"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."
– Margaret Mead
Anindo Marshall Arts Academy
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a learning environment conducive to
formal and informal learning that meets the individual student at their level of learning. We seek to serve all students, including students
with diverse needs in Kenya and around the world, by providing opportunities for them to realize their potential as contributing citizens of the world and life-long learners.
In collaboration with students, parents, and the community, we are committed to helping each student acquire excellent academic and artistic skills while preparing for diverse career opportunities. Students will value and understand the skills necessary in many areas of the universal workforce, from the corporate to the entertainment world, and, while doing so, develop positive attributes of citizenship essential in a democratic global society.
JOHNSTON LIKOKHE ABUKUTSA (1926 - 1995)
The Anindo Marshall Arts Academy honors the life of Johnston Likokhe Abukutsa.
Johnston Abukutsa was a career librarian who had a passion for education. He was the founding member of the Kenya Library Association, for which he received a posthumous recognition. He was an author of a number of books and manuscripts as well as an editor for books and conference proceedings.
Raised by a mother who did not go to school, Johnston attended Alliance High School, a prestigious institution for high performing students. He was an avid scholar and footballer. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Kings College, UK, followed by a Masters from Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He was married to Esther Khabetsa Abukutsa, together they raised eight children, on their modest salaries, all of whom they educated to adulthood. Johnston was a principled educator who, not only instilled the value of education to his children, but went beyond that to ensure that other children who had no means to education were not denied the same. He lived by the mantra “Education is the key that opens the doors of opportunity”. The legacy he has left will continue to flourish at Anindo Marshall Arts Academy.
Kenya
Luanda, Kenya
AMAA school site
AMAA school site
