27 Monthly Assignments

You will have monthly educational assignments to complete that including reading and writing assignments. Your curriculum, including book and 1st field trip, costs $99. All students study the same time frame of materials, but the books and assignments depend on the age:

Primary Students - ages 7 to 9

Young students enjoy a unique curriculum specially developed for young children by award winning teacher, educator, author and historian Chike Akua. Students read assignments and then test their understanding with exercises, multiple choice questions, etc.

Secondary Students - ages 10 and over

Students 10 and over study a wonderful curriculum put together by educator, attorney and historian, Dr. Edward Robinson of Philadelphia. Students receive the textbook, titled "African Genesis", which is an extension of the work Dr. Robinson has been doing for the past 36 years with regional school systems as a curriculum specialist in African history. At 91 years of age, Dr. Robinson is full of brilliant history, uniquely qualified and experienced in African American history.

Each month, students study one of the 24 chapters in Dr. Robinson's book and do one writing assignment. There are also three bonus writing assignments including, "Why I want to go to Africa - 100 words on less".

Adults - 21 and over (by July, 2012)

Adults read two textbooks:

The first book is called "Journey of the Songhai People". Adults read the book and complete the companion workbook, turning it in for grading on or before December 31, 2011.

The second book is called, "Contributions of the Nile Valley Civilizations" by Anthony Browder. The corresponding assignment is due on June 1, 2012.

8 Seminars

You will attend 8 seminars called "general assemblies" during the 27-month program, usually in your local area. Each seminar lasts between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Each seminar focuses on a specific ancient African history topic and is very educational, inspirational and enlightening. Each seminar features a special guest speaker, as well as presentations made by several students.

4 Field Trips

You will travel on 4 field trips during the 27 month program. Field trips include tours of African American sites of interest in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, Washington DC, Richmond, Detroit and Canada.

Trip #1
The first field trip is a local day trip where you tour various locations in your local city as it pertains to African American history. This first field trip FREE (cost is included in your $99 curriculum fee).

Trip#2
The second trip is a day trip by bus, outside of your local city, usually on a Saturday, and is to a location usually between 100 and 150 miles away. The 2nd field trip costs $99. For instance; in Atlanta, students visit Tuskegee Air Base and Tuskegee College in Alabama and experience life-changing Black history.

Trip #3
The third trip is an overnight trip, usually by bus. This trip takes you to a farther destination and shows you priceless Black history. The 3rd field trip costs $495. For instance, in Atlanta, students visit the famous Gullah Islands of South Carolina and learn the wonderful history of Black people who settled there.

Trip #4
The fourth trip is an overnight trip by plane, and is a phenomenal experience for all that attend. There are two possible trips, either one costing $695. Which one you attend depends of the region of the country your group is located in.

For instance, one of the two possible trips is the "Underground Railroad Tour". Students fly into Detroit, Michigan and trace the Underground Railroad that Black people took to escape slavery. Students visit locations in Detroit and then proceed to Canada where slaves went free. Students visit three locations settled by former slaves, ending at the famous Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The second possible trip takes students to Washington DC and Baltimore where you learn amazing African American history. The first part of the trip is called "Tour Black Baltimore" where you visit the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Orchard Street Baptist Church, Lexington Market, and the Hampton Plantation. The second part of the trip takes you on the "Egypt on the Potomac Tour" where you tour Washington DC and see how it was laid out according to Ancient African architecture. On the last half of the trip, you participate in Tony Browder's unique "Middle Passage Experience" which is life changing to say the list.

All four of these wonderful trips get children and adults used to traveling together, working together as a team, learning together, which forms life-long bonds between them. These trips are carefully designed to prepare the all of the students for the final trip to Egypt.

Fundraising

The African Genesis Institute program does not get funding from government agencies, foundations or programs. Instead, each student participates in fundraising projects during each of the three trimesters of the 27-month program.

Trimester 1: Enrollment through June 15, 2010
Trimester 2: January 1, 2011 - June 15, 2011
Trimester 3: January 1, 2012 - June 15, 2012

Fundraising takes place between January and June 15th of each trimester. During each of the three trimesters, each student raises $695. This is accomplished by selling raffle tickets, advertisements in an ad book, and promoting a skating party (Philadelphia only). Students are also allowed to fundraiser on their own through their own means.

Fundraising is a powerful life-skill that students get an to opportunity learn, practice and master. By participating in fundraising at a young age, students develop life-long skills, confidence and abilities.

Free Trip To Egypt

The free trip to Egypt is the reward received by all students who fully complete the 27 month African Genesis Institute program. After studying ancient African culture for 2 years, students are rewarded by being able to go see, touch and experience what they learned about first-hand in an expense paid, 11 day, international trip.