August 2008 - Click here to see some photos!
- did an "extreme school makeover" to the Barrancon School and created a safe children's play area in partnership with the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Moca 2 de mayo
- participated in the official opening and inauguration of the Escuela de Apoyo a la Diversidad and Escuela de Bellas Artes in Salcedo
- facilitated workshops for teachers of Muñoz and the North, as well as sports clinics for youth coaches in Muñoz and Puerto Plata
- completed the school makeover to the school yard and classrooms of Muñoz and participated in the official opening and inauguration of the Escuela and gazebo community meeting centre in partnership with the Rotary Club of Puerto Plata
March/April 2008 - Click here to see some photos!
- constructed a 3-classroom building in Muñoz and did basic makeover to the existing buildings and property with Rotary Club of Puerto Plata, did some makeover to a school in Aguas Negras, Puerto Plata with students and staff from schools in western Canada
March 2008 - Click here to see some photos!
- did two "extreme school makeovers" to rural schools La Rosa and La Chancletta in the Moca region as well as major makeover to the Laura Vicuna Women's Training Centre in Moca in partnership with Rotary and Rotaract clubs in Moca, students and staff from schools coast to coast
August 2007
- did two "extreme school makeovers", one in El Salitre in partnership with the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Moca 2 de mayo and one in Playa Oueste, Puerto Plata in partnership with Projects Las Americas and the Rotary Club of Isabel de Torres
- facilitated the introduction of Hincks-Dellcrest program "Learning through Play" to the Dominican Republic via workshops presented to Conani teachers and others working with preschoolers in Puerto Plata and Santiago schools
March 2007
- worked at the School for Deaf-mute Childreni n Moca, set the foundation for a new school for deaf-mute children in Salcedo and did an "extreme school makeover" in Guauci, all in partnership with the Rotaract Club of Moca
- worked in Puerto Plata doing another "extreme school makeover" in Sabana Grande, continued the work on Nelson's house in Aguas Negras, and the Adult Learning Centre at Ascension Village, ran children's programs in all locations
February 2007
- began construction of a house for a needy family in Aguas Negras, made various repairs to the community preschool, ran programs for children
- began construction of an adult training centre in the Haitian village of Ascension, worked with the women's sewing co-op and the men's woodworking shop
August 2006
- completed the construction of the ICC centre and renovated a primary school in Batey Uno, ran children's programs and a teacher workshop
- worked in communities around Santiago in partnership with International Child Care
- worked on various community projects in Aguas Negras and Ascension, ran children's programs
April 2006
- worked in the school in the barrio of Aguas Negras in partnership with Una Luz en el Camino
- worked on the construction of houses and other programs in Ascension in partnership with Dominican Crossroads and Fundacion el Samaritano
March 2006
- began construction of a community centre for International Child Care in Batey Uno, painted another ICC centre in Cienfuegos, ran children's programs and a day workshop for local promotoras of ICC
- worked in the school in the barrio of Aguas Negras in partnership with Una Luz en el Camino
October 2005
- worked in the bateys near Caraballo in partnership with Fundacion el Samaritano and Dominican Crossroads with adults from ICC Canada
- attended International Child Care Joint Board Meetings in Santiago with members from Haiti, Dominican Republic, Canada and U.S.A.
August 2005
- worked in Puerto Plata at the Conani School in partnership with the Isabel de Torres Rotary Club
- worked in the bateys near Caraballo in partnership with Fundacion el Samaritano and Dominican Crossroads with students and staff from Canadian independent schools, and several other adults
March 2005
- worked in communities around Santiago in partnership with International Child Care in Santiago
- worked in the bateys near Caraballo in partnership with Fundacion El Samaritano and Dominican Crossroads
- worked at a childrenís centre in Tamboril in partnership with the Rotary Club of Oakville with students and staff from Canadian independent schools and Rotary
March 2004
- worked in the bateys near Caraballo and at a children's centre in Tamboril with students and staff from Canadian and American Round Square schools
March 2003
- worked at the orphanage in Los Brazos and in the bateys near Puerto Plata/Sosua with students and staff from Canadian and American Round Square schools
July 2002
- service project with the orphanage in Los Brazos with teens and adults from Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville, Ontario
March 2002
- music project in Santo Domingo with Bayview Glen music students
March 2002
- worked at the Los Brazos orphanage + 3 days of homestay with ALIC school with several Canadian Round Square schools
March 2001
- worked at the Los Brazos orphanage + 3 days of homestay with ALIC school with several Canadian Round Square schools
June 2000
- worked at an orphanage in Cabrera + 3 days at an orphanage in Los Brazos with students from several Toronto independent schools
March 2000
- worked at an orphanage in Esperanza + day service projects in the north coast with Bayview Glen students
