On Monday, many of our students’ parents were afraid to send them to school because Immigration Control was rounding up and deporting many Haitians. Deportations have definitely increased lately. Yesterday morning, Kamryn and I got stuck behind a truck, pictured here. These folks were likely sent to Haiti yesterday, shortly after they were picked up inContinue reading “Challenges with Deportations”
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American Airlines Round Trip Flight Raffle
The flight must be within the U.S. mainland. Other restrictions apply. Please see all the restrictions below. At this point, we have two main fundraisers. Both are important and urgent for our school. Click on one or both of the buttons below to see the fundraisers. Donations to our PayPal account will also be grantedContinue reading “American Airlines Round Trip Flight Raffle”
Change My Stars English Camp
In 2011, we started a summer English camp. 2020 was the first year since then that it did not take place because we did not have volunteers, due to covid-19. This year, we almost had to cancel it as well for the same reason, unfortunately, but pulled it off with a local teacher who speaksContinue reading “Change My Stars English Camp”
Educational Videos & Materials
We are very excited about a new project we’re working on. Two Virginia Tech professors have joined us on a project of creating educational videos for our parents and students. Students in Dr. Kim Carlson’s Leadership class and students in Dr. Angela Anderson’s Human Nutrition Food & Exercise class spent the past semester researching strategicContinue reading “Educational Videos & Materials”
Happy International Mother Language Day!
Sunday, February 21 was International Mother Language Day. If you are a native English speaker, this day may not mean much to you. For Dominicans living in the Dominican Republic, this also may not mean much to them. However, for our students who were either born in the Dominican Republic to Haitian parents or haveContinue reading “Happy International Mother Language Day!”
Recap of 2020
We all know that 2020 brought situations and events that we did not expect. Everyone had to adapt in some way to staying at home more, changing plans, virtual school, wearing a mask, etc. For non-profits, The Council of Nonprofits provides this list of links from each U.S. state with information about how the pandemic is affectingContinue reading “Recap of 2020”
Moving Forward with Math
This year we started something new in order to let students work at their own pace in math. Obviously they missed some practice the last school year, and some perform at lower levels than their grade level regardless. We evaluated each student at the beginning of the year and assigned them a math workbook withContinue reading “Moving Forward with Math”
Summer Farm Field Trips
Each summer since 2011, we run a summer immersion English camp, usually for six weeks. This year, that isn’t possible due to covid-19. Therefore, we have been bussing 10 kids each day to our volunteer house and “educational farm” in Muñoz. First, the campers have a lesson with horses at our neighbor’s house. He teachesContinue reading “Summer Farm Field Trips”
A Touch on Racism
The United States and other parts of the world have erupted into protests over the issue of racism. The completely unjust killings of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd caught on tape and the actions taken by authorities (and lack there of) in the aftermath of these murders have brought the topic of racism to theContinue reading “A Touch on Racism”
Covid-19 Update
Thanks to an awesome outpouring of generosity, in April we were able to provide care packages to 157 families. In May, we provided care packages for 207. We raised over $6,500 in to do this! Packages contained: a carton of 30 eggs, a head of garlic, 4 bouillon cubes, a 1/2 jug of cooking oil,Continue reading “Covid-19 Update”