My family and I make a trip every year, during Christmas time, to different rural schools in Honduras. During these visits we take toys to the children and school supplies to the teachers. The joy in the children’s face to see coloring books and crayons is beyond anyone’s imagination. They are so appreciative of everything they can get.
(** this video is not from one of our trips)
When we visit these schools, we learn first hand, not only about the conditions these kids are in, but also about the quality of education they receive. Some of the “teachers” have not even finished 5th grade, but they are the only ones in the town that can somewhat read and write, so they are made into teachers.
The schools are usually made up of one building, which really is a small room. Children from 4 yrs – 10 yrs old attend the school at one time. After 10 yrs they are usually taken out of school by their parents to work in the fields.
It is hard for them to get supplies, since the towns are usually up in a mountain somewhere no one but them knows about. The children usually travel miles by foot(some times with bare feet) to attend school, because they love it, they are eager to learn. Sometime because while they are at school might be the only time they get to eat that day, as most schools provide lunch for the children, and because they get to escape from having to work.
Why abbreviate years?