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Give a Scholarship, Give a Future!

November 19, 2024

Good Shepherd Academy celebrated its 8th Anniversary this month. Parents and loved ones visited campus, where student performances and demonstrations of academic progress delighted them. Seeing their families for the first time since August brought squeals of excitement and happy tears. Children of the Good Shepherd Home loved their visits by Sister Mary Lawrence and sisters…

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Great News from Good Shepherd Academy!

October 21, 2024

Expressions of Joy & Gratitude Recently, our students were overjoyed beyond measure to receive 20 brand new state-of-the-art computers from the Good Shepherd Sustainable Learning Foundation in the United States of America. This enormous gift was delivered in person by Cameroon Board Chair of the Good Shepherd Academy Association, Professor Sylvester Ndeso, and by Good…

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Is there a doctor in the house? You bet there is!

June 30, 2024

Churchill Che, Principal of Good Shepherd Academy, just received his PhD in English Literature from the University of Bamenda with a thesis entitled “Orature and Socio-Religious Cohesion.” He is now Dr. Churchill Che, an honor for which he has worked diligently while brilliantly carrying out his duties as Principal of GSA. Churchill’s achievement is not…

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Meet the Leopards of Good Shepherd!

May 8, 2024

Good Shepherd Academy in Bafut, Cameroon, is not just a school; it’s a hub for talented kids. At the heart of this talent is our football team, the Leopards of Good Shepherd, known for their exceptional skills and sportsmanship. Last month, the Leopards participated brilliantly in a football match against St. Albert’s Comprehensive College, a…

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Good Shepherd Academy Shines in National Competition

March 16, 2024

Good Shepherd Academy exceeded all expectations in the national competition “Agripreneur: Rebranding Our Nation,” held December 2023 through February 2024. The initiative focused on engaging the spirit of young Cameroonians in agricultural enterprises. Schools in all ten regions of Cameroon competed in project presentations, tests, cultural dance, and a fun eating competition. GSA students presented…

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Good Shepherd Academy Bafut Celebrates 7th Anniversary as Citadel of Learning

December 5, 2023

  When we awakened to Good Shepherd Academy in the headlines of the North West Region’s most prestigious newspaper, The Post, one of my first thoughts was of you — our donors. Without you, none of the amazing things that have happened on our beloved campus could have possibly happened. Reading Sidney Wache’s unbiased view…

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And They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

November 21, 2023

Ten years ago this month, Good Shepherd SLF was founded. I’ll never forget the day Brenda Ruello and I received the IRS 501(C)3 approval. More than a few tears were shed as we hugged one another and jumped for joy. We immediately called Sr. Jane Mankaa and rejoiced together as squeals of laughter came across the phone lines. With…

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Greetings to our American Friends from Bafut, Cameroon

October 1, 2023

Thank you for joining me in the Principal’s Office today at Good Shepherd Academy. I have some special news to share with you! When we opened the Academy in September 2016, we had a clear plan and a sacred vision of what lay ahead for our brand-new school. We prayed for a robust student body…

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New Accomplishments, New Leadership, New Recognition

May 22, 2023

Special New Accomplishments It’s a red letter day at Good Shepherd Academy as our first group of students travel to Bamenda on May 28th to take the General Certificate of Examination (GCE) for admittance to GSA high school (US grades 11 and 12). Cameroon follows the English educational system in which students must pass an…

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Exceeding Expectations

January 14, 2023

Sr. Jane Memorial Fund Prepares GSA for Strong Future Launched one year ago this month, the Sr. Jane Mankaa Memorial Fund is exceeding expectations with $186,000 raised to date. We began with a dream in our heart and a vision in our head to honor the legacy of a woman whose life embodied self-sacrifice and…

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