Comments on: A Typical School Day for Brenda

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:08:09 +0000

So will my child be done when she fniishes primary education. Or will I be given the option to continue on and sponsor her into the Leadership Development Program?

Asking because I am paying tuition for my natual children to attend college and would like to do the same for my Compassion child.
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By: Shaina

Shaina — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:59:51 +0000

Our goal is that every child completes a primary education. Some children progress to our Leadership Development Program that sponsor young adults through their college education.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:03:24 +0000

How many grades are available to children like Brenda? Does Compassion allow the children to be sponsored past elementary, middle, and high school?

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:24:44 +0000

Maybe she’s really strong. Thanks for pointing out the typo. I corrected it.

By: annabelle

annabelle — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:00:01 +0000

I think there’s a typo–if the family requires 4-50 Kilo containers of water per day and it takes her 2 trips. That would mean carrying more than her weight in water each trip

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:48:28 +0000

Thank you Amber. Does the tuition to the boarding school pay for the child’s meals as well?

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:38:32 +0000

Thank you, Amber, for doing the research and reporting back to us. I’m glad to know these things, now. I think the oldest of my girls is about to begin her secondary education, and I’ve no idea whether she will have to live away from her family and project, or anything else about it, yet. Those are good questions for me to ask her in my next letter!

By: Amber Van Schooneveld

Amber Van Schooneveld — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:31:52 +0000

Hi all. I’ve been reading all your comments regarding older students attending child development centers, and did some asking around for you to those in the know. Exceptions will be made for students in secondary school who aren’t able to make it to the center every week. For example, some of them might attend boarding school that is in another community and aren’t able to make it home to the project every week. Other secondary schools might have activities on Saturday that the students must attend, which is typical in some African countries.

The center still maintains attendance records to make sure the young people are reaching a center number of contact hours. Special “catch-up” sessions will be held over holidays or school vacations for students who couldn’t make it on the normal days. For example, some centers will have a two-week session for students while they are on vacation from school. All of the centers will still be enriching the students in the four areas: spiritual, physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive. This will include things like vocational skills training, Bible studies, devotions, and classes on various socio-emotional issues, such as maintaining healthy relationships. The specifics of what each center will cover will be contextualized for their own cultural context and the specific issues the young people face in that community.

If the student is living in a hostel or boarding school, the project staff visits the student at least every three months to see how they are doing. They also help the young person find a church in their local area and service and extracurricular opportunities they can be involved in.

By: Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:29:55 +0000

I’m curious about what opportunities the older children have to continue learning about the Gospel if they are no longer attending the center regularly? I am wondering how the project staff are able to encourage these older children if they don’t see them on a regular basis. Most of my children are age ten and older and since they don’t usually mention in letters how frequently they attend their project centers, it never occurred to me that they might not be going weekly as they get older.

By: Hezra

Hezra — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:06:42 +0000

Thanks for sharing Brenda’s story. I felt it gives me a little better glimpse into Carolyne’s life (also from Uganada and lives with her aunt and uncle).