Almost a million students will be returning to school today as the 2009 public school year commences.
Xinia is not teaching at Escuela San Rafael this year. The English teacher there will be a woman who is currently pregnant and probably will not start until May.
We have heard from Xinia that she will be returning to teach at Escuela Rincon de Mora. The principal needs some more time to figure out how many English classes are needed to be taught and on which day of the week.
Xinia has contracted to be the English teacher at the Escuela Georgina Bolmarcich in Berlin this year. She will be teaching on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. A couple of weeks ago (for days and nights too!) all of Costa Rica experienced STRONG winds. At that time, the Berlin escuela lost the roof and windows over two classrooms and the principal’s office. As of last week, it had not been repaired and Xinia did not know when school would start.
Due to the fact that Berlin is on the other side of the mountain from us, we don’t know if we will follow Xinia or if there might be others that live closer and want to ‘adopt’ that school.
It looks like we have at least a couple more weeks off . . .
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the ESCUELAS we are ADOPTING or ASSISTING
Escuela Rincon de Mora (ERdM) (Blackberry Corner School) - is located in the Rincon de Mora area of San Rafael de San Ramon. Founded in 1964, the school was built as a part of a community project between 1966 and 1970. The two teachers (one of which is the principal) along with the part time religion and English teacher, educate 30 children from grades 1 to 6. Kindergarteners go to the Escuela San Rafael down the road. Classes are held in two sessions per day from this 2 room school. There is a separate building containing a kitchen and multi purpose room. Even though most schools in Costa Rica are painted blue or green on the exterior, Escuela Rincon de Mora was painted inside and out in bright pastels and primary colors in 2007 compliments of a group of missionaries.
Escuela Pata de Gallo (EPdG) is located in a remote region approximately 10 miles southeast of San Ramon. It is the local school for the town of
Monday, February 16, 2009
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