Lawis Day Care Center, Roxas City

This is my first visit to a day care center. There are 48 children enrolled in two sessions at Lawis Day Care Center in Baybay, Roxas City - one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  The ages of the children range from 3 to 5 years old.  Balay ni Charie gave each of the kids notebooks and pencils. Some of the boys received white T shirts thanks to the generosity of Teresa Smith.  The center also  received crayons and plastic numbers and letters for use in class instruction.

The children in the center receive instruction in writing and they enjoy listening to their teacher's story telling. They also have creative projects using clay. There are two other day care centers in Baybay which I would like to visit on my next trip.

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Images by Charie 

Olotayan Elementary School, Olotayan Island

Olotoyan Island is a 40-minute boat ride away from Banica pier in Roxas City. Students at Olotayan Elementary School came to school on a Saturday morning to receive school supplies and slippers from Balay ni Charie. Not everyone received slippers to the dismay of the other kids. We only had enough for one class. The rest of the kids received crayons, rulers and pencil cases.  The City of Roxas had previously given the schoolchildren their school supplies so Balay ni Charie gave school items and accessories that were not included in the City's school pack. Some of the kids who won our spelling and math contests received backpacks, books and markers. Here's one of the kids who received a backpack. She won the spelling contest.

These happy children received slippers, thanks to the generosity of Rosemary Driscoll.

About 160 children in Olotayan Island were the beneficiaries of Balay ni Charie School Supplies Program. I hope to return to this beautiful place and give slippers to all the children.

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Images by Charie

Back in Ilas Norte Elementary School in Dao, Capiz

6th Grade students at Ilas Norte 

After two years since we last visited Ilas Norte Elementary School in Dao, Capiz, I went back to distribute school supplies last June, the beginning of the 2011 school year. Some 348 children from Kindergarten to 6th grade received notebooks, pens, pencils, and crayons. I  also conducted a spelling and math contest at each class and gave away pencil cases, colored pencils, project folders, erasers and pencil sharpeners to the winners.

Ilas Norte Elementary School

Thanks to Ray Wong for  his most  generous donation, Balay ni Charie was able to give school supplies to all the students.

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Images by  Charie