MISSION

The Teach Academy was founded in 2004 to study trends in global trade and science development with a grant from the Ormond-Delacroix Foundation. In 2006, following THE EVENT, the academy changed its focus, and now works towards three goals.

1. To investigate and understand the causes and effects of THE EVENT , from a scientific, historical, and alternative perspectives.
2. To assist those affected by THE EVENT cope with the changes, they've undergone and the trauma associated with them.
3. To develop the gifts and technological advancements resulting from the EVENT and share these for the betterment of all mankind.

HISTORY

The Teach Academy is built on the site of a former Kilgore tobacco plantation in the outskirts of Bath North Carolina. The Kilgore Estate was built in 1679 by Ernst Kilgore a Dutch settler. The estate entered the Ormond family after the death of Edward Teach in 1718. It was run as a working as a plantation for 140 years, it was unique in the area for it use of freemen, black, white and native American, instead of slaves. It was mistaken burned down during the civil war by Sherman as the Union Army moved south. It was rebuilt in 1875 to accomodate the family business which was importing and exporting, offices and vaults were installed during that time. In the earliy twentieth century the estate languished, as the Ormonds moved out of state. It eventuallu fell into disrepair and was abandoned. The site became overgrown, and was reclaimed by the forests and swamps surrounding it.

In 1999, Ted Ormond, moved back to North Carolina and began restoring the estate. He had the central hilly area cleared of brush, and begain restoring the estate itself. He built a garage, and workshop in period style off from the main building, as well as a gymnasium and indoor swimming pool. The area was wired with hispeed fibre-optic cable (which he offered to the public buildings of Bath as well).

In 2003, the main buildings were restored to superfical appearance of their 19th century period decor, but an underlying high-tech and carefully engineered with the latest telecommunications, HVAC, and back-up energy systems. He had private roads paved, and the water access dredged. He opened the Academy in June 2004.

GROUNDS

The site contains 150 acres of wetlands, mostly unreclaimed swamp, and overgrown brush. The estate is on a hilly site approximately 2 acres that is cleared of all brush with lawns and great oak trees. There are residential facilities for housing 24 people in single occupancy on the third floor. There is a library stocked with original editions and kept up to date with the latest scientific and scholarly works. There are three classrooms, and a set of offices on the second floor. There is a basement and sub-basement used for laboratory space.

The garage houses six vehicles, including a Osprey, and a motor-yacht.

The gymnasium houses a basketball court, a half olympic swimming pool, a special weight room, and racketball courts. Outside are tennis courts and a combination field (baseball/soccer). There is also a bunker built halfway into the hillside with reinforced concrete and earthen support.