The end of the school year turned out to be pretty busy for us. We helped out with a lot of administrative activities at the school and helped with end of year wrap up. With all the excitement, it was fun to see our seniors get ready for graduation. We also were invited to a variety of graduations in different communities outside of the town of San Nicolas. It was fun to see the accomplishments of the many students in town. We wish them the best at the enter Primary school, high school or move onto university or work!
Graduation in Quebrada de Agua (Pre-school and 6th grade)
This little guy is the reason we were invited to the Quebrada de Agua graduation. We met him on a bus trip with La Garnacha along with his “foster mom”. He has a rough past, but warmed up to us quickly and we became fast friends! He graduated from pre-school this December and we were invited to his graduation and party afterwards. He is such a super sweet kid, and just recently moved back in with his biological mom. We will be seeing him a lot less, but we hope to go visit his new home sometime soon with his foster mom (who has also become a fast friend for us!)
A few more pictures from his party…
La Garnacha 6th grade graduates
3 of our 14 students graduating from (daily) high school this year. There is also a Saturday school option in our municipality that graduated around 60 students.
When the students graduate they walk down the center aisle with a parent, siblingg, grandparent, or other influential individual. Someone who was influential in their pursuit of education. It was great to see some of these relationships! This is one of our senior students, Katerine with her dad before they walk down the aisle.
Here’s one of our La Garnacha English students with her present for having the best grades for the year! Go, Jenny!
After the La Garnacha graduation we decided to bike “the back way” to Esteli. It ended being about a 20 km bike ride and there was a DEFINITE reason that it is the rarely used “back way”. Loose gravel and pot holes were only some of the obstacles we faced. I actually crashed my bike once, but thankful only bruised my leg and scraped up my arm. At least we had beautiful views on our way---which may or may not have led to the bike accident. Ha. Overall, it was a successful trip (we made it!), but one we ( I ) will probably never do again.
And finally, a reminder I put up in the library at the high school for our students to see..
“Education is like a tree, plant it and it will bear many fruits!”
Happy New Year, everyone!!
Love, Alli
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