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This article is a to-do list for our College at the Falls (working name)

Begin thinking of possible names for the college

• A name should communicate both to Zambians and foreigners
• The name should be memorable.
• The word “Falls” may be good to include
• “Lumwana Falls” or “Muwambeji falls” perhaps? Maybe named after some characteristic plant or animal of the area
• Or maybe “Tembo Falls” hahaha Because this is our big “Tembo” and also because when we do something revolutionary we will cause a Tembo to fall down… double meaning hahaha - what do you think of that name?
• (Add your own suggestions here Nkuuli)

Begin to articulate the vision in writing

• First, tell others the vision many times until you yourself are saying it in a good way
• Begin to write it down AND recruit others (whom you have told) to write it down independently as well
• (We can compare these different versions and keep the good parts of each one)
• We need text written by Zambians as well as others.
• If there is a gap in the text - skip over it for now - we can fill it in later
• Don’t worry if you can’t answer the “How?” or even the “What?” but focus on the
• “Why do we need this?"
• Store all writing about the college at College description text

Research influences and write about how they relate to our college

• Educational Institutions Influences
  • Nkuuli - read about Deep Springs College - research online
  • Also read about Namwianga Mission School here
  • Saint Johns College in the US found here
• Architecture and Design Influences:
  • Jollyboys Lodge Livingstone [1]
  • Trevor and Monica’s house outside Lusaka
  • Deep Springs' Campus
  • Green School Bali

Begin making a list of people who can advance the vision of the college or can serve as a network for us

• We need an international team including:
  • Architects, Designers and Builders
  • Communicators (people who can talk, write, imagine, make images and do web)
  • Administrators (those who can calculate labor money materials needed and define a timeline of tasks)
  • Funders who can invest money
  • Future faculty and staff
    • Long-term professors in: Math/Accounting, rhetoric/literature/writing, general science, Bible/theology
    • Staff (these people support and train the students and should also assist in character development in:
    • Agriculture/Livestock, Mechanics (shop and auto), Facilities Maintenance, Cooking/food preservation, Administration
    • Short term professors in many fields
    • School President and VP (the serve at the will of the student body)

• General friends of the college
  • Jacob Burton - software & business
  • Andy Zenz and Joshua Cook - Design, Media and Photography
  • Steven Kluck and Ian Oster - Permaculture and site design
  • Mundemba Kyembe - construction and campus design
  • L. Benedict Schwartz - software, business and networking
  • Ed Ingve and Kevin Riordan - business and network
  • Dr. Phillip Mundemba - Leadership and theology
  • Christina Raines (Administration, curriculum development and writing)