Learning to Care for What We Share
Sometimes learning at Matènwa looks like this: preschoolers happily giving their LEGOs a bath.
MCLC’s Louiseda Sumé Named One of Haiti’s Top 10 Teachers!
I have some wonderful news to share: Louiseda Sumé, one of MCLC’s beloved teachers, was selected as one of 10 […]…
Summer Camp LIVE!
Did you miss our live look at the last day of Matènwa’s summer camp? You can watch here!…
A Whole New Life
A Matènwa parent, student, and teacher join Friends of Matènwa supporters to celebrate the school and Chris Low’s 65th birthday!…
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December 2015 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, On behalf of the entire MCLC community, we would like to wish you a happy holiday season and thank you once more for the great activities, that you make possible in Matènwa. This past spring, with support from The M.A.D. Girls, MCLC was able…
Update from Meg – November 13, 2015
Soon after I arrived in Matènwa in July, I had an interesting conversation with a teacher who was very surprised by how fast I could type. He asked if I could teach him how to type quickly like that. I soon learned that no one on the school staff had ever had the…
November, 2015 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, We are pleased to present you with the latest update on our program activities. As we work to spread MCLC’s educational model to our partner schools, we want to keep sight of and improve within our school all the core elements that have…
Update from Meg – Testing Time at LKM
Egzamen/Tests This week, students at LKM, like their peers at schools all over Haiti, are taking tests. This is the “premyè kontwòl,” or first of four exam periods of the school year, as mandated by the Haitian Ministry of Education. However, the exams take place a…
Matènwa Flag Day, June 2015
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October 2015 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, At MCLC, we strive to provide a well-rounded education to all students in a collaborative environment. In this spirit, the music teachers, Mr. Pierre Richard and Mr. Dieuseul Jean, asked the preschoolers to choose the instruments they would…
June 2015 Update
Dear Friends of Matènwa, On May 18th, MCLC celebrated Haitian Flag Day with a great parade and many fun activities. To start the day, students proudly donned their red and blue hats and sang the national anthem at a flag-raising ceremony. They, along with their…
May 2015 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, We hope that you are enjoying springtime and even doing some gardening yourselves, just as MCLC has been doing all year-round. The rains have finally begun after over 4 long months of drought. If you garden or know someone who does, the…
April 2015 Update
Dear friend of Matènwa, Our latest update is here! Please read and share the great news coming from Matènwa with friends and family. More and more trainings are happening, and more people are coming to see what’s all the buzz around our model is about. Disaster…