Now some of you faithful readers may have been thinking, “Yeah, they have some new staff at CCC, but things are pretty much the same. . .” Not so fast! First off, life at Centro Comunidad Cristiana is never a stagnant or “normal” thing, and two days are never the same. And every year means new programs and new fun!
One of the programs we are most excited about in 2011 is Adult Education. The University of Costa Rica has agreed to offer classes several days a week to adults in Bajo Tejares so that they can earn their sixth grade degree, and then next year we will begin with the high school education. This is a huge step for CCC as now we are expanding beyond our focus on children’s education and dreaming about how adult education could change the face of Bajo Tejares. Our educational goals have always centered around literacy, and now we can not only help kids find a better future but hopefully help parents find a better present. Our dream is for all our parents to be able to support their kids as they progress in school and for them to have many more job opportunities and greater understanding of the world around them and begin to overcome the obstacles that hold them in poverty. Here are pictures of the literacy class sign up session. . .
- Kicking off the adult literacy class!
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The class awaits in eager anticipation. . .
