IMPROVE SCHOOL FOR 700 DOMINICAN STUDENTS IN NEED

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

We remain focused on getting better life opportunities for the students and all of the members of the polytechnic school in the community of Veron, through the continuous 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: 

• We held the 20th graduation ceremony, in which 62 youth were graduated from high school, some students and teachers were awarded for their performance. It was a meaningful and emotional ceremony, as always.  The director of the school exhorted the graduates to always pursue their dreams and never forget the human values that were instilled in them. To date 1,450 youth have graduated from the school. 

• 5 students participated for two months in the summer internship ”Veranitos” at Grupo Puntacana company; they were at the airport, ecological division of the foundation and security area. It is a wonderful vocational program that supports the future generation of professionals on their way to success. They were selected for their high academic performance. 

• We already finished the roofing of the basketball and volleyball court. Now the school has a more suitable space for sports practices which can be used for other activities and events as well, in fact it hosted the recent graduation ceremony.   
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• The new nursing course will start soon with the support of our partner entity Infotep.   We already have the ambulance which has been converted into a mobile classroom 

• A one week summer camp took place in the school benefiting 35 children in need of the surrounding communities. The camp offered recreational activities with a didactic approach. 

 The school staff is taking advantage of the summer vacation to do maintenance labors of the facilities (outdoor painting, land scape, among others) and prepare the next school year

The 2025-2026 school year will start at the end of August. Due to the shortage of schools in the region, our educational center is offering the second grade of middle school; in addition to the high school education. 

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 !