La Escuela Los Algarrobos Newsletter August 2012 - English WEB

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JAMES DEAN BYRD FOUNDATION, INC411 Walnut St., #4267, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043

Phone 1-727-898-9151 Email [email protected]

These kinds of programs aredifferent from other schools inthe region, in that ecology is not

just taught in the classroom, itis practiced on campus and theparents are included.

Victors interest of environmental issues is agreat benet to the school and community ofCanoa. Issues such as garbage disposal incoastal areas of the country are challengesto emerging sectors such as tourism, whichthe community of Canoa is increasingly moredependent.

Just like everywhere else in theworld, developing communities heremust make changes to oudated and

unsustainable practices. And Victoris making sure that the schoolis a leader in these endeavors.

In addition to being the Director of La Escuelalos Algarrobos, Victor Leonardo AnguloMurillo, is also working towards his Mastersin Education Management at UniversidadEstatal del Sur de Manabi. Victors thesis? TheProtection and Conservation of the Environment.

Establishes Environmental Mandate

Respect for natureEnergy conservation

Avoidance of logging and clear cuttingRecycling of organic and inorganic wastes

Avoidance of burning garbage

Los Algarrobos

James Dean Byrd Foundation

Special EventsInternational Childrens Day

First Graders Learn Handwashing

NewsletterAugust 2012

Healthy LivingHealthy Breakfasts and Snacks

Physical Fitness Everyday

EnvironmentThe School Commits to the Environment

VolunteersVisiting Teachers Make Science Fun

Sarah & AaronCommunity Volunteers are the Difference

FundraisingBakeless Bake Sale

La Escuela los Algarrobos

To facilitate children becoming

global citizens through language andknowledge in an atmosphere of inquiry

and responsible actions.


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At La Escuela los Algarrobos, our

hope is to interrupt this this vicious cyclewith Breakfast Before School, which isa program provided at no cost to thechildren.

Breakfast at La Escuela los Algarrobosis a

balance of complex carbohydrates and protein,to fortify the students for their morning classworkand study. Oatmeal, tropical fruit juices, cheese,eggs and whole milk are among the menu itemsoffered.

This locally owned and operated cooperativeproduces high quality dairy products such asbutter and yogurt. Lalo Loorproduces yogurtthat contains much less sugar than the largercommercial brands. And we like that we aresupporting our local economies.

Physical Fitness

Everyday

Between 6:45 and 7:15 AM each day, theschools cook prepares breakfast alongwith two moms who volunteer in rotationeach morning. Breakfast is also madeavailable to the staff and the volunteermoms too!

Recently a healthy yogurt option from Lalo Loor

Reservahas been added to the menu.

Healthy Breakfastsand SnacksHealthy Living

A child who is hungry cannot learn. A child who cannot learn mightdrop out of school. A child without an education will not be able to get

a good job. A child without a job may turn to crime.

At La Escuela losAlgarrobosphysicaleducation classes areconducted twice a week foreach grade. Teachers andstudents alike can be seenrunning in a line around thecampus, weaving betweenswing sets and trees, rotatingtheir arms, smiling and gettingtheir heart rates up.

Calisthenics, strength buildingexercises and playing soccer areall a part of the schools physicaleducation program. Sports likesoccer teach team work from avery early age, as well as help todevelop sportsmanlike behavior inthe children.

Soccer is an Ecuadorian passionand a game is often found duringrecess at the school.

Recess is a time torun and play andfor a half hour eachschool day, the kidsdo just that. These

children have a lot ofenergy to burn.

Physical activity improves kids tness andlowers their risk of obesity. And now researchshows that children who take breaks from theirclass work to be physically active during theschool day are often better able to concentrateon their school work. They may even do betteron exams.

www.jamesdeanbyrdfoundation.org

The James DeanByrd Foundation

funds the BreakfastBefore School Programat a cost of $5.00 perchild each month.

Hula hoops, jumpropes, inatedbaseballs and batsare just some of theplay time equipmentat the school.


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International ChildrensDay


Special EventsFirst Graders Learn Hand WashingMaija Strombergand Sheryl Penderfound a fun and exciting way to teachyoung children the proper method tohand cleanliness. A special soap - ablack light - and lots of singing!

Using the special soap, the childrenwashed their hands and then put

them inside a black-lighted box.

Anything showing up as orange wasthe dirt and bacteria we all carry on ourhands, ngers and under our nails.

On Friday, June 6th, we celebrated El Diadel Nioat La Escuela los Algarrobos.Profesora Aracely Fallanbegan the eventwith a history of International Childrens Day,which was declared a holiday by the UnitedNations in the 1940s.

Then, Maija and Sheryl taught thechildren the proper method to washtheir hands. The children then returnedto see their hands under the blacklight.

Proper handwashing has beena major theme here at LaEscuela los Algarrobosoverthe past year. So when 13 rstgrade students arrived this past

April for the start of school,the rst order of business wasteaching them how to washtheir hands correctly!

TheHand Washing Programwas developed nine monthsago by two USA-trainedRegistered Nurses who live inCanoa.

This was followed by a parade of the childrenfrom all grades, each carrying a sign namingspecic rights and obligations (derechos ydeberes) of all children.

