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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Do you have access to water?
For World Water Day, MCLC is trying to give more access water to as many families as possible. In Lagonav, a person uses an average of 2.5 gallons of water per day. Our main source of drinking water is a twenty-minute walk from the school. The school has some built in…
Celebrating The Global Day of Action!
See how Matènwa Students are working on the 2030 Sustainable D https://youtu.be/54hJEMarYIo?si=7YThfB6u3Q2UiXIa
Dance konsa! /Dance Like This!
Making a BEAT!
Behind the scenes. See how Beat Making Lab brought a team of talent, including and Michel Brun, to Matènwa to make music with some of the Matènwa high schoolers and our in house rapper Strong G. They created the music video Danse Konsa….
May 2017 Update
Friends of Matènwa, We’d like to fill you in on what we’ve been up to! Fly High! Thanks to Beyond Borders, the girls at the Matènwa Community Learning Center are flying kites. Each spring season, the skies of Haiti are full of bright, twirling creations but they are…
Thank you Greater Good A Video in Celebration of your 10 Year Anniversary.
Proudly teaching in one’s mother tongue in a non violent encouraging learning environment which values children’s opinions and creativity.
March 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, I am pleased to share with you photos from my February trip to Matènwa. I was delighted to witness so many wonderful teaching and learning moments happening around campus. 1. Preschoolers plant with Balaguel. 2. Fifth graders study…
Evaporation
The 5th grade studies evaporation using common concrete experiences in their lives.
February 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, One month into the new year and LKM is already bustling with activity! We are so happy to share all the updates that you have made possible. Power in Numbers! Over 400 advocates took to the streets of Nan Mango in Lagonav to spread awareness…
January 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, Happy New Year! We wish you a healthy, prosperous, and successful 2017! New Year, New Homes! We have been working tirelessly to rebuild after Hurricane Matthew! We chose an environmentally- friendly and resourceful method that incorporates…
Leadership from Lynchburg College
We were honored to have a Haitian exchange student from Lynchburg college come speak with our high school students about leadership. The Diocese of Richmond’s Parish Twinning Program first introduced us to pastor Ann Gibbons almost 20 years ago! Students have come to…
7 Years later Matènwa Celebrates and Remembers
Our preschool through first graders hadn’t been born yet on Jan 12, 2010. At our all school meeting today, we realized that half the students had no recollection of how the earth shook in Matènwa that day nor how frightened the teachers and students were as…