

BARAT: Puerto Nuevo School
Our rotation to Puerto Nuevo school began with some adjustments, since our initial job of painting the interior of the one-room school was changed due to the Principal’s more urgent need to address some large trees whose branches hung over nearly half of the tiny school’s compound. The trees, providing some much needed shade for the school, also provided a haven for snakes-including boa constrictors-some of which would made their way onto the school yard. The local families, knowing of our upcoming visit, pitched in to hire two locals to cut the trees back. One of our primary tasks was to help haul the felled limbs out of the school grounds, across the soccer field and onto a composting pile near a stream. The work was arduous, but given the gravity of the situation, our group made the extra effort to work together and make it happen. While hauled tree branches, others added a coat of paint to the bathroom, while yet another group engaged the local children in games while they waited to receive the school supplies we brought.
Our work with the kids
School supplies
