Constanza School is one of our most innovative, and is finding ways to help during COVID-19 – with great thanks to generous donors. Kids Alive provides food, homework, and spiritual support packages each week to all 130 families attached to the school. Teachers meticulously prepare notebooks for each of their students, and the school provides all supplies for schoolwork, since even paper and pencils are scarce in our students’ homes. In a recent survey of our families, 94% reported they were unemployed with no source of regular income during the quarantine, making our support essential.
Our staff are supervising a reading club for 3rd to 6th graders by sending books from the school library to be exchanged for others every two weeks. This month, the older youth were given Bibles, and children with birthdays this month were sent a gift as well.
School director Luz Angela meets weekly with the six other Kids Alive school directors to plan, share successes and ideas, discuss spiritual and emotional care, and look forward to next fall. The Kids Alive DR counseling staff around the island have produced and distributed videos to guide parents in connecting with their children, keeping daily routines, and addressing other issues such as stress and anxiety. The medical staff has also produced videos and flyers on COVID-19 prevention, use of personal protective equipment, and how to care for a sick person.
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These teachers have continued to interact with their students via their parents’ cell phone WhatsApp, communicating about academics, giving devotions, and checking on children's well-being.
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Our teacher prepares study packets to send to his students. The Constanza School staff has done an amazing job teaching their students remotely.
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Ever since schools closed on March 13, school directors have had weekly meetings to share educational strategies, COVID-19 prevention protocols, and other best practices during this pandemic.
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Teachers organize, cut, paste, and assemble homework notebooks for each student. Most homes lack basic resources such as paper or pencils, so the school is providing all that is needed for learning at home.
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Families are grateful for the gift of food and other essential supplies. Over 90% of the students’ homes are experiencing unemployment, which means they cannot purchase food. Thanks to generous donors, the school staff have been able to meet these needs.
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Our staff diligently assemble schoolwork bags with notebooks that the teachers have prepared for their students. Lacking computers or easy internet access in their homes, the students rely on these resources to continue their education.
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School staff follow strict protocols in packing all food items to be sent to children and their families to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Distribution is done either in the barrios or at the Kids Alive school.
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Taking food out into the barrios, the school staff have the opportunity to see the students and offer encouragement as well as essentials. The staff regularly receive messages of gratitude.
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The two most nutritious meals students receive each day are at Constanza School. But with schools shut due to the pandemic, we are assisting families with food rations.
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Many families have lost their jobs and hence have no income. The food they are receiving from ANIJA, thanks to generous donors, is sustaining them through this difficult time. The school staff regularly receives messages of gratitude.
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Bibles were distributed to the older kids at Constanza School. Teachers are regularly in contact with and assessing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of their students.
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Teachers organize, cut, paste, and assemble homework notebooks for each student. Most homes lack basic resources such as paper or pencils, so the school is providing all that is needed for learning at home.
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Staff at the Constanza School have been creative during this stay-at-home quarantine time, communicating through WhatsApp on cell phones. Teachers have been able to give out Bibles and other tracts while communicating via WhatsApp.
