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 Pata de Gallo (translated as Rooster Foot in English). Similar to escuela Rincon de Mora, it is a two room schoolhouse with an attached cafeteria/kitchen. The school also has a covered play area for the children. There is one full time Teacher/Principal and part time Special Education, Religion and English teachers who visit the school once each week. In 2010 there are 13 students in the entire school, 2nd through 6th grade. Unless things change there will be fewer children next year with no 1st or 2nd grade. The school is in excellent condition, having recently been refurbished through an international cultural exchange program.


Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Big Day For Escuela Pata de Gallo!

Today was a big day for escuela Pata de Gallo and for Adopting Escuelas. My Subaru was loaded up like Santa’s sleigh. Andres, who I fondly call my tico son, and I arrived at the school with 4 boxes of student and teacher supplies ranging from pencils and crayons to backpacks to glue to coloring books. For the cafeteria we brought a complete new set of melamine dishes and plastic cups to replace the aging ones that the children were using. Some fun stuff, too. New basketball hoops for the backboards in the play area, a bag of balls and jump ropes. Also in the back of the Subie were 3 computers.

While the teachers sorted supplies Andres and I installed one of the backboards (we left the other one for the parents to install) and set up the 3 computers. Thank you, Frank, for all the help to resurrect these computers!

All of the children stayed after school as Aida, the principal, and Xinia, the English teacher, handed out some of the much needed supplies. The kids then proceeded to play with the new jump ropes and balls for over an hour!

All in all a very rewarding day. I feel truly blessed to be able to be of some assistance to this school and to Rincon de Mora. Very rewarding! Next week I start helping out in the classroom and I can't wait.

I apologize for the quality of the pictures but all I had with me for a camera was my phone!
Posted by Dave at 5:30 PM

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