Centro Cristiano de Educacion para Sordos

Originally I had planned to update the website more often, but since it often takes hours to update it due to various error messages, I thought I'd just do a blog for more frequent updates, and try to update the pics etc. on the website once a month.

Update:

• Thursday several of the kids are off to the audiologist. There is a group here that will provide recycled hearing aids at no cost to the children.

• Bus fare, which is already a difficulty for many of the children, is going up five pesos on Thursday. It has been $12RD-$15RD already. The good thing is that carfare will not increase. (Here there are "public cars" that are on regular routes, which function pretty much the way buses do in many countries.)

• Friday, there is no school, because they will be fumigating the building. The teachers will be getting together for a planning session.

• My students are starting to read at last! They are very excited and very proud of themselves. So much preparation went into this, and it is really nice to see the "aha" moment!
  

• The new deaf teacher, Svetlana has finally started teaching. She had been delayed since January, because she needed more appropriate housing for her family. She and her husband, three children, and her parents, all deaf, are from Russia. We are so thrilled to have her on our staff. She will be the primary Sign Language teacher for new students, and will be teaching the youngest as well.

• One of our students has begun to attend the deaf church on a regular basis. She is a new Christian.
• Hector, the deaf pastor at the deaf church is trying to work into his schedule a weekly visit to teach the kids. He was with us last Thursday, and the kids were very attentive.