Sak Pase? This Creole
expression is a common greeting in Haiti. Our 2014 Laurier Faculty of Education
team has been practicing it, and other Creole phrases, for weeks in preparation
for our May service-learning experience which starts today! This year’s team is made up of 15
people including Laurier teacher candidates, Bruce Alexander (principal in the
WRDSB), Laurier faculty (Steve Sider), and staff from BlackBerry
and the Ontario Ministry of Education.
The team is engaged in a number of projects in Haiti, for
four days in a small town called Pignon and then for a week in Haiti’s second largest
city, Cap-Haitien. Laurier teacher candidates are delivering a conversational
English language program in multiple schools. In addition, the other members of
the team are leading workshops for principals and teachers, conducting two
research studies on special education and uses of mobile technology, and are
engaged in networking meetings as Laurier increases its presence in northern Haiti.
Laurier has a well-established reputation with the Haitian
Ministry of Education as well as in many schools and universities. Piti piti (Creole for little by little), Laurier is working
with our Haitian partners to help build the social capital of the region.
1 comment:
Safe travels, I look forward to following your adventures closely!
Judy
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