The highlight of the daysfestivities was a skit performed bythe teachers, secretary and theschools director.

Since the introduction of the HandWashing Programat La Escuela losAlgarrobos, the students all wash theirhands before breakfast in the cafeteriaand after they use the restroom. Andyou know because of echoes of thesong wash, wash, wash your hands...wash with soap and watercan beheard across the campus all day long,indicating one more healthy practicethese young people have learned.

After a hearty meal and apiece of cake, each child waspresented with a basket ofcandy, creatively decorated bythe teachers.

While the food was beingprepared by the parents in theschool kitchen, the kids dancedto salsa rhythms and others triedto snatch the balloons decoratingthe room. Prizes were awarded forthe best dancers as well as to thewinners of all the games duringthe day.

For this special day of theyear, the kids were allowedto go to town on the sugar! Avery sweet day it was.


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Visiting Teachersmake science fun

Tom and Carolyn Crosbyhave been involved with LaEscuela los Algarrobos

from a distance for thepast four years, both ascurriculum consultants andas sponsors.

Tom is a PhD in EducationalLeadership and Carolynhas an advanced teacherscertication. Both haveover 30 years experienceas teachers, curriculumcoordinators, principalsand directors at home andabroad.

They were co-directors of the InternationalSchool of Louisianain New Orleans whenHurricane Katrina devastated the city. Fortheir efforts to keep the school going after thecatastrophe, Tom and Carolyn earned awardsas Educational Leaders of the Yearfrom theCenter for Educational Reformin the United

States.

Volunteers


Because of an ongoing correspondence withour school administrator, Moya Foley, theydecided to come to Canoa in mid-May andprovide us with hands-on help. For Tom thiswas a return to Ecuador where he had workedwith Moya at the Inter-American Academy inGuayaquil and later at Academia CotopaxiinQuito. Their mission here was to prepare thekids for our rst Science Fair.

Carolyn worked with third andfourth years students, conductingexperiments with magnets andcreating collages of the body.Dr. C, as Tom is called by hisstudents, worked with fth andsixth year classes.

La Escuela los Algarroboswouldlike to extend our heartfelt thanksto Tom and Carolyn for being sogiving of their time and knowledgeAll of the materials and resources

they gave to the school will beutilized and appreciated by thestudents for years to come. Andthe kids, learned reason andprocess through science activitiesthat were fun!

Tom and Carolyn met inTogo, Africa where Carolyn

was the head of Primary atthe British Schooland Tomwas director of the AmericanInternational School. Sincethen they have taught inTurkmenistan, London,Louisiana and Honduras.

Great people just keep coming to the school and when Sarah and Aaronshowed up, their timing couldnt have been more perfect. The pair hails fromWisconsin and they came to volunteer at the school for three months thispast spring. Initially they worked to help prepare for the start of the schoolyear and then to volunteer in the classroom.

Sarah is a psychologist, PhD. She worked with 1st and 2nd year childrenas a teachers aide. Aaron spent the rst part of every day in the computerroom, xing the computers, adding valuable programs and setting up theprinter wirelessly to all of the computers. He spent the second half of everyday with the 3rd year children as a teachers aide.

Sarah & Aaron

We really miss everyone we met, especially the kids and staff at the school. Both of us agree

that volunteering at the school was without question the highlight of our trip!


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Bakeless Bake Sale

Mississippi Mud Cake $14Rhubard Pie $18Coconut Cream Pie $19Apple Caramel Trufe $20

MenuFundraising

All Donations are Tax Deductible

Hector Resabal, the father of one of the students, made the rst bamboogarbage bucket. The plan is to have ve buckets on campus as part ofthe Directors program called Protection and Conservation of theEnvironment, to raise students awareness.

Once all 5 garbage buckets are in place at school, there will be anorientation program for the kids, reminding them to use the garbagebuckets and why it is important to put trash in its place.

Community Volunteers are the difference Community

La Escuela los Algarrobosis very fortunate to engagevery unique, passionate andcommitted volunteers fromabroad. The school has alsocultivated great communitysupport and it shows.

Local volunteers are usuallyparents or relatives of the

children that attend theschool as well as the evergrowing ex-pat communityliving in the area.

Virtually, you can donate to our Bakeless Bake Sale. Whether you would

make cookies for a kindergarten party, a torte for a summer barbeque, ora fabulous chocolate dessert for Sunday dinner, you can give a heartfeltdonation which requires no mixing, pouring, measuring or baking!

You will save the calories and the labor, and instead of paying to buyor bake it, you can make a donation to La Escuela los Algarobbos.Choose something off the menu and then go to our website and donate.

In Ecuador, donations can be made bydirect deposit to our cuenta corrienteBanco del Pichincha #3406113404.

Please notify us via email [email protected] with the

name of the donor, as well as thedate and amount of the deposit.

In the USA or Canada,send a check to the

James Dean Byrd Foundation411 Walnut Street #4267 GreenCove Springs, FL 32043.

Visit our website.jamesdeanbyrdfoundation.org

To Donate:

One Dozen Cupcakes $5Key Lime Pie $8Strawberry Cheesecake $10

Tres Leches Cake $15

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