Blog Archive

  • About the School’s Dress Code

    At Project Esperanza, we value the comfort and safety of our students, and we ask our volunteers to help us uphold these standards through their attire. Please read…

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  • Protests in Bávaro

    On Monday, there were comments among students and teachers about something that happened in Bávaro, an area that is not close to where we are in Puerto Plata,…

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  • Challenges with Deportations

    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…

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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…

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  • Change My Stars English Camp COVID Videos

    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…

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  • 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…

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