Blog Posts

Haiti August 2013

1 Aug 2013

775 children will already receive a higher quality of education this academic year. 31 teachers benefit from the teacher training facilities since it was inaugurated in December 2012. The group... Read more

Corner of Hope May 2013

1 May 2013

The Corner of Hope school compound has now been fixed for drainage to ensure flooding and the accompanying muddiness does not occur during heavy downpours. This has been done by further digging... Read more

Corner of Hope February 2013

1 Feb 2013

About one hundred children have attended school since the start of the school academic year, Jan 2013. There have been 36 new admissions. Relocation of families to two farmland areas called... Read more

Corner of Hope November 2012

1 Nov 2012

On average, around 175 children have attended school for the past month. This compared to 187 in the prior months. The main reason for the slight drop in number is that the government has been... Read more

Haiti August 2012

1 Aug 2012

With help from volunteers, and donations from conscious individuals, the new Montessori teacher training campus to replace the one that was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake is coming together. We... Read more

Corner of Hope May 2012

1 May 2012
  • One hundred and eighty eight children have settled into their second term of school. The school compound is a hive of
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Haiti March 2012

1 Mar 2012

As Montessorians we understand how important education is for the development of society and preparing children for their roles in it. Without qualified teachers, children in Haiti would not have... Read more

Corner of Hope January 2012

1 Jan 2012
  • One hundred and fifty seven children have settled into their classrooms at the start of the new school year. We now have a
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Corner of Hope October 2011

1 Oct 2011
  • Eight trainee teachers sat their final exams in August 2011.  Six have passed and two will need further support to get through.  All folders and most of the material
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Corner of Hope Update May 2011

1 May 2011
  • Construction of walls started in the middle of April under the supervision of Makiga Engineering.
  • 149 children have been moved into the classroom premises
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Authors

(15), Victoria Barrès (1), Hillary Korir (1), Sandrine Mallet (1), Pam Staton (1), Susan Mayclin Stephenson (2), Mini Ravi (9), AMI EsF (9), Helen Mohan Elias (2), Fay Hendriksen (1), Dipika Lakhani (8), Susan Shea (8), Maryse Postlewaite (1), Marcellina Alum Otii (2)