Archive for September, 2016

Old and new

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

Really though… after the hill and bridge we get to the schools… old and new.

At the existing school…

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I was greeted at the existing school with a group hug and a wonderful letter on behalf of the children.

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Listening to the kids read the letter with OSCAR the districts Education minister.

The new school VEGA GRANDE

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

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One of the last steps is the floor… cement is mixed in a puddle outside and then hauled in, bucket by bucket. The entire school was build with “people labor”. The 1600 blocks and bags of cement and all the other materials hauled in by the community folk, and every step of construction done by hand.

I am sure I was very helpful! Mixing cement for the floor

I am sure I was very helpful! Mixing cement for the floor

This fellow was in pretty much all the photos from the start of the school construction… hauling, building, shovelling. Here he is grinning cause I gave him TWO packages of cookies.

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