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The '''Sakeji School''' is a school near [[Kalene Hill]] in the remote Ikelenge District of northwest [[Zambia]] just north of Mwinilunga. | The '''Sakeji School''' is a school near [[Kalene Hill]] in the remote Ikelenge District of northwest [[Zambia]] just north of Mwinilunga. | ||
It is a Christian boarding school for primary students. It is mainly intended to serve the children of missionaries in the region, including Zambia, | It is a Christian boarding school for primary students. It is mainly intended to serve the children of missionaries in the region, including Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the school also accepts expatriate and Zambian children.{{sfn|Sakeji School Charter}} | ||
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In 1952 the school had almost 60 pupils.{{sfn|Turner|1972|p=8}} | In 1952 the school had almost 60 pupils.{{sfn|Turner|1972|p=8}} | ||
Without the school, the children of missionaries would have had to be sent "home" to their parents' distant countries at considerable financial and emotional expense. The school therefore served a very valuable function in keeping missionaries in the field.{{sfn|Barnett|2008|p=208}} | Without the school, the children of missionaries would have had to be sent "home" to their parents' distant countries at considerable financial and emotional expense. The school therefore served a very valuable function in keeping missionaries in the field.{{sfn|Barnett|2008|p=208}} | ||
Although the teachers were | Although the teachers were Plymouth Brethren missionaries and the study of scripture was a large part of the curriculum, the educational system discouraged blind belief and encouraged a degree of questioning.{{sfn|Barnett|2008|p=135}} | ||
The local [[Lunda people]] also took advantage of the Brethren schools including Sakeji to educate their "best and brightest".{{sfn|Vail|1989|p=388}} | The local [[Lunda people]] also took advantage of the Brethren schools including Sakeji to educate their "best and brightest".{{sfn|Vail|1989|p=388}} | ||
Although the Catholics closed their premier school, St. Kizito, in the 1970s and all the other former missionary schools in Mwinilunga are now run by the government, the Plymouth Brethren continue to support the Sakeji School, one of the best in the district.{{sfn|Pritchett|2001|p=241}} | Although the Catholics closed their premier school, St. Kizito, in the 1970s and all the other former missionary schools in Mwinilunga are now run by the government, the Plymouth Brethren continue to support the Sakeji School, one of the best in the district.{{sfn|Pritchett|2001|p=241}} | ||
