Rapper Kanye West is still trying to change his children’s schools.
The rapper, who is married to Kim Kardashian, shares four children with the socialite, North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3. The four children are currently enrolled in a private school in Los Angeles.
West previously stated in a since-deleted Instagram post that he wanted his children to attend Donda Academy – a school he founded in late August.
In a recent interview, the rapper shared that he is still adamant about making a change. He claimed that doing so was in line with his rights as a father to his children.
Read on to learn more.
Kanye West Had To ‘Fight For Words’
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In an interview with ABC actress Linsey Davis, West again reiterated her desire for her children to attend Donda Academy, a private Christian prep school in Simi Valley, California, that the rapper opened in late August.
The name comes from West’s late mother, Donda, who managed the rapper after retiring as an English professor and department chair at Chicago State University. He was also the inspiration for the names of his son’s two previous albums, “Donda” in 2021 and “Donda 2” in 2022.
“I want my kids to go to Donda, and I have to fight for words,” West said in the interview, per New York Postreferring to his four children, most of whom live with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
West previously revealed in a since-deleted Instagram post that he wanted his children to change schools. During that time, he posted a series of conversations with someone believed to be his ex-wife as he tried to convince her to agree to change their school to Donda.
Kanye West Says His School Can Make Kids ‘Geniuses’
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According to New York Post, the quartet is currently enrolled in a private school in Los Angeles, where they pay astronomical tuition. Elsewhere in an interview with the ABC, he revealed how the schooling arrangement would work, explaining that he wanted his children to spend three days at their regular school and two at the Donda academy.
The rapper went on to say that his school was set up to do things differently than the conventional schools that exist today. He shared that instead of focusing on the usual curriculum, his school is more focused on giving students “practical skills” such as engineering, computer programming and agriculture.
“So many schools are made to prepare kids for industries that don’t matter anymore,” West added before saying that his school offers tutors with unique teaching skills that “can actually make your kids look like geniuses.”
Mission of Donda Academy
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The Donda Academy website further emphasized the rapper’s claims in an interview, promising to bring out the best in its enrollment.
Its mission statement reads, “[to] preparing students to become the next generation of leaders, thinkers and innovators by providing them with a world-class education that includes a rigorous core curriculum and an emphasis on sustainability, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving.”
Per New York Post, the itinerary for students is packed with a variety of core classes, including language, art, math and science, as well as extracurricular activities such as visual arts, film, choir and parkour. Students are also expected to participate in full school worship every day.
follow Rolling stone, a nondisclosure agreement and $15,000 in tuition are required to enroll at the enigmatic school. Almost half of the students receive financial aid or grants to cover these costs.
Kanye West Always Wanted to Launch Donda Academy
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Ever since the school was launched, there has been a lot of skepticism about it, mainly due to the fact that it is not accredited and also forces parents to sign a non-disclosure form.. Rolling stone reports that opening the school has been the rapper’s lifelong dream.
“I want to stress that there was never a time that Kanye West didn’t want to do this,” a school representative said. “I think people don’t understand the gravity of the matter. This man always wanted to establish a school in his mother’s name.”
Another school representative, Tamar Andrews, shared that the school is not very popular and only wants the right people to come.
“Honestly, we don’t care if people know about the school,” said the Donda employee. “The people who want to come to the school are looking for a good Christian school in the area, and they know that we are there … There are also certain celebrities who come by joining Donda. So, I don’t know that we have to advertise, which is a blessing and a curse.”
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