Finishing Up

Finishing Up

A group of teachers from Teach for America Houston are in Haiti providing Teacher trainings in Gonaives, Haiti. March 13, 2013 This morning we battled it out with a howling dog, and the dog won, keeping us up for at least an hour in the early morning. Later, Lara and...
Teaching to Teach

Teaching to Teach

A group of teachers from Teach for America Houston are in Haiti providing Teacher trainings in Gonaives, Haiti. Today’s update! Today we successfully made it to the opening ceremonies, although we are still unsure of whether Haiti is observing daylight savings...
Day 1: Teach for Haiti!

Day 1: Teach for Haiti!

Written By:  Teach For America teachers from Houston March 11, 2013 Today in Haiti, we planned to go to Etoile School to see the opening ceremony, but we had a minor mishap due to daylight savings time. Last year, Haiti’s president did not observe daylight savings...
Being In Haiti Rocks

Being In Haiti Rocks

This is written by Molly Van Hemert, currently in Gonaives, Haiti with her husband, Kellee Van Hemert. Molly served in Cambodia for 6 years, but this is her first time in Haiti. She is a nurse and Kellee is a worship leader back in the states. Our first lesson:...
Runners raise funds for new classrooms, still slightly frozen

Runners raise funds for new classrooms, still slightly frozen

Freezin’ for a Reason 2013    Local runners ran in chilly temperatures Saturday for one reason: to raise money for a school in Haiti. Forty people participated in a 2-mile race, Freezin’ for a Reason, raising over 9,000 dollars for local organization Many Hands...