April 30 – Moving into the Happy Hearts Kindergarten

In the past 3 months we’ve been building a kindergarten donated by Happy Hearts Fund. Since Friday – we are busy moving the old kindergarten classes (our smallest kids were studying in a tent) into a beautiful new building.

Installing a blackboard for the Kindergarten 

Helping move in

We are still working on the kindergarten surroundings in order to make it even more beautiful before the official inauguration.

In the new Kindergarten

April 29 – Report Cards

Report Cards are a happy occasion for those who did well on their exams J

April 17 - Kite Workshops and Kite Festival

In the past couple of weeks the entire village has been…..making kites! Kites are a Haitian tradition around Easter. Winds are high and before the rain season conditions are optimal. So - Prodev in partnership with Voila decided to organize a kite festival in the village with a competition for best looking and flying kite.

We had several workshops after school hours in which young people from the village showed children how to build kites. Nearly 50 people registered in advance to participate in the kite competition. 

Paper kite preparation workshop

Wood kite preparation workshop

Kites prepared in advance

Preparing for Festival

On the day of the festival people of all ages came to watch the kites, cheer their family members and participate in a fun community day.

People of all ages participated

Kites in the sky

Cheering the winner 

March 31 – 2nd Trimester - Exam Period

The second trimester exam period ended today. Our school is entering a normal routine - Hallelujah!

Exams

Sports Class

March 25 – Voila Renovation

 During the last few weeks, Voila, one of our biggest partners has helped us realize a number of new projects in the school and village. The basketball court was renovated and even has crowd stands. The school containers were painted, and new soccer goals were built. 

Basketball Renovated

Our Container holds school material and... the food!

 Today was the first inter-school soccer competition vs. a school team of a near by village. The entire event was organized by Billy our school sports teacher and many people from the village came to support the local team.

Teams preparing for the match

A dance performance to celebrate the inauguration.

March 17 - Art Workshop

Children in an Art Class

We used a space between two containers, a little material and a lot of good will to build an art workshop for the school. This new space will provide an out-of-class space for the kids of the school to have art lessons. We’re still not done with the wall murals, but today – our Surages class (overaged kids) had their first lesson in our new space.

Preparing the Wall Mural 

Art Class

March 4 – Carnival

Parade

Carnival is the biggest holiday of the year in Haiti. Last year it was cancelled because of the devastating earthquake, but this year everybody is excited about it again.. Each class selected a theme and created their own masks. The school staff with student volunteers decorated the school and today we had a big carnival party with parade, games and performances. 

Carnival Preparations

Preparation - Class of Lions

Preparation - Butterflies

Preparation - Royalty

Carnival Games

Dance Performance

Kindergarten Bunnies