An Extraordinary Reading Day
When School Director Almaïs told me that the school was holding a “reading day,” I was not sure quite what to expect. I certainly did...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 4, 2016
- 2 min
What’s Up in Second Grade?
Moving on up!…through the grades, that is. Let’s take a peek at what second grade is up to these days… Grammar In grammar, the kids are...
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Taylor Conley
- Feb 19, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Up in First Grade?
Today, we leave the Kindergarten and “graduate” into the primary grades. Of course, we haven’t left Kindergarten too far behind. First...
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Taylor Conley
- Jan 22, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Up in Kindergarten 2?
Continuing our series about what the kid’s are currently learning in each class, let’s visit Kindergarten 2! Kin 2 is the largest class...
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Taylor Conley
- Jan 17, 2016
- 2 min
What’s Up in Kindergarten 1?
As part of our sponsorship blog, we would like to give you an inside glimpse of what each class is learning at a given time. This week,...
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Taylor Conley
- Jan 13, 2016
- 1 min
Bye, bye, worms!
Christmas/New Year’s vacation is over, and the kids are back! We are kicking off the return to school with something we’ve never been...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 31, 2015
- 1 min
Christmas Vacation
The kids and school staff are on vacation until January 5th. Stay tuned for more blog posts once the school year recommences in 2016!!
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 29, 2015
- 1 min
Report Card Time!
At the end of each period, the school hands out the report cards to the parents, so that they keep track of their child’s progress in...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 24, 2015
- 1 min
Teacher Training
This week, we are thrilled to have Judy’s uncle and aunt, Jim and Mary, and their family on the Plateau with us for Christmas! The...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 17, 2015
- 1 min
How far would you walk for an education?
Some of our students walk a couple of miles every day…twice. (We are not able to provide transportation to all areas where these...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 16, 2015
- 1 min
Exam Days…
This week, the kids have testing for their second period of the year (Nov/Dec). Today, as I was on my way to the school office, I...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 11, 2015
- 1 min
A Day to Play
Next week, the school will hold second period exams. Before hunkering down into the stress of exam week, the school staff planned a...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 10, 2015
- 2 min
The Little Things…
Sometimes, it’s the “little” things that touch the heart the most… Although it may appear ridiculously low according to US standards, the...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 4, 2015
- 2 min
What do germs look like?
Last week, veteran guest Kelly Heise did some special sessions for the school kids about basic hygiene and wellness. She talked to the...
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Taylor Conley
- Dec 2, 2015
- 1 min
The Applied Classroom: Community Clean-up
This past Friday, the school did not hold regular classes. Instead, they chose to teach through example and practice by participating in...
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Taylor Conley
- Nov 12, 2015
- 1 min
Music Notes and Tissue Paper Flowers
This year, school director Almaïs put two new things on the class schedule: a music class and a craft class. Now, the “craft class”...
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Taylor Conley
- Nov 5, 2015
- 1 min
First period exams…
The 2015-2016 school year is split up into four periods: Sept-Oct; Nov-Dec; Jan-March; April-June. At the end of each, the students have...
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Taylor Conley
- Oct 23, 2015
- 1 min
Color Day!
At the end of every period (there are four periods in a year), the school holds a week of exams. On the Friday before exam week, they...
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Taylor Conley
- Oct 23, 2015
- 1 min
What’s for lunch?
Usually, lunch at the school involves rice or sorghum, beans (either whole or made into sauce), and a fish sauce of some sort. However,...
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Taylor Conley
- Oct 16, 2015
- 1 min
It’s Dessalines’ Day!
Happy Dessalines’ Day! Kindergarten 2 salutes you. And Kindergarten 1 shows off their feathers. Everybody got in on the hats and fun!...
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