December 2014 Newsletter page 4 & 5
Some Christmas Gifts . . . Salvadoran Companies and Clubs that help the children with events from pure fun to education. Seventeen COAR children went on a field trip to Bicentennial Park which is located in Antigua Cuscatlan. It is an ecological park with incredible views. From these lookouts you can see all of the […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 6
From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson Courage Under Fire Last week I was at COAR for year-end business. I spent one evening with friends of COAR, Mike and Susie Jenkins, who have run their own NGO for the past 10 years, Epilogos. It builds housing for the impoverished in our […]
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THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD
COAR’s School Continues to Reach New Heights: Health Care and Tourism & Hotel Management programs
COAR Peace Mission wishes to praise the incredible leadership at COAR’s School. Not only was COAR’s school recognized by the United Nations as a model school in a developing country, but our director, Jorge, continues to find new ways to prepare the kids for the REAL WORLD giving them practical skills and preparing them for […]
Great Student Quote of the Week
Every once and a while, when you least expect it, you stumble across something wonderful that a child has done or has said and you realize that this is a kid who has a bright future. Anyone who works with children daily probably can quote hundreds of things that a child has said that made […]
COAR Kids Watch 2014 World Cup
On Saturday, June 28th, the COAR kids had a wonderful treat. All of our kids boarded a bus and headed off to a shopping mall about 20 minutes from Zaragoza in order to watch Brazil take on Chile in the 2014 World Cup. For those who have not been to Zaragoza, the main street offers […]
So, You think that your house ‘pests’ are bad, check out the Salvadoran version.
So, the next time that you are at your wit’s end with a home invasion of ants or maybe you see signs of a mouse living in your attic, just realize that ‘pest’ is a relative term. In 2012, using a grant from a US donor and additional donations from a Salvadoran donor, our sustainable […]
Pop Music Is Universal: COAR Girls Love One Direction
In a time when the entire world seems to be dividing among ethnic, religious, linguistic, and political lines, take comfort in one universal fact: teen girls across the globe stand together in their love for the same british pop band…One Direction! While in many ways life may seem quite different between El Salvador and […]
Living 24/7 with 10 Other People Is Harder Than It seems: Workshop on Teamwork and Communication
Did you live in a college dormitory when you were in school? Did you have 1 or 2 roommmates per semester? How did you get along? Did you ever feel like you just needed space? Well, imagine what it would be like to be a child or teenager, living 10 kids to a home. […]
Papal Nuncio Present at COAR Confirmations
On June 8th, 2014, six COAR children celebrated their confirmation at COAR’s parish church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar. It was an especially memorable event for everyone as the Papal Nuncio joined the local parish priest for the Sacrament of Confirmation. COAR’s director, Administrative Staff, Housemothers were joined by children, relatives, God Parents and […]