Education is in our hands. Let us hold hands
History / Aims & Objectives
Nia Imara on the BBC radio London Eddie Nestor Show 08.08.2010
History
NABSS was started in March 2007 after Mr Nia Imara saw how successful his children were in mainstream school after attending a Black supplemenmtary school in 2001. There was a lot of media attention with the under achievement of Black boy's but not so much in the way of constructive solutions. Nia didn't understand why so many Black parents complained a lot but didn't utilise the services of a Black supplementary school. When parents were asked by Nia why they have not sent their children to a Black supplementary school the first usual answer was "I can't find any". Nia decided to at least try and bust that excuse by setting up a national directory and forming the National Association of Black Supplementary Schools to try and highlight the services available to parents, children and schools.
NABSS has since held it's first National Conference on 6th April 2007 and was jointly responsible for the very first National Black Supplementary Schools Week during August 2010.
Aims
NABSS takes the education of Black children very seriously. NABSS is a not for profit community organisation that offers resources, services, advice and information for Black families, schools and community organisations.
Due to the lack of cohesion and also lack of information readily available between Black Supplementary Schools, parents, students and teachers, NABSS was set up to address some of these issues.
The information advertised on this site is primarily for parents who wish to take a further step in the education of their young family members and also help Black Supplementary Schools get the best help and resources available.
Objectives
* Be a central resource for parents, helpers and members of the Afrikan/Caribbean decent community to find help with their childrens education in their locality
* Encourage the cooperation and interaction between Black educational institutions
* Make sure that the excuse of "I can't find a supplementary schools" is no longer valid.
* Encourage all Black Supplementary Schools to have some form of Afrikan history element involved in their curriculum
* Link together Black educational institutions within the same locality to work together on a longterm goal of providing education on a full time basis.
* Provide local businesses with an oportunity to make a contribution to their local Black educational institution.
* Make general information on the wellbeing of young Black children easily accessable on one resource
* Help to share the achievements and success of our young geniuses and concentrate on positive news.
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