Tennis Update: June 2012
Update: June 2012 Tennis clinics had been canceled for the week we were there as all the students were taking exams. They did, however, participate in what we termed the “Coin D’Enrichissement.” We brought down some books geared to helping children learn to read – both skill books and books for pleasure. We also had […]
Library Update: March 2015
As of March 2015 Progress! The cupola (which is important for passive solar ventilation) is installed and the roof (which is insulated against the heat of the sun) is on! Now the windows are being fitted and installed and the floor will be finished. Soon, the library construction will be complete! The Conseil Administratif (the […]
Tennis Update: April 2012
Update: April 14, 2012 I was overjoyed to witness the ongoing tennis coaching which took place every afternoon. The Quick Start players have made great progress. Of the 30 students, 20 of them do not attend school. I brought down some excellent materials from Educavision, a publishing house in Florida, for the coaches to help students learn to read […]
Library Update: September 2014
As of September 2014 The library building is well underway! We were a bit stalled waiting for the angle iron to arrive for the roof. Last month, the angle iron began to arrive! Progress!! The roof has been installed on the gatehouse which provides not only a welcoming building for patrons to pass through and check […]
Tennis Project: Inception 2011
A SPORTS PROJECT IN RURAL DESCHAPELLES, HAITI A collaboration among: Sister Cities Essex Haiti; its partner in Haiti, ODES; the Haitian Tennis Federation; U.S. Tennis Pro, John DeLong; and Hospital Albert Schweitzer During the last week in December 2011, Sister Cities Essex Haiti and its volunteer partner in Deschapelles, Haiti, Organization Pour Development Economique et […]