Vincent's Training

For two days Vincent trained at the Nittany Valley Charter School with the school's CEO Carolyn Maroncelli. She already has a connection with the Urukundo Foundation as sponsor to one of the teenagers, Liliane. A wonderful opportunity was waiting for Vincent - a stay with Carolyn and her family, in the country, for 4 days during his training.

One focus was school administration which included a staff meeting and a parent teacher meeting. Several key areas he trained in were the students Bill of Rights, teaching styles focusing on each child, how to involve parents in their child's education, setting goals with teachers and helping them achieve them and most of all providing the best learning environment for the success of each child.

The third day of training included a full day at the Stone Valley Charter School where Carolyn is on the board. It is located in a rural area and provides much needed preschool opportunities for young children. Seeing this school in action included the importance
of daily routine, preparing stations for small group teaching and observing teacher-child interactions.

As a thank you he presented Carolyn and the school with a beautiful Rwandan basket.

Look for news of his extensive training in early child education at Lemont Elementary School, St. Paul's United Methodist Preschool for 3 days, Penn State Child Development Center at Hort Woods and a visit to the Friends School a Quaker school. Also connections are being made with ESL teachers.