Kamuzu Academy - Malawi - "The Eton of Africa" (1987)
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- This is a lightly edited version of a documentary account of Kamuzu Academy on its fifth anniversary in 1986. H. E. the Life President of the Republic of Malawi the Ngwazi Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda celebrates his own Founder's Day with teachers and pupils of the school. (From 20:36 to 23:34 - the ascent of Mount Chipata - the sound has been modified.) Kamuzu Academy continues to offer a British public school education to young people from Malawi and beyond. Visit the Kamuzu Academy Classics Department at classics.fritil....
Thank you for sharing this......I was an English teacher there from 1988 for 9 years.
... and I was one of your first-form English students...Great to see your comment. You played a great role in bringing up many of us.
Just watched this documentary today and seen the school that was opened in my era but never did I step foot on the grounds. Excellent documentary and proud of the visionary of the then...just wished there were more schools of this kind throughout Malawi.
Thanks for this post. I am a Malawian and i know very little about the progress of this rather well intended project. By that time Malawians needed education as i feel they still do. My personal feeling is that this model should have been extended throughout the country. It was not enough. Maybe lets wait for the returning students to testify....... indeed this is a transplant. like all transplants it may wither.
This is a brainwashing model that extends colonization. These kids are taught to hTe their culture and elevate the white culture. BANDA WAS SO COLONILIZED MENTALLY LOL
... indeed, “thanks for this post.”... not a Malawian, your opinion of this is commended just having watched this and felt also that it was a great idea with noble intentions which if carried through and maintained will be very fruitful... sustaining it is what the problem is... because heaven knows Africa needs discipline... this was impressive!
and for those who are quick to scream and see any associating with western ideas and culture as a continuation of colonialisation and brainwashing, the simple question is; what order of governance do you or is your modern nation styled after? ... is it not in the west that the so-called founding fathers of The independence movements and subsequently founding fathers of African independence get their ideas and education? ... and is it not that the current world order is based on western culture and ideas? Say something otherwise and wait to be shown the fool or idiot you are.
@@mounbakko5871 I think those who regard adapting western ideas and practices in areas of life where they have been demonstrated to work better than other approaches is misguided perhaps, but calling one a fool or an idiot for that is a bit harsh.
@@trackmonger thanks… but being formal with what is going on in Africa is akin to encouraging it… it is time to say it openly… being respectful is of no use… if anyone does not agree, they have to come up with a method or system that works….until then idiots and fools is not harsh… my friend, political correctness is a social illness… speak up vociferously.
Thank you for sharing home sweet home! I was a born free myself. RIP H.E. Dr. Kamuzu Banda the great man who made Malawi.
Banda himself had grown up abroad for too long . What would one expect from a leader who studied in colonial S.A , then USA and England before working in Scotland , all his life from primary to university and after . A pure colonialist himself . He didn't even know his language and could no longer learn it . Rather he favored , Greek , Latin , Julius Ceaser and even dressed like a Scottish gentleman complete with a hat . He despised his people in favor of apartheid whites . Its no surprise that he would come up with this elitist kind of project right in his village because like the colonialists of the time they hoped to transform there countries into something more European .
At least a comment who shares my thoughts on this lunatic tyrant. He betrayed his humble people so much.
@@rodrigofonseca6241 I am a Malawian in my 40's. Contrary to our thoughts, we did respect and love him and never felt betrayed. He is no better or worse than Western leaders.
@@rodrigofonseca6241 There is a whole cultural context you do not understand.
@@Nabiyeni100 What cultural context? Kamuzu himself was an Afro Victorian, he had no regard for African culture, or any respect for Black people as evidenced by the fact that Black Malawians were not allowed to teach in the academy. So what culture exactly are you talking about?
@@lekis5975 during the opening of this academy there was not yet well qualified malawians to teach there.
Where are these guys it's been 33years this this was taken
Good question. Are any in industry or owning large commercial farms contributing to the GDP.
