Sankofa Shule was a charter school in Lansing, Michigan. The school's name is a mix of Akan and Swahili words. History It was established in 1995. Its original enrollment was 116. For a period it occupied a building that also had a beauty school. The charter school's authorizer was Central Michigan University. By 2002 CMU and the school were involved in a conflict over finances. In 2007 CMU stopped renewing the charter, and the school closed. Operations The school used "Baba" and "Mama", from Swahili, as ways to address male and female teachers, and it used variations of the buba as its school uniform. The school featured prominent African-Americans in its decorations. Students were placed in classes organized by ability instead of traditional grade level classes. Curriculum The school used an Afrocentric curriculum. The school had foreign language classes for Swahili, French, Japanese, and Spanish. See also El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy – Afrocentric charter school in Lansing established in 1995 and closed in 2019 List of public school academy districts in Michigan References – ISBNs for the Google Books pages: 1412940508, 9781412940504 – see entry in the thesaurus Notes External links Buildings and structures in Lansing, Michigan Education in Lansing, Michigan Charter schools in Michigan 1995 establishments in Michigan Educational institutions established in 1995 2007 disestablishments in Michigan Educational institutions disestablished in 2007