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Imani School
The Imani School is a Christian private elementary and middle school in the Power Center,〔"(Contact )." The Power Center. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "Physical Address: 12401 S Post Oak Rd. Houston, TX 77045 "〕〔"( Home )." The Imani School. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "Imani School. - Address: 12401 South Post Oak Road, Houston TX 77045."〕 a multi-purpose complex in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States.〔"(Kennedy School Saguaro Seminar )." John F. Kennedy School of Government. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.〕〔Karkabi, Barbara. "(New and notable )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday, February 27, 2009. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "()The Imani School, a Christian school in southwest Houston,()"〕 The school is marketed to African-American children,〔(Churches Bestow Aid `to Save the Soul of the Community' Series: CRITICAL CONDITION: THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CITIES Series Number: occ. )" ''The Washington Post''. September 21, 1993. A01. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. (Available on ) LexisNexis.〕 and it is one of the ministries of the Windsor Village United Methodist Church.〔Howard, Judith Lynn. "(Pastor says caring is church's duty Houstonian speaks at SMU program )." ''The Dallas Morning News''. February 3, 1993. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "The church that Mr. Caldwell pastors, Windsor Village, has more than 90 ministries, including the Imani School for Young Children,()"〕
==History==
The Imani School was founded in 1988.〔Niebuhr, Gustav. "(Churches Bestow Aid `to Save the Soul of the Community' Series: CRITICAL CONDITION: THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CITIES Series Number: occ. )" ''The Washington Post''. September 21, 1993. A01. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. (Available on ) LexisNexis.〕 It is an independent 501(c)3. It opened in the northern hemisphere fall of that year in the church facility.〔Brackin, Dennis. "(Moon turns `creeds into deeds' )." ''Minneapolis Star-Tribune''. April 22, 1994. 01. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.〕 When the school opened, it had 25 students. The name "Imani" is a Swahili word that means "faith" or "to believe."〔"(Hillary challenges women to vote in election )." ''Associated Press'' at ''The Victoria Advocate''. Friday September 6, 1996. 2A. Retrieved from Google News (2 of 17) on October 18, 2011.〕
As of 1993 the school moved into the Power Center, a shopping center that included two buildings with a total of of space. In 1993 those two buildings were vacant. In addition to the school, the church also planned to allow a bank, a medical clinic, several African-American owned businesses, and a job training center lease spaces in the center.〔 In 1994 it had 236 and covered grades kindergarten through 5. Within the original church building, the school had grown so large that some components of the community center, including the food pantry and clothing resale shop, had been relocated to another building, while the AIDS ministry, the fellowship hall, and several social services divisions remained in the building.〔 The Power Center was completed in 1995.〔"(Power Center )." Pyramid CDC. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 In 1996 Imani had 250 students.〔
Patricia Hogan Williams, the director of the school, said in 1998 that dropout rates among black students in public schools were "so high, we realized they weren't being taken care of()" and that the school aimed to cater to the needs of black students.〔Ulen, Elsa Nefertari. "(Power School Daze )." ''Vibe''. Vibe Media Group, February 1998. Volume 6, No. 1. p. 44. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved from Google Books on October 18, 2011.〕 That year the principal said that 90% of the graduates of the Imani school attend gifted and talented programs at public high schools.〔
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