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American Tower has recently teamed up with VE in an effort to support Art and Technology! With their generous support, we will improve our Festival de Arte program with exciting new features like art kits for volunteers to take to their placements and a larger budget for use in exciting, creative workshops for the kids. […]
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By Jessica Wilcox VE Volunteer from Nebraska, USA I arrived in Santiago, Chile in September 2011. Having made the minimum four month commitment with VE, I planned to stay until the middle of January. When that date was approaching, I decided to stay until the end of February. And when February came and went, I […]
Extended Stay, Hogar Fundación Promesa
This month’s theme at Liga de Deportes was the Olympics! The kids learned all about the Olympic games and good sportsmanship and then took part in their own Olympic competition. Split into three groups, they competed in long jump, 25-meter sprint, and rythmic gymnastics. Then gold, silver, and bronze medals were handed out to each team […]
Liga de Deportes
Our September 2012 Volunteer class started their orientation this week! Hailing from Australia, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, Venezuela and the United States, this amazing group is already impressing us with their insight and enthusiasm. After 10 days of orientation, with trainings from VE staff as well as Chilean social service professionals, our “newbies” will get […]
By Alex Wynn VE Volunteer from Washington, USA As a volunteer there are a lot of surprises, to say the least, that you receive while working in an hogar. For me, one of the biggest surprises I’ve had during my time at Pléyades has been how much the kids love science! Whether it’s chemistry, biology, […]
Hogar Fundación Pléyades
This week, we are saying goodbye to our Assistant Program Director, Kristen Calderón. She has been such a joy to have on the team, and such an asset. With her experience in early child development and intercultural relations, she has provided a wealth of knowledge and ideas both for VE programs and for the children […]
