The College at the Falls
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?
- 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 Saint Johns College in the US Architecture and Design Influences: Jollyboys Lodge Livingstone Trevor and Monica’s house outside Lusaka Deep Springs' Campus Green School Bali -
4. 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)
Thats enough for now - Here’s how we can share our work together: Go to