How did a whole month go by without a single post? I know, I
don’t have a good excuse other than being busy with school and the fact that
there are so many different Real Housewives’ shows on (don’t judge)! In all
seriousness my time has been spent on something wonderful! I was recently selected along with 13 other Charter
Schools USA employees to go to Francois, Haiti October 8th – October
14th on a mission trip. Our efforts will help the students and
staff at The Genecoit Vertus School of Excellence. Currently the school has a
little over 200 students and operates in a church without electricity or running
water. Our main goal is to raise awareness about the school and bring supplies for the students in need.
My school here in South Florida has been collecting markers
and glue sticks for me to take to Haiti and just this past Friday, many students
donated $1 each to help the students in Francois. Between donations that were
collected at school and sent to me by our families, we have raised close to
$900! It truly is remarkable what can happen when we all pull together for a
common cause!
While in Haiti, we
will also be providing professional development for the staff and working with
the students. Two days will be spent
teaching lessons of our choice. I naturally picked first grade and planned two
reading lessons on story sequencing with pictures, a math lesson on bar graphs,
and a science lesson on life cycles. Because the majority of the students speak
French at the school, I will have a translator with me at all times to help
with the lessons. We will end the school week with a field day for all of the
students. This just may be the perfect
opportunity to redeem myself from the epic three-legged race fail when I was in the fourth grade. We’ll see.
When I first heard about the mission trip at a conference in
August, I was moved to tears and I knew instantly that I wanted to be apart of
this amazing experience. I, too, wanted to make a positive impact on young children
living in such a fragile country. I know this will be a life-changing
experience for me and I cannot wait to share it with you all upon my return.
Thank you to my loving husband for always pushing me to be a better person and thank you to my family and friends for your love and support from afar. It has meant so much to me and it will mean even more to those less fortunate than us.
Thank you to my loving husband for always pushing me to be a better person and thank you to my family and friends for your love and support from afar. It has meant so much to me and it will mean even more to those less fortunate than us.
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