Philanthropic Oprah's School To Open in 2007

I personally am not a fan of Oprah Winfrey, although my mum-in-law and sister seem to be, judging by the way they follow her show. However, Oprah opening a private school for disadvantaged (soon to be advantaged) girls. WOW!

 

To be honest, I’ve heard about the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls for a while – but in my own cynical eye, just thought it to be another celebrity publicity stunt. Just goes to show how wrong one can be. Ok, I’ve had a change of mind – but I’m still not an Oprah fan – rather an Oprah “respectee”.

 

I haven’t seen the school or the building yet, but according to the newspaper report today, it’s sumptuous – and for just 150 very fortunate girls in grades seven and eight. It’s reported that the education value is about R105,000 per year. (as if you can put a value to something like that). There are facilities a-plenty including a wellness centre, doctor and dentist on site, high tech security, top-class teachers, heating and air-conditioning, library, labs, boarding facilities, great curriculum.

 

The only thing missing from the list is a state-of-the-art addition to their school reports system, so that the parent’s and guardians of these girls can be kept up to date with their progress via SMS on their cell phones. Oprah, if you read this, please give me a call – I’ll donate my service at cost. For more info check out www.schoolreportservices.com

 

I would have given my eye-teeth to have had it so good when I was at school. I really hope that the girls that graduate from this school help make a difference in the societies that they come from. More than that, I really would like other people and organizations to get behind improving our children’s education.