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In Their Shoes: Walking (or Riding) to School
Last year, we felt it a blessing to be able to offer transportation to some of our school kids who were walking a distance to school. One...

Taylor Conley
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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Introducing: The School Administration
Emmanuel Junior Almaïs School Director Almaïs has been a part of Lemuel since 1998. Back then, he participated in Lemuel as one of the...

Taylor Conley
Sep 23, 20164 min read
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Foto Friday: Grow a Tree, Grow a Mind
In Lemuel’s school, the kids learn about the importance of trees and of taking care of their environment through being responsible for a...

Taylor Conley
Sep 23, 20161 min read
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Over the Summer: School Offices
As many of you know, our school building has been a construction project in progress since 2011. Each year, as we are able, we try to...

Taylor Conley
Sep 16, 20162 min read
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Welcome to a New School Year!
It seems hard to believe the 2016-2017 school year is already well underway! To all our grade sponsors: THANK YOU from the bottom of our...

Taylor Conley
Sep 16, 20161 min read
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School in Session
Tuesday, September 6, was the first day of school. Director Almaïs began with the year’s first devotion… …as some interested parents...

Taylor Conley
Sep 9, 20162 min read
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We’re Back!
Hey everyone! After a little bit of a summer break, we are back online! We will be catching up on the blog and Facebook with some news...

Taylor Conley
Sep 9, 20161 min read
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Alert: Internet Trouble
As many of you know, consistent, reliable internet access is one challenge that we face on the Plateau. A couple weeks ago, our internet...

Taylor Conley
Jul 2, 20161 min read
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Kindergarten Graduation
On Sunday afternoon, the school held its final event of the school year: Kindergarten graduation! Kindergarten graduation in Haiti is a...

Taylor Conley
Jul 2, 20161 min read
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Summer Vacation has Started! Except for…
The other day, I passed by the school during recess time and found this game in process… The team on the left has a small rock. One...

Taylor Conley
Jun 17, 20162 min read
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The School Goes to the Citadelle
Last week, the school was able to make a special educational trip to Cap-Haïtien, a prominent city on Haiti’s northern coast. The...

Taylor Conley
Jun 10, 20162 min read
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What’s Up in Sixth Grade?
And we’ve made it all the way to sixth grade! Here is what the sixth graders are learning as we wrap up the last few weeks of the school...

Taylor Conley
May 20, 20162 min read
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What’s Up in Fifth Grade?
As the year begins to wind up (only 6 weeks of school left!), so we are nearing the end of our “What’s Up….?” series. This week, we will...

Taylor Conley
May 14, 20162 min read
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Agricultural Day
The sign above could roughly be translated as: “We take pride in our community!” (Or literally, “Our Community is Our Pride!”) May 1 was...

Taylor Conley
May 6, 20162 min read
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Flashback Friday: The School
Amidst all the plans and travel for Lemuel’s celebration of 20 years of God’s faithfulness in Lancaster, it has been a little difficult...

Taylor Conley
Apr 29, 20162 min read
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What’s Up in Fourth Grade?
Before we jump into what the fourth graders are learning this week, I would like to tell you about a special visit they received a few...

Taylor Conley
Apr 9, 20163 min read
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Speaking of third grade…
…I just had to throw up here this picture of Simon and his student Edjems, who was the champion of the 3-6 grade spelling bee! Fifth...

Taylor Conley
Apr 4, 20161 min read
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What’s Up in Third Grade?
Lately, the third graders have been learning… …the French possessive adjectives (masculine, feminine, and plural forms)… …the different...

Taylor Conley
Apr 2, 20161 min read
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Investing in those who Invest
It is a sad generality in Haiti that teachers are often not very highly valued. There is a Creole saying that goes, “Teachers and masons...

Taylor Conley
Mar 25, 20162 min read
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When “Little Things” Become Big Things
In December, our hearts were touched to see our school staff sacrificially giving out of their own salaries towards a fund for needy...

Taylor Conley
Mar 19, 20161 min read
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