In what is likely a very, very bad idea, professing Christian Kanye West has opened up ‘Donda Academy,’ his own private school Christian school whose mission is to “prepare students to become the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and innovators” using an “an ethic of integrity and care.”
Previously envisioned as “Yeezy Christian Academy,” the school advertises that Donda students will “grow in their faith and community through daily all-school worship and celebration at Sunday Service” so that they can “be a reflection of God’s glory in the world.”
Information about the academy is very vague. There are about 100 students who started classes in September, with a school uniform consisting of West’s clothing designs. Tuition is $15,000 a year, and there are 16 full-time teachers whose names and educational backgrounds are unknown.
The kid’s daily schedule consists of “full school worship; core classes of language arts, math, and science; lunch and recess; enrichment courses including World Language, Visual Art, Film, Choir and Parkour.” Any parent sending their kids must sign a non-disclosure agreement or some other ‘informal agreement’
A core part of the school also seems to be the choir, with their website explaining, “We are looking for kids who love to sing and lift up the name of Jesus to audition for the DONDA Academy Gospel Choir.”
There is no sense of what type of religious courses will be offered. With Kanye’s understanding of the gospel and his manifestation of the fruits of the spirits growing more scattered and unbiblical over time, there is little reason to presume they will have solid, faith Christians instruction.
