By Diosa Quinones | Project Member
Teachers and students are back in school, and they had plenty of reasons to celebrate! They had feasts on February 21 for Mother Language Day and March 26 for Independence Day. They also celebrated the Bengali New Year on April 14.
Piet Van’s classes are from kindergarten to grade five. Last year 20 students passed grade five, and they were admitted to other schools. Piet Van is now taking new students for kindergarten. The School Director reports that everyone enjoys their classes, especially their drawing class.
Each meal cost $0.50 per student. The standard meals, which were delivered five days a week, included a banana, seasonal fruit or vegetable such as guava, dates, cucumber, and eggs. Once a week students received milk and popular local snacks, such as shingara and chana, which contain nutrient-rich vegetables. We added jujube to the menu, a fruit grown locally and packed with Vitamin C.
If you would like to help us continue supporting Piet Van, please do consider donating again or setting up a recurring monthly donation. For just $10 you can help feed a child at Piet Van for an entire month. These children are incredibly bright and look forward to going to school every day. With your support, we can ensure that they receive the brain fuel they need to be focused and ready to learn.
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