You might know her as Lauren, but to everyone within the walls of our school she’s “Doctora.” Lauren is our health administrator here at the Makarios school. On average day she can treat anything from stomach aches & runny noses to abscesses & broken arms. Beyond taking care of the wounded, she also takes a ton of [...]
Meet Regina, an 8 year old first grader at Makarios. Like many of our kids, she struggles in the classroom, so she’s been seeing me in the library for daily tutoring sessions. I have a confession to make about Regina: I love her, but I she is sometimes hard to love. On a good day, [...]
Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy a peek into what goes on on a typical Friday at the Makarios School! Photos include: -4 yea r old Manuel losing his first tooth! - The first graders practicing for a play they will perform at the end of the school year - Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4 Recess Manuel’s [...]
Every Wednesday afternoon our staff visits one of the villages that our students live in. (Chichigua, Tamarindo, or Pancho Mateo). We do these visits primarily so the teachers are able to speak with parents about how their children are doing in class. The visits are also a great time to share life and build deeper relationships [...]
We’ve been fairly busy at the school (with 4 visiting teams over the last 3 months) so we’re a bit behind on handing out the students Christmas gifts from their sponsors. A few weeks ago, I was giving the adorable 3-year-old Katy her Christmas gift from her sponsor. We had the following conversation: Imani: Katy! [...]
It’s my job – what I do for a living. I’m either around kids in need, or working to help meet their needs. I get used to it. Poverty becomes the norm, to the extent that when I meet someone who hasn’t been around it, I have a hard time relating. When I’m in the [...]
Recess is a great time for our students to spend time with each other, be creative in new ways, and get their “wiggles out” before heading back to class to continue learning. Today Profe Yomo had all of her Pre-K 3 students create fun drawings on the sidewalk. And for the Pre-K 4 class, Profe Bella [...]
Here’s a brief view into our mornings at the Makarios school: 8:00am- Staff arrives 8:20- Staff devotionals 8:45- Students enter the school grounds, give hugs to the teachers, and run around to get some of their wiggles out 9:00- Split up into the upper and lower grades to sing worship songs and pray blessings over [...]
If you missed out on our first few posts about Hill Country’s week with us, be sure to check them out here, here and here! It was great to see the Hill Country students not only spend time with the Makarios students in class, but spend time with them in their communities. At Makarios, our holistic [...]
After spending time with the students in the classroom, the Hill Country group was able to play with the kids during recess. Here are a few pictures from their times together! Beyond teaching in classes and spending time in the villages the group was also able to help out with various “labor” tasks around the [...]
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