By Emma Astles | Project Coordinator
Dear Supporters,
Our students are currently marking the change of seasons with a series of nature-based projects. The rainy season is over and we are shortly moving into the intense heat of summer. Andrea, our school teacher, has been focusing on the environment and the students have been looking at animals, insects and plants in and around the school.Some fabulous work has been produced and we can’t wait to show our nature displays to the children’s parents during the annual Christmas Party.
Andrea is now 18 months into her teaching degree and she is flourishing. She has introduced so many new techniques and activities to the classroom, which are resulting in great successes. We have had 4 new readers this term! Andrea is brimming with confidence and this is benefiting our students no end.
Our school cooks, Claudia and Sonia, deserve a special mention too – they have been doing some incredible work in the kitchen recently. They ensure our children receive 2 hot meals per day plus an afternoon snack. They also organise food and fruit parcels for the children to take home. Recently they have been working in intense heat wave temperatures – but these ladies are tough! Never a word of complaint and meals always delicious and nutritious.
The rising violence in Mata Escura continues to be a problem. Drug gangs are a blight on the local community and Andrea has been fielding many upsetting and difficult questions from our students about things they have witnessed in the local streets. We try to remain positive at all times, whilst giving the children strong and clear advice about how to stay safe and not become involved. This problem is one of the main motivations for the work we do – keeping our children off the streets, away from the gangs and in education is our principal objective and now, more than ever, we can see how important that is.
Thank you for your continued and generous support. We couldn't do what we do without you.
With Gratitude,
The team from Grandma Clara's Dream
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