Flag Day in Matènwa Tells a Different Truth
So much of what the world hears about Haiti is only crisis. But on Flag Day Matènwa students celebrated how Haiti’s ancestry instills courage, dignity, pride, and joy.
Flag Day in Matènwa Tells a Different Truth
So much of what the world hears about Haiti is only crisis. But on Flag Day Matènwa students celebrated how Haiti’s ancestry instills courage, dignity, pride, and joy.
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Matènwa Celebrates May Day
This May Day, Matènwa students celebrated the dignity of work and the critical role that agriculture and the environment play in our lives.
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What Belonging Looks Like in Matènwa
During my time in Matènwa, what stayed with me most is the way no one is treated as an other.
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October 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, It is always a joy to send you new updates of all the different activities that are happening at the school. September 5th, 2016 was the official dateset by the government for all schools across the country to open. As usual for MCLC, from the…
September Update 2016
Dear friends of Matènwa, It is with extreme pleasure that the Matènwa staff, students, and parents get to share with you this past month’s activities. Making more space! Our student numbers are growing as we welcome 12th graders this year! All of the art huts are…
August Update 2016
Dear friends of Matènwa, Final exams are done, and school is out for summer! Thanks to your support, we completed another successful school year, here in Matènwa. Some of our students are currently in summer school for an extra boost in areas of weakness for a smooth…
Jacmel Teachers Return to Matènwa’s Institute of Learning
Bonjour, This is about the last CCH trip to Matènwa and what happened when the team got back to their schools in Jacmel. We sent a principal with the teachers and our new CCH Education Liaison, Dave Pierre. Dave started to work for CCH in February. He has been one of…
June 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, Picture this: It’s the 18th of May, Haitian Flag Day, and the streets of Matènwa are filled with the sounds of MCLC students and teachers marching and singing about their flag. “My flag, my flag, my beautiful flag!” Created by Dessalines, sewn…
May 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, Integrated learning is thriving at MCLC! Using agricultural activities to teach subjects such as math, science, language and art has become an integral part of the learning process. In a recent lesson on seedling development following…
Update from Meg/Profile of Abner
Starting this week, older elementary students have been reading with younger ones at LKM once a week in our new Reading Buddies program. This program is a natural fit for Lagonav, where older and younger children often gravitate toward each other in play and learning….
April 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, MCLC is continually seeking new ways to improve its programs and make learning more fun and collaborative. In this spirit, we are using paired reading to help increase fluency among students and promote peer collaboration. Students of…
March 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, Students are always excited to work in the garden and go to the library. Here are the third graders (pictured left) creating a new vegetable garden. Together with the garden technician, they discuss the shape and dimensions of the garden….
Update from Meg – March 2016
Maureen Plaisimond, MCLC’s newest long-term volunteer, arrived in February and has quickly taken charge of our computer lab and elementary computer classes. As well as being open for regular classes, the lab is now open during recess every day for elementary students…
Update from Meg
Last week we had three days off school for Kanaval (Carnaval). During the break, Cenel Louis, Chris Low, and I attended a workshop for English teachers in Ansagalè. Cenel is the English teacher for LKM’s secondary school, and I often work alongside him in the…
Update from Meg
This week, tenth-graders in Matènwa have started to learn a new subject! In our secondary-school teacher meeting last Saturday, we discussed a scheduling problem that had led to our tenth-grade class having a two-hour block on Fridays with no teacher. Some of the…