Sister Cities Essex Haiti

Building Community Through Education, Music & Tennis in Deschapelles

Early Education Project Update: April 15, 2012

From April 9-13, 2012, we held the first session of the Early Education Project with directors and teachers of three schools in the area of Deschapelles who teach 3-6 year old children.  “We” were myself (Jenifer Grant), Vera Dowell, Jenny Miller and Janine Fraser, all of whom have close ties to Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, have […]

Early Education Update: October 22, 2011

On my recent visit to Deschapelles, I was accompanied by Vera Dowell, wife of former HAS Pediatrician, then Medical Director over a period of many years. She has a MSEd from Bankstreet College of Education and has taught in Haiti as well as other places. Before my departure I had an opportunity to meet with […]