IMPROVE SCHOOL FOR 700 DOMINICAN STUDENTS IN NEED

Dear donor, please accept our heartiest greeting.  Without a doubt, your contribution to this project plays a key role in helping to achieve the dreams of the young people living in the vulnerable communities of the Punta Cana region . 

We remain focused on providing better life opportunities to the students and all of the members of the Ann & Ted Kheel Polytechnic School, located in the community of Veron, through the comprehensive training, promotion of human values and the pursuit of educational excellence. 

Through this educational center we advocate for youth workforce inclusion. One of our goals is preparing the youth for professional development and helping them get placed in jobs. 

This center continues making it possible for young people with limited economic resources to receive a technical degree in the areas of Maintenance (Refrigeration / Electricity), Bars and Restaurants, Computer Science and Cooking. In addition, it has an English language teaching program and co-curricular activities (art, culture, community service, environmental education) that seek the comprehensive training and their successful insertion in the labor market. 

Your support has made a great difference !.

We are delighted to inform to you about the recent achievements:     

• Three students performed at the seventh edition of the “Punta Cana Poetry Festival” (at Puntacana Village), reciting their own poems. Also 15 students enjoyed the cultural event as part of the audience.
• We continue developing the Digital Woman program, thanks to the partnership with Junior Acchievement, the female students are being remotely trained in financial education, design of web pages and cybersecurity.
• The Israeli ambassador visited the school to follow up on the vegetable garden project, inaugurated a few months ago, and to discuss about the possibilities of developing other projects under the auspices of the Israeli embassy in the DR
•  Launch of the new edition of the Voluntary Military Service program together with the Ministry of Defense of the DR, which provides training in human values and encourages love and service to the country.
• With pride and joy, the National Independence Day was celebrated on the last February. The students performed dances, songs and acting.    

 Please see the pictures attached to this report              

In the upcoming months we will keep you updated on the progress of our project.

If you have any comment, advice or question, please let us know and we will respond as best we can.

  Thank you very much again for your support, we really appreciate it ! 

Best wishes !

Dear donor, please receive a warm greeting. No doubt, your contribution to this project plays a key role in achieving the educational goals of hundreds of young people from vulnerable communities of the tourist destination of Punta Cana.

We remain focused on getting better life conditions for the students and all of the members of the Ann & Ted Kheel Polytechnic School in the community of Veron, through the improvement of this educational center.

Your support has made a great difference in this process !.

We are delighted to inform to you about the recent achievements:

• In the last July we held the 18th graduation ceremony, in which 69 youth were graduated from high school, some students and teachers were awarded for their performance. It was a meaningful and emotional ceremony, as always. We were also very happy because we used the newly built events room. The director of the school exhorted the graduates to never forget the human values that were instilled in them.

• The school staff took advantage of the summer vacation to elaborate the calendar of the training activities for the teachers and the co-curricular activities for the students, among others. After an evaluation of the technicians, the maintenance labors of the facilities were accomplished ( outdoor painting, land scape, among others)

• The 2023-2024 school year started in the last August. Due to the shortage of schools in the region, our educational center started to offer the second grade of middle school ; in addition to the high school education

• 4 students participated for a month in the summer internship ”Veranitos” at Grupo Puntacana company (specifically in the areas of technology and water and electricity supply). It is a wonderful vocational program that supports the future generation of professionals on their way to success.

• Our vegetable garden was inaugurated with the presence of the Israeli ambassador to the DR and executives from Fundacion Grupo Puntacana and Save the Children. Thanks to the partnership of these entities this vegetable garden was developed. Using Israeli drip irrigation technology, it integrates students so that with an education and follow-up program they learn to cultivate and harvest the land through the proper use of resources and respect for the environment.

• Thanks to the partnership with the Junior Acchievement entity, we started the Digital Woman program, which is offering the opportunity to 25 female students to change their lives and reach new levels of economic and professional development through technical skills training in areas such as financial education, design of web pages, coding, cybersecurity, among others.

Please see the pictures attached to this report .

In the upcoming months we will keep you updated on the progress of our project. If you have any comment, advice or question, please let us know and we will respond as best we can.

Thank you very much again for your support, we really appreciate it !

Best wishes !