We have recently set up a Paypal donation portal linked directly to our non-profit SHIP- HOOPS inc. account to help get those much needed and appreciated donations simpler and easier.

You can access this portal directly from the menu above or if you would like to know more you can click on the ‘Get Involved’ menu option for more information. 

We have just completed some school improvement projects and have more on the way, keep a lookout on this space for the latest news and updates as we are going to dedicate ourselves to keeping you more updated right here in the near future. 

 

SHIP-HOOPS & Akoyikoyi School

On behalf of the children of Akoyikoyi and the teachers that serve them, I want to wish you a joyful and prosperous 2019. Akoyikoyi School now serves children in grades K through 7. The recent highlight are:

2017:

• One fifth grader was accepted to Xavier High School. another to Berea Christian School
• We again promoted tolerance and took part in the Mix It Up Lunch Program
• Our 4th graders performed well on the National Math Test.
• We were supported by several donors including the Latter Day Saints Church.  Phillip & Nina Bogetto, and many others. Thank you all for your support.
• The Jesuit Volunteer Program (JV) and the Australian Volunteer International Program (AVI) provided us with staff.
• We had a most successful Culture Day.
• To reduce the negative effects of the summer slide, we offered summer school programs.

2018:

• Three sixth graders were accepted to various high schools. One was accepted to Xavier High School, one to Saramen Chuuk Academy, one to Chuuk High School.
• During the summer well-known stick dance master, Enis Timothy shared his skills and knowledge. teaching the traditional Chuukese Stick Dance to Akoyikoyi students.
• Continuing to promote tolerance, we had another successful Mix It Up Lunch Day.
• With a grant from the Green Global Fund (GGF), we formed and ran a successful Akoyikoyi Earth Council program for upper-grade students. The primary focus was on Global Warming and Littering. Students made field trips, interviewed various people, and made presentations to share their findings with other Weno elementary schools.
• Donations were St. John’s Episcopal Church, Attorney Kembo Mida, the Latter Day Saints Church, and numerous others. Thank you as always for caring and supporting us.

There is more to come. Please continue visiting our site to stay updated on Akoyikoyi work, activities and accomplishments.

Thank you!

The following letter was sent by Clark Graham on January 4, 2015 to Dr. Rachel Wong, Director of the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the State of Hawaii advocating for decent health care for citizens of the Compact of Free Association entities. [Read more…]

Our mission is to help Chuukese children gain a strong academic, social, and physical foundation to allow each child to pursue his/her life ambitions and to lead healthy and productive lives, bettering themselves, their families, and their communities.

Our organization is dedicated to the health, education, and well-being of the children and youth of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. We do this through two non-profit programs – The Akoyikoyi School and The Keitani Graham Memorial Foundation. [Read more…]

Akoyikoyi School relies on the generosity of friends and benefactors. This month the children were overjoyed with a gift of school supplies delivered by local representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Kinisou Chapur to the Crisp family for sharing the story and pictures on the Crisp Adventures blog. [Read more…]

Is this the future generation of Aperture users …?

Why we should spend more time educating the not so privileged ones… thankfully as I discovered recently in Chuuk, Micronesia, there are some people out there who do just that.

We finally arrived in Chuuk. Now where is Chuuk you might ask? Chuuk is located about an hour and 45 min. flying time slightly south and east of Guam, at approximately 8 degrees north latitude and 152 degrees east longitude, and is part of Micronesia. Otherwise know as TRUK LAGOON, Chuuk is best known for the huge fleet of 2nd World War ship wrecks now resting at the bottom of the ocean in the famous Truk Lagoon. Arnold my I.T. staff & friend and I are on assignment for one of our clients, Truk Lagoon Dive Center and Truk Stop Hotel. [Read more…]

Congratulations to Xavier High School for winning the first annual Keitani Graham Interscholastic Track & Field Tournament among the public and private high schools in Chuuk State. We are grateful to the Interscholastic Sports Commission (ISC) for naming this annual high school track & field meet, probably the largest in all of Micronesia, to this son of Chuuk. [Read more…]