Welcome to "the Maroon withus Us"

Afrikan-Centered

Education & Healing

Healing alienation to promote scholarship and social excellence!

Youth, Adults, Families & Organizations

Live, Online & Distance Learning

Who are we?

AYA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE was formed by the touch and aspirations of our ancestor- educators like Septima Clarke, John Henrik Clarke, Amos N. Wilson, and Asa Hilliard (Nana Baffour Amantwatia II ) - on the right. We are seasoned, so purpose is central and flows through every course, event, speech, coaching, or student-demonstration. Those ancestors (Jegnas) were the epitome of academic and social excellence - in service to our people - Afrikan people the world over. That's who we are, and sometimes are striving to be.

Our classes require studying, real study. Two promises:

1. We'll help you learn or accelerate your learning;

2. We'll make the journey worthwhile.

To help us keep our eyes on the prize, Nana Baffour issued our educational marching orders: "Freedom is being shackled to identity, purpose, directions, and being in constant pursuit."

Innovated for Us by Us

Each One, Teach Ten

Each One Teach Ten is our current program that aims to transform everyday people into builders of mini-freedom schools, protectors of memory, and teachers of truth!

The urgency of now demands that we expand and duplicate our success - massively. Instead of massive buildings, we need thousands of learning circles - mini-Freedom Schools.

We need more people - Black parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, workers, business owners, community, teachers, retired teachers, etc. to take responsibility and actively engage in the process of re-educating ourselves, so we can protect and re-educate our children and youth

We need Each One To Teach Ten Circles!

Small. Mobile. Accessible. Flexible. Coordinated.

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How we can serve you

Ngolo Zandiakina Community

We come together every 1st Monday's

Self Healing Power and Therapy

The Black Keys: Flipping the Anti-Black & Anti-Afrikan Surge

Ngolo Gardens - Growing Food and Medicine

Boosting Immunity

Building Strength w/ Age

Minding Our Health

Focus Five

Parental Support & Empowerment. Five powerful modules for parents of children in African-Centered educational programs - schools, afterschool, weekend schools, homeschools, etc.

Individual & Family

Warriors, Healers, and Builders

Counseling

Oppression has warped our communication with ourselves and each other. We use our culture as a based for family, couples and individual counseling sessions.

Personal and Leadership Development:

Warriors, Healers, and Builders

This is our premier communication, conflict resolution tool. It's the foundation of our teacher training and key for organizational development.

Leadership & Organizational Development

The Cooperative Mode -Umuntu, Ngamuntu, Ngabantu

Creating Relationships That Heal

Building Through Conflict

Gaining Emotional Expertise

Upcoming event

EOTT Tour

Every Wednesday we host an Indaba for you to learn all about this movement to reclaim and reshape education using high-tech and high-touch circles that become mini-freedom schools. These EOTT circles not only educate our youth, but they also reshape us to educate our own and redefine the education process

Why Choose Us?

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Customized Learning Paths

With over 27 years of experience, we offer customized learning paths that allow you to choose the courses that best fit your or your child's needs and educational goals.

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Family Oriented

AYA Education is family Education. The Family-Lore project is but one example where we seek to heal alienation because as Dr. Amos N. Wilson says, "We're alienated to serve aliens." We have to heal that!

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Accessibilty

We believe that everyone should have access to quality education, which is why we offer our courses at an affordable price.

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Passion

AYA Educational Institute educates to heal alienation. For many of us, we're not just alienated from our culture, but from subjects like Math & Science, too. For the last few years, AYA has used Melanin to heal our alienation from Science, and we're on a mission!

Kind Words About Our Work

"I found Ubuntu modelled by the experiences and workings of the co-founders Mama Afiya and Baba Wekesa Madzimoyo, surely they understood that ‘Umntu ngumntu ngabantu’, I was home."

Nomvuyo Qubeka

Los Angeles, 6 months ago

"This course truly helped us all to move deeper into development of powerful practical stories that help facilitate healing"

Omayinka Akinsegun

New York, 3 months ago

"Baba Wekesa and Mama Afiya allowed me to use stories to heal wounds that have been limiting my ability to fully serve myself, the creator, and Afrikan people"

Sydney Duran

Chicago, 1 year ago