Janvier Allenz, one of our teachers in Haiti, received an award for his hard work and dedication to Tek4Kids. He was presented a certificate for his punctuality, teamwork, collaborative skills and his dedication to the mission of Tek4Kids. Allenz worked hard to help our head teacher, Laura Desmangles, organize a two-week training session for the Tek4Kids teachers in June, providing her with assistance in preparation and support throughout. Allenz did an exceptional job in planning and scheduling for the technology classes for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year. Well done, Allenz!
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Tek4Kids Honors Its Volunteers
Tek4Kids is grateful to all of our great volunteers for their commitment, dedication and service. They are an integral part of bringing the dream of a brighter future to our students in Haiti! We want to highlight three of them:
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Reflections on My Time in Haiti by Cheryl Davis
We booked our flight to Haiti one day before my sister was involved in a serious auto accident. My attention and energies were immediately focused on her and remained there until she was stabilized and making a good recovery several weeks later. By that time, Christmas preparations were in full swing as well as planning for an out-of-town family wedding to welcome in 2015. The few weeks remaining to prepare for our Tek4Kids staff trip to Haiti were a whirlwind of activity: purchasing supplies, clothing and medicines, handling routine home and work responsibilities and learning as much as I could about a new country and culture before traveling there.
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Impressions From My Trip to Haiti by Jessica Edelen
The little six-seater plane that flew us from Port au Prince to Jérémie turned out not to be as terrifying as I had built it up in my head to be. Roger was a skilled pilot and I had my rosary with me, as did Cathy. We couldn’t crash now, right? And we didn’t. In fact, the bumpy ride in the pickup truck to the Tek4Kids house was much more treacherous than the plane ride.
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Progress and Plans for 2015
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your caring and generous support over the past year. At Tek4Kids, we are actively involved in the community of Jeremie, Haiti working with six schools and our first orphanage, providing clean water for drinking and improving education through modern technology for hundreds of school children.
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Progress in Jeremie, Haiti
Here’s an update about our work in Jeremie! We are glad to report that Don Kavanaugh prepared a network and three laptops and our team prepared a secure room that is open to all the teachers and staff at Saint Louis High School. This allows the teachers to have internet access, resulting in better class preparation and the expansion and sharing of knowledge.
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iPad Initiative Launched Successfully
Tek4Kids has launched our iPad Initiative this fall with great results! With many education applications, the iPads help solve specific problems faced by our partner schools in Haiti. They help engage students by enabling them to hear correct pronunciations during language studies and we are able to teach even beyond Haiti’s required standardized tests by creating our own course lessons.
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Summer Session with Haitian Guests
Tek4Kids welcomed five guests from Haiti for a training session held in Louisville in July. Canadians Joe and Judy Desrocher also attended the training. Tek4Kids iPad facilitator, Laura Desmangles, and Father Luxo, who is responsible for curriculum development at St. Louis High School in Jeremie, joined us for several iPad sessions. Along with our US team, they developed Tek4Kids’ first iBook, which will be used in the upcoming school year in a pilot biology course.
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Meet and Greet with the Haitian Team
Join us on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 At 7:00 PM at the Tek4Kids Office! Between snacks and refreshments, you will have the opportunity to meet part of the Tek4Kids team in Jeremie, get the latest updates on projects first-hand, and ask everything you always wanted to know about Haiti. We are looking forward to welcoming you at 418 E Main Street, New Albany, IN 47150.
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Tek4Kids Open House 2013
Tek4Kids has moved into a new office location: 418 E Main St. New Albany, IN 47150. Come out and see us Monday, October 14, 2013. Stop in and say hello, or plan to stay a little longer and watch an Introductory Presentation by Gary Boice. See how Tek4Kids plans to make long-term improvements for the future of Haiti.
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New Appointees to Board of Directors
Tek4Kids, Inc. is proud to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors, Keith Grieshaber and Shannon Fehr, effective February 1 and May 1, 2013, respectively. Mr. Grieshaber will hold the office of Treasurer of the Board, while Ms. Fehr will serve as Chair of Media and Public Relations. These appointments significantly enhance our Board expertise in key areas.
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Tek4Kids iPad Initiative
This fall, we will launch the Tek4Kids iPad Initiative. Countless education apps designed for the iPad solve specific problems faced by schools in Haiti. Textbooks, which are costly and frequently unavailable in the traditional paper format, can be loaded on the iPad electronically. iPads enable students to hear the correct pronunciation of words during language studies. We are able to teach beyond Haiti’s required standardized tests by creating our own course lessons with the iAuthor application.