Craig Leiser traveled to Costa Rica last week to follow up on a recent District grant project and to deliver custom backpacks to children of a one-room school house.
San Juan Alto School, Osa Municipality, Costa Rica
Teacher, Maria Christina and her 5 current students
1 in 4th grade, 2 in 2nd grade and 2 in 1st grade
Terri Peterson, ex-pat from Roseburg serving as translator as the students try out their new, personalized backpacks.
Students opening their backpacks to sort the school materials and look at their new 15 book library.
The school menu for the week we visited and presented the supplies. Besides the back packs and supplies, we also presented the school with a “Whiteboard” to assist the teacher in class programs and teaching.
Students and two parents present for a school event.