As a Doctor of Education and the daughter of Sierra Leonean heritage, I founded Lion Mountain Academy to reclaim the "Academic Middle." My mission is to bridge the logic gap for 6th-grade scholars who are capable of excellence but often lose their advocacy in traditional systems. Drawing on the legacy of my parents—who viewed education as the ultimate tool for intellectual and professional advancement—I lead LMA with an uncompromising focus on "Productive Struggle." By teaching scholars to summit their own internal mountains through Socratic inquiry and economic logic, we prepare them not just for school, but for a life of independent leadership.