I am asking myself the same question. Have they come back to plough back in Malawi for the upliftment of their own people or they just emigrated to Europe since they learnt their languages?
i think we need to take stock of these opportuned learners..where are they..what have they contributed back to society..is there anyone who has tried to continue this philosophy of the Founder to aid and empower the intellectually potential but financially disabled...has the dream, aspiration, vision of the Founder been realised and to what extent...
Obviously some are in diaspora and some are here holding high positions in both the public as well as private sector. This is the same with those who graduated from the public universities.
The problem of Malawi all the graduates are going out of the country but the government are not gaining anything all the money spent on them going to the drain
It is all about taking good care of environment when you look at the compound of the school and the compounds outside school too different places in the same neighbourhood.
a blast from the past...love it
No different from a typical school in most former English commonwealth public and private schools with strict rules, prefect system, dress code...gutters for socks. ..tie to a certain length
The difference with my Zimbabwe school was that girls and boys had separate schools...we had compulsory sports and everyone had to play rugby.
Most schools have kept up these traditions
My school even produced conscripts to help the allies in both world wars.
The difference here is that Banda created this Academy perhaps because he himself was a product of the system annd having lived in the UK all.those years and that he subsidized the fees...but importantly there is a mix of students from different backgrounds...ministers kids and rural kids...this is excellent
I myself am a product of King's college in Uganda, it was an elite school with 21 European teachers and one African headmaster and 2 African teachers. I am a doctor now and this video brings nice nostalgic memories. So much is very similar to my alma mater.
Thanks for the video.
These type of schools were and still are standard practice in Zimbabwe/Rhodesia and South Africa.
Not all SA some private schools
The ideas Kamuzu had were good only that he should have included others in-sted of just making a project for his home district.
Beautiful.
colonisation at its best.
How do you mean? You think ignorance is the recipe for colonialism.. ?
@@hillcrestprofessionalservi3502 Ignorance of any oppressed people must be placed in context. In this case of Kamazu Academy, you must historicize why its founder found it fitting to construct such a school. One cannot ignore how African states in general were colonised by both brute force and indoctrination in the name of 'civilization. The history of private school's across Africa reflect the extended epistemic agenda of the colonialists who were responsible for their existence. Mini Britains, mini Portugals, mini Frances all introduced to Africans in the service of the colonial agenda at the expense of our own rich African cultures/traditions. Former president Hastings Banda was an unashamed colonised mind and this school bears testimony to support his mental victimhood.
@@drtshepomvulanemoloi9567 I am sorry but I disagree with you..We Africans and black people accross the world are gradually allowing ourselves to be railroaded into the idea that anything western or foreign is bad.. Banda did a detour from most African dictators by building an elite school for the best minds from his country regardless of background.. Normally what dictators do to perpetuate themselves in power is that they destroy the public school system and make it near impossible for people from lowly background to access good education because of the fear that the products of a good school system will one day come and challenge his power and authority. This is not to say Banda did well in other areas but on this particular subject, i have to say he did excellent.
@@hillcrestprofessionalservi3502 I was simply responding to your clarity seeking question, that you posed to me, I am not in the least concerned about whether you agree or not with me. Different strokes for different folks.
@@drtshepomvulanemoloi9567 Okay. Fair play to you. You are not here to discuss how perhaps Africa may progress but rather to state your disdain for the colonizers. I get it.
I really understand the feelings the teacher is expressing about giving everyday without getting response.
Just fast forward in 2022 education sistem....,.manyazi..,
Is this school still operating like this nowadays??? In terms of the food and education?? I love their dinning room so unique
When I was there in 2003 it was pretty much the same... you had to pay the full fees... but a few from around the country were chosen and GVT paid for their expenses each year..
Anyone know what is Jennifer's full name? where is she right now? Thnaks!
Jennifer Dobbie
Why put down something built with the intent to improve the younger generation of Malawians. Having lived and worked in Malawi for more then 10 years I know how much education means to all the people. They are hard working , willing to work and learn , want to see their children have a better life than they had. Support and encourage don't put down something that will help these students grow and become the future leaders of this beautiful Country.
