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Building Community Through Education, Music & Tennis in Deschapelles

Library Update: Winter 2015

A film about the making of the library! North Cove Films has made a seven-minute film about the making of the library.  We invite you to view it by clicking here.

Library Update: September 2015

SCEH Made a Book! Carole Devillers, a prize wining National Geographic photographer, who created a series of photo books  (Anna Goes To The Countryside, Anna Goes To School, Anna Goes to the Seashore, etc.), just created Anna Goes to the Library featuring Bibliotheque Communautaire Deschapelles!!!  The Anna books are published in French and Kreyol.  It will […]

Tennis Update: September 2014

SCEH Sports Project Update: September 2014 The coaches continue to work with the players and they continue to attend tournaments.

Library Update: November 2015

As of November 2015 The library building is nearly complete and the librarians are getting ready to welcome Deschapelles!!! Kathleen Maher and Terry Parkinson traveled to Deschapelles in November in this transition period from construction to operations. They were so pleased to arrive early in the morning to a hand-washing demonstration conducted by ODES members […]

Tennis Update: January 2013

Update: January 2013 Two of the most important tools that Coach John DeLong offered  a year ago were 1) more in-depth instruction to the Tennis Coaches to augment their tennis coaching skills and 2) the encouragement he gave them to continue their work with their youth program, “Club Tennis Deschapelles.”  They now have 34 children […]