certificate Exam.
Launching a student exchange program this fall: Cathedral High School in Indianapolis is offering four KBMS students classroom and cultural experiences in the U.S.

What's needed now:

Increased solar capacity (more panels and energy storage). Currently unable to generate sufficient power for daily operations.
More housing to for teachers and staff, including purchasing and installing toilets, cabinets, and paint.
Support for scholarships and an endowment fund, so that gifted students from the local community who cannot afford tuition can nonetheless continue their education.

Highlights from Abakaliki in 2024

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:41:48 GMT

2024 was a year of exciting achievements. Use the arrows below to flip to the next page and see more highlights.

Christmas Letter from Rev. Fr. Dr. JohnBosco Ikemeh, Dec. 2024

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 22:35:40 GMT

Dear friends,

God’s grace has brought us to another period of thanksgiving! I wish you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas. As I reflect on the year that is ending, I see many reasons to give thanks, and I pray that you will also find in your lives many reasons to be grateful.

In 2024 I had the pleasure of being with the students and staff for three weeks. My review of our mission calls for celebration, a celebration of what God is doing with and through us. We have 23 academic staff members, 14 non-academic staff, and 3 armed security agents providing us with a total of 40 men and women on our payroll. That is 40 families we are directly supporting!

The new academic session began in September with the school enrollment of 35 new students bringing the total number of students to 77. The increase in the number of students is delightful. The breakdown of the population is as follows: - JSS1 (7th grade) –16 students; JSS2 (8th grade) –15 students; JSS3 (9th grade) –11 students; SS1 (10th grade) –19 students; SS2 (11th grade) –16students. Of these 77 students, we are supporting 26 of them. The family situations of 8 of these students are so bad we have to offer them a full scholarship of room and board and school supplies.

Let me share with you the story of some of the girls in our scholarship program. I want to focus on Mary, Jeraldine, and Precious among the six most vulnerable girls we are supporting. We have carried them since the 7 ^th grade and now they are teenagers. They are the girls who are not happy to leave the school for any holiday because they are not sure of any meal at home. At school they are assured of their daily meal. They are the students who return to school with no provisions nor snacks because their parents can’t afford them. They are the students who do not have sanitary products for feminine hygiene. The sisters have been supporting them in this area. As challenging as life has been for them, they are always happy and are doing very well in their classes. I invite you to share in their joy because you are helping them to achieve their dream of getting a good education.

Our school has a strong academic foundation and has already gained the reputation of being the best school in town. They work closely with the Economist Educational Foundation in the UK that provides materials on teaching news literacy which enhances creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

During the last academic year, the students participated in the Topical Talk Festival. The program brings students from different parts of the world into one global space to discuss topical issues. In this competition, KBMS students came in 6th position in the Global Discussion Award out of over 300 participating schools around the globe!

Currently, they are in a national essay competition organized by the United Bank of Africa on reducing carbon emissions in Nigeria. For the upcoming year, they are collaborating with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University of Nigeria to teach 3d animation to the students. This program connects with the annual project of the school derived from their Sustainable Development Goals. The children will work on different design works and will present by the end of the academic year in July.

INFRASTRUCTURE:

We acquired 3 sets of inverters to augment what we have. These will support the CBT Center, classrooms, science laboratory, library and pumping station.

We are getting closer to completing the 14-bedroom staff complex at the school. This should take care of our staff accommodation crisis. Right now, some staff members are staying in dorm rooms that would typically be for student use. Kindly consider helping us to install doors, windows, plumbing, electrical fittings and furnishing.

You and your loved ones will be remembered at the Holy Masses I will celebrate this Christmas season. God bless you for all you do. We pray our progress brings you as much joy as it has to me.

God bless you!

Sincerely,

Rev. Fr. Dr. JohnBosco Ikemeh

Library Grant

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:19:32 GMT

We are pleased to announce that Kassie Braun Memorial Schools has received a grant to build a high class library, Harding and Roberts Library of Excellence

Edward A. Bertele

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:43:23 GMT

AEO extends our deepest appreciation to Edward A. Bertele for offering to construct a classroom at Kassie Braun Memorial School, in memory of his parents Edward and Dorothy Bertele.

CLASSROOM LIFE

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AEO Newsletter: A Time to Give Thanks, December 2025

Many reasons to be thankful, but the greatest of the reasons is you!

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Download the full newsletter here .

Highlights from Fr. Bosco’s 2025 newsletter:

Major Milestones

Student Exchange Program

Critical Infrastructure Need

Ways to Support

Prayer Request

AEO Newsletter: Kassie Braun Memorial School, August 2025

Six years of KBMS: Progress, Partnerships, and Possibilities ﻿

Highlights from Abakaliki in 2024

Christmas Letter from Rev. Fr. Dr. JohnBosco Ikemeh, Dec. 2024

Library Grant

Edward A. Bertele

CLASSROOM LIFE

Blogging is a great way to stay engaged with site visitors and keep your site content relevant and fresh. Here are great reasons to start blogging today.

YOUR FUTURE IS NOW

Blogging is a great way to stay engaged with site visitors and keep your site content relevant and fresh. Here are great reasons to start blogging today.

EXAM BEST PRACTICES

Blogging is a great way to stay engaged with site visitors and keep your site content relevant and fresh. Here are great reasons to start blogging today.

HELP US HELP OTHERS

Six years of KBMS: Progress, Partnerships, and Possibilities