Our School Program has begun!
First, we want to thank God for this opportunity to go into our local schools to share His Word and
teach a values curriculum to hundreds of children ranging from kindergarten to ninth grade.
Second, we want to thank all who have so generously and selflessly given to make this program possible. In addition to funds for our teachers and materials, we received special donations from the Snellville Church of Christ as well as from individuals to purchase a 4-wheel drive truck to enable us to reach these remote schools. After the heavy rain earlier this week, the truck has already proved its worth! We are truly thankful and humbled by the love that has been poured out by you on behalf of the children in and around the Corquín area.
Our school program is called R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Each letter of this word represents the following words in
Spanish RESPECT, LOVE, GOD, INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, LEARNING, LOYALTY.
Why radical? One definition of the word refers to a total and complete change or transformation, from the root up. Our goal, through our school program, is to help bring about a comprehensive transformation in the lives of the children and their parents. As it says in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Currently each week we are invited into seven schools within the Municipality of Corquín, including
the communities of Colonia San Francisco, San Pedrito, Potrerillos, Caralito, Carizal, Agua Caliente and
Salitre.
In these schools we have two sessions. The first session consists of a Bible story drama followed by a 45-minute lesson on a particular value, which is presented to all students. The second session is dedicated to tutoring in reading, writing and math and is offered after school hours. With only six teachers, we are not able to go into the largest elementary school located in the center of Corquín, but we are still able to teach many of its students.
Parents, on their own or on the advice of their child’s teacher, are sending their children to us for extra tutoring. We are truly blessed to have the cooperation of the teachers. On Fridays we have two sessions of these students at our building, grades 1st–3rd, and 4th–6th. Before these students divide up by grades for help in math and reading, each group receives the same Bible drama and values lesson that we present at the other schools.
– Bridges2Honduras
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