VE celebrated the children`s reading accomplishments from our ¡Vamos a Leer! literacy program at Carnaval. The children played carnival games, won prizes, ate lunch, and went swimming.
VE in Pictures: Carnaval February 2013
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VE in Pictures: 2013 Summertime Outings
With the beach an hour and a half away and the mountains bordering the city, there are so many ways to enjoy the outdoors in Santiago. Since mid-December, our partner organizations and VE Global volunteers have taken advantage of the warm weather to spend time outdoors with the kids. As a reward for the […]
A New Home Far Away From Mine
By Alejandra Ardila Sánchez, VE Volunteer, January 2013 The experience of being a volunteer in another country. My name is Alejandra. I have a bachelor’s degree in Child Education and I live in Bogotá, the capital of my beautiful country, Colombia. Four years ago, I started to work as a teacher and since then, I […]
The Right Place
By Anna Lisa Jakobi, VE Volunteer, September 2012, from Bickenbach, Germany Read the original post in German below, or scroll down for the English translation. Der richtige Platz Tja, wo soll man anfangen, all die Erlebnisse und Eindrücke zu beschreiben, die in den letzten 7 Wochen auf mich eingeprasselt sind? Ja, jetzt bin ich tatsächlich […]
A French Start
By Rémi Pialat, VE Volunteer and Development Intern, January 2013 To read the English version, scroll down. Ameline, Elsa, et Rémi, trois français en quête d’aventure, ont choisi il y a déjà presque un an pour destination l’Amérique du sud afin de vivre une aventure humaine, sociale, dépaysante, et professionnelle. Ils sont tous les trois […]
VE in Pictures: Liga de Deportes November 2012
November’s Liga de Deportes introduced the kids (and volunteers and staff!) to rugby. Our new friend from the Municipalidad de Santiago, Señor Raul, returned to teach the kids the fundamentals of the sport, breaking down the terminology and scoring system used. Although there was no tackling involved, the kids had fun in the sun nonetheless! […]