The great which never told to the Nation
Beautiful documentary, where are these young men and women now?.... would love to see how far they've gone. At this time 1987 I wasn't yet born
This school produced alot of good educated malawians in society, yes the project was alittle weird but it did serve it's purpose,13th of May is Kamuzus day,be built the foundation of the country alot of malawians think of him as a misunderstood disciplinarian and not a dictator
Im going to that school this year aka 2024
Things were good back then....
But how important was latin???
this was an elitist project. let's work to make education accessible to all Malawian children.
And it was a (neo)colonial project to the core! High quality education does not equate to a European curriculum or Western cultural values. It seems it was more of a Westernisation project.
@@mtsitsa I agree!
This was what is meant for visionary leadership
A trick: watch movies on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.
@Magnus Clay definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for months myself =)
If only we had continued on this path, Malawi would have been developed.
Where is Jennifer?
No matter how good the food is, if it is brought with a dish that used to feed dogs, no one will welcome it and enjoy it.
We should have 20 of these schools... missed opportunity 😕..the ones ridicule what have they to show now ?
its all in having a visionary leader who is others-centered and having the desire to make Malawi a prospered country in its doings. lets go back to our roots of doing things. Vision 2020 was strategized for a purpose yet the one handling the documents and have the upper hand in making decision have not sit to it to serve its intended purpose. Lets embark on that vision 2020 plan and just make it fit with our current situation.
This devil wasn't a visionary rather a deciever and this Ka is one of the ways he used to decive Malawi and the world at large. The proof is that you don't see the fruits of the Ka.even those who claim to have been there, look around and you will be surprised to see them at a corner Akusuta fodya wa kampopi. And it is said he used to feed them with pigs, shame, moire to the devil in hell
45:13 God bless Africa.
I’m quite sure 90% of them migrated to Europe and even got foreign partners😏
I have the same feeling sadly.
Not that I believe in these sort of elite projects, but if the president of country believed in its value, why build only one? Surely a country needs more than 1 school?
This was a brain wash camp. How Malawians could elect someone who did not only speak but also loathed their local Chichewa language
From your name I can assume you are from Kenya. So you will be familiar with most of the schools in Kenya that were founded on such principles. Alliance, Nairobi School, Lenana School, Moi Girls Eldoret, etc. simply taught Western Culture to Africans.
As Africa was in its early stages of independence, clerical skills were lacking to run government, interact with foreign diplomats, engage in the United Nations and so forth. Africans needed exposure to schools in Cambridge and Oxford and Havard and to repatriate the skills for the development in Africa. Such schools were ideal for this. Whether it succeeded in its mission is another discussion. As someone says in the comments, it was a transplant. A transplant may whither, or it may bloom.
And one must admit at the time, these skills were relevant at the time. Granted, it looks absurd in today's society.
@@loremipsum6484 WRONG. Those schools you mentioned were established for colonial students not African natives.
@@edwinotieno9470 I said established "for the same purpose". I did not say established "by the same person."
@@loremipsum6484 And you are wrong. Research on your own I don't go back and forth with empty talk with zero facts/evidence
ha ha ha
Kamudzu Banda's real name was Richard Armstrong from Ghana.. If he was promoting education then why he was killing most educated malawians?..this was time of darkness
I wonder what happened to the youth that went to these schools, because most of the Malawians i know are uneducated. Please tell me in the comment sections Thanks. My assumption is they took these skills to build the white countrys
That's is not true check some RSA lectures U will find Malawians with PhDs
Complete waste of the education budget. It could've been used to prop up literally hundreds of schools around the country and the university of Malawi.
Well it's no longer financed by the state, so presumably now the 100s of schools, and the University are now well funded
Or are you making a cheap political point?
What u plp speaking??? Now i mean .you can't compete if you cant speak the language
@@davegraham3486 I meant back then. Hence the "could've". Or did you miss that part?
Everything is scary brainwashed and not contextualized in the Malawi of those days
A President that couldnt speak the mother tongue of the country he was President for. Embarassing indeed.