July 2017 Church Sponsor
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Lan Vwa<br />
<strong>Sponsor</strong>ship<br />
Network<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
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hen you think of the end of the school day at a school in the USA, you often<br />
think of chaos and swarms of students rushing to get home. After the 15<br />
minutes of noise, there is silence. In Joconal, that is not the case. Every day,<br />
you will find a couple of students staying to clean. They have a schedule,<br />
so everyone takes their turn. The students that are scheduled sweep and<br />
mop the floors, clean the desks, and take care of any trash. They care for their classroom with<br />
pride knowing that it is truly theirs.<br />
From day one, we have been planning to hand over ownership of the school to the<br />
people of Joconal. Our students and the rest of the community know that the school is theirs<br />
and that there is a level of responsibility that comes with the ownership. Our students have<br />
taken on the responsibility of caring for the classroom because they want to support their<br />
school. They know that their education is paid for by many people they have never met that<br />
care about their futures, and they want to do their part now to make sure that more students<br />
have the opportunity to pursue a better future.
Adam Wroe<br />
Volunteer<br />
Adam is a recent graduate from West Virginia University’s<br />
college of International studies. Before he pursues<br />
a career in the nonprofit sector, he is giving back with<br />
his degree by working with our students in Joconal. We<br />
are thrilled that he chose to share his talents at our<br />
school.<br />
“After working with the students of Joconal, I realize<br />
that I have never seen students more eager to learn<br />
and utilize the information from their classes. It has<br />
made me realize what a prominent role education has<br />
for the youth and just how important it is to continue<br />
inspiring and teaching.”<br />
It’s All Connected<br />
How we are teaching our students to think.<br />
Have you ever heard a student ask, “How is this going to help me later<br />
in life?” Students don’t always see the value in the lessons their teachers are<br />
teaching them. It is not because the lesson isn’t important, but because they<br />
aren’t able to see the relevance outside of the classroom. We think if they understand<br />
the relevance then they will learn better, so we do our best in preparing<br />
them to apply their education in everyday life.<br />
Last month, we shared about our reading program. As part of that program,<br />
our students are required to write short stories that they illustrate to<br />
create a children’s book. The books they write are read aloud to the children in<br />
our reading program.<br />
Now, we are on to the next step. With help from our summer volun-<br />
“Education is<br />
not the learning<br />
of facts, but the<br />
training of the<br />
mind to think.”<br />
-Albert Einstein<br />
Writing<br />
Reading<br />
Business<br />
Math<br />
1Writing short stories<br />
is helping our students<br />
express themselves<br />
in their own written<br />
language.<br />
2Reading aloud is<br />
helping them improve<br />
their reading comprehension<br />
while investing in the<br />
education of 4 to 6 year<br />
olds in Joconal.<br />
3Creating a business is<br />
showing them how to<br />
apply concepts they are<br />
learning to create value<br />
and meet the needs of<br />
their community.<br />
4Applying math in their<br />
business and in practical<br />
application outside<br />
the classroom is helping<br />
them improve their skills<br />
by showing them the<br />
value of learning it.
teer, Adam, our students are taking ideas from their<br />
books and work shop projects to create a business.<br />
The subject of their last book was their answer to<br />
the following: “if you were an inventor, what would<br />
you invent?” Adam is helping them explore their<br />
idea along with other projects they have enjoyed<br />
working on to determine what type of business<br />
they are interested in starting. He is going to work<br />
with them to help them understand what makes a<br />
business successful and help them prepare for the<br />
school market day. They’ll get to relate basic math<br />
skills to make sure their business is viable and to<br />
sell their products on market day.<br />
As the students continue through the<br />
school year, we love watching as they see connections<br />
on their own. Dayana may not be able to<br />
create her invention, a machine that can translate<br />
what an animal is saying, but she is learning to see<br />
everyday problems in a different light. More importantly,<br />
she is learning that she has what it takes to<br />
solve some of those problems.<br />
Say<br />
hello<br />
They want to<br />
hear from you!<br />
The students would love to hear from you. You have pictures of them. Why not<br />
send them a picture of you! Let them know who you are and things that you like<br />
to do. This is a great opportunity for them to learn about your culture and for<br />
you to encourage them to keep up the good work.<br />
In order to make things simple for you, we’ve created an email for your sponsorship<br />
communications. No need to worry about your Spanish skills, your<br />
email will go to our staff for translation before being sent to the students.<br />
Email: students@lanvwa.org<br />
Subject: From “your name”
Wanted:<br />
Individuals<br />
passionate<br />
about empowering<br />
students.<br />
Our board of directors is seeking candidates in the Asheville area to serve at<br />
the board level. They would play a key role in sharing our mission in the Asheville<br />
community and in fund-raising within the community. The ideal candidate<br />
shares a passion for our mission, has the desire to see change, and possesses<br />
the capacity to help.<br />
Our board meets monthly via phone and online conferencing. Each member is<br />
asked to give within their own capacity.<br />
On June 24th, our team in Guatemala<br />
held the 1st “Gran Bingo La Voz” in order<br />
to raise funds to support our mission of<br />
Empowering Communities Through Education.<br />
Everyone enjoyed the event, kids and<br />
parents.<br />
Our team raised Q3, 995.72 ($554.96)!!<br />
We greatly appreciate the support from all<br />
those who attended and all the companies<br />
that sponsored us with their donations of<br />
prizes. Without their support, our work would<br />
not be possible.<br />
Gracias!!!<br />
Por creer y<br />
apoyar nuestra misión de<br />
¨Empoderar A Las<br />
Comunidades A Través De<br />
La Educación¨<br />
Bingo La Voz<br />
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Get<br />
Involved<br />
Our school would not be running without people<br />
like you. It has taken voices from all over the USA<br />
and Guatemala joining together to get us where<br />
we are. Thanks to your willingness to share, we<br />
have made a difference in the lives of an entire<br />
village, but we want to do more!<br />
That is why we created the Ambassador Program.<br />
We want to equip passionate people with the<br />
tools they need to make a bigger impact. That<br />
means taking our model to more students and<br />
impacting more communities through sustainable<br />
education.<br />
Visit us online<br />
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