school

On Thursday, Sharon, Lily, Maxi and I headed went to Pillatre to visit their Christian school (Cathy, not a Starfish school, just one nearby!).  Occasionally we attend church here, and I've heard great things about the school, and a lot of the little ones from Saccanville attend.  We pulled in right at the end of recess (chaos!) but the moment a bell rang, everyone disappeared, and we started our tour.

 The school, like many, is used for Kindergarden through fifth grade from 8 am until noon, and then from 1 until 5 pm for sixth grade through high school.  Lunch is served at three different times every day, feeding one THOUSAND people.  500 in the morning, 500 in the afternoon.  About 10 cooks and all of these big pots made it possible.  REALLY impressive.  (I break a sweat when I cook for more than 6!)

I could not get over how organized everything was!  Organized classrooms, guys on one side and girls on the other, disciplined classes, organized prayers, hand washing, lessons, etc.

 We were also really impressed by all the stuff the kids were learning, with tons of educational posters on the walls, lots of good textbooks in Creole and French, and teachers who were taking their jobs of educating so many of His precious children very seriously.

 Math, Bible, Creole, French, Writing, Science, Computer and History are taught to all the grades, with school-wide devotions every morning and afternoon.

 Lily was mesmerized, and spent the rest of the day asking for a  uniform, talking about what the kids had been doing, and asking why there wasn't a plate of rice for her.

 (all the kids lined up for handwashing before lunch)

 Meanwhile, back at the "Semerary" as Lily calls it, the Basic Computer Skills course just began with Jonathan teaching, and everyone is just loving it!  The guys have been really happy this semester, abut  new professors, new courses, about the new small group program, about language Fridays (today my classes got Sharon instead and they were thrilled!), and about the symposiums on Thursdays.  

 There might be a lot problems in Haiti, but good education sure does make a difference!

Thankful to see lots of it happening, and to see His Word going out as children learn to read and memorize it, and young men and women learn to share it!