Faith at True Love School

Faith is 13 years old and attends True Love School in Accra, thanks to the generosity of sponsor donation.  Her favorite subjects are Science and Core Studies (artwork), and her favorite sport is football.  Gifted and talented, she loves playing the guitar and hopes to one day become both a Musician and a Doctor.  Her favorite place in Ghana is the Cape Coast region, specifically Kakum National Park. 

Update on Abigail

This post is just to give an update on Abigail, a girl we first introduced over a year ago here.  Now 17, Abigail attends Kwegyir Aggrey Secondary High School near Cape Coast. She boards at the school and comes to Beacon House during school holidays.  Her favorite subjects are Math and Government, while her favorite sport is football.  She enjoys music, singing, and going to the beach (Labadi is her favorite, located in Accra) when she has the opportunity, and still dreams of becoming a nurse one day.  

Thank you to all who have contributed to Abigail's continued success, allowing her the chance to pursue her dreams and make a difference in the world. 
 

Calvary Methodist Prep School children

Hello everyone, my name is Matthew Reiter.  I am doing my internship at Beacon House for the next 3 months.  Originally from New York, I attend The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and I am spending this semester studying at the University of Ghana through a program called CIEE. Definitely influenced by my passion for travel, I study International Affairs with a concentration in International Development. I am so grateful that my studies brought me to Beacon House where I spend 2 or 3 days a week and have really been enjoying my time here. Working with children is something I love doing and hope to continue doing throughout the coming chapters of my life, and I sincerely hope I leave as much an impact on the Beacon House kids as they have already left on me.

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing some of the children who are staying at Beacon House. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsor, these children have the chance to attend Calvary Methodist Prep school.  The school term began this week. Here's what they had to say:

Fati

Fati is 8 years old and cites writing as her favorite subject at school.  Clearly interested in fashion, Fati lists washing clothes amongst her favorite activities and hopes to one day become a hairdresser.  She enjoys jolloff rice, tigers are her favorite animal, and she loves the movie Spy Kids! 

Josephine

Creative and ambitious, Josephine, 10, loves learning English and dreams of becoming both a teacher and a musician.  She enjoys jumping on the trampoline and eating jollof rice and chicken.  Her favorite animals are cheetahs and lions, and her list of favorite films includes Indiana Jones, Spy kids and High School Musical. 

Maxwell

Maxwell is a determined, eager to learn 8 year old.  While he enjoys reading, writing and spelling at school, he's most enthusiastic about improving his math skills.  Always wanting to be outdoors, Maxwell loves playing football and hopes to become a builder when he's older.  He loves fried rice and his favorite animals are horses.

Anna-Maria

Anna-Maria is a very studious 8 year old who enjoys math and dreams of becoming a teacher in the future. Still a kid at heart, she loves playing with friends, eating cheese pizza and watching her favorite movie, Spy Kids. If you couldn't guess, her favorite animals are elephants!

Mary

At just 14, Mary is extremely mature and driven.  She enjoys Religious and Moral Education (RME) at school as well as English.  She enjoys football and playing music, and is currently learning how to play the guitar/ukelele.  Her favorite hobbies include reading and telling stories, and she will hopefully carry this passion into a career as a journalist.