About: “Hello my name is Rose Charline Obas. I am 10 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I live in Sibert-Merger with only my dad. Hobbies: “I love to play, ride my bike and study.” Three places I would to visit: “3 places I would like to visit are Canada, United States […]
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Mar
Mar
About: “Hello my name is Edume Francois. I am 13 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I live in Jamaȉqie with my mom, 7 brothers and 6 sisters.” Hobbies: “I love to read, play soccer & study.” Three places I would like to visit: “I would like to visit United States, Brazil […]
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Jan
Jan
About: “Hello my name is Beatrice. I am 14 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte de Sibert/ HEART School. I live in Sibert with my mom, 2 sisters and 1 brother.” Hobbies: “I like to study, wash clothes and dishes.” Three places I would like to visit: “I would like to visit the United States, Russia […]
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Dec
Dec
Rodine is a preschool teacher at HEART in Haiti School. She has been with the School since 2010 and uses her teaching skills beyond the classroom. “Dr. E’s workshop (see post under Community Projects) is going very well, I love the topics and I love giving back to the community and sharing with others who don’t have […]
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Oct
Oct
Isn’t it heartbreaking to see Haiti so barren, devoid of trees? Deforestation causes: Rising temperatures Decreasing rain Soil in the mountains washing away so much, the rivers run brown These in turn lead to lack of food and jobs for the people in Haiti. Poverty keeps people dependent on cooking with wood and charcoal, so […]
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Oct
Oct
The Paul family has been with the school since its inception. Wisguens, a 6th grader this year, started with us when he was in kindergarten in 2010. He and his three sisters live with their mother and father in a one room corrugated metal shack about 2 miles from the school. Every morning, Wisguens’ father […]
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Oct
Oct
The strength of a community is based on the strengths of its connections. Haiti is country of opportunity, where people are thirsty to learn, grow and build stronger connections, and Dr. Erik Fisher’s goal is to help advance communities throughout Haiti, continuing his work in the community of Croix des Bouquets. No matter what has […]
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Oct
Oct
Hurricane Matthew brought major flooding to the community of Sibert where the HEART in Haiti School is located. Since the School is sustainably built with shipping containers and earthquake proof construction it has fared well. Currently the damages within the community are being assessed. As of now the report is that everyone connected to the […]
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Sep
Sep
At HEART in Haiti, we like to raise money for our school while supporting the local businesses in Haiti. Auctioning beautiful metal artwork made from recycled oil drums has been a fundraiser supported by the Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, NY since 2012. The current auction has started and will run until October 4th. […]
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May
May
On May 5, Mrs. Villa’s 6th grade class at Minisink Middle School in New York, gathered in the middle school library to speak to students and teachers at the Heart in Haiti school via Skype. She and her class have done this in previous years. We greatly appreciate her continued work with the school. To read […]
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Jun
Jun
HEART is proud to launch the new heartinhaiti.org. The new website features a rich mobile-responsive user friendly interface, a content management system with access to thousands of plugins to continue improving content and features with ease, and a more search engine friendly architecture. We’re confident that the new online presence will help us continue to […]
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Jun
Jun
View the photos below of students enjoying the playground funded by the Corlears school in Chelsea, NY.
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Jun
Jun
We are very grateful and appreciative of the Rotary Club of Northeast Westchester NY for helping to fund our new propane stove! This stove will be very helpful for HEART and will help nourish many children and residents of Haiti. See photos below. “They love the stove because the kitchen is much cooler and not […]
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May
May
A Big Thanks to Nashville Rotary Club for funding classroom and cafeteria furniture! In the photos below you can see the furniture being built and then enjoyed and appreciated by students and staff alike.
Hello! My name is Maria Blon and I am the Secretary for the HEART Board and also Mother of Community Liaison, Carina Blon. School director, Shad St. Louis asked if I would offer a teacher training when I was visiting in January 2014, since I was a holistic mathematics teacher for over 15 years, teaching […]
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Jun
Jun
Recently, students at the HEART school were able to interact with students and staff at the Truman Moon Primary School in Middletown, NY as part of a learning partnership program. The video below shows that experience:
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Oct
Oct
Repurposed from Minisink Valley Central School District’s website: “Mrs. Villa’s 6th Grade ELA class recently used the computer lab to conduct research on the country of Haiti. The class has used library sources and the Culture Grams website to create graphic organizer outlines which will be utilized to generate power point presentations. Eventually, the power […]
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Sep
Sep
“Middletown school board Vice President Andrew Warren and his daughter, Corinne Warren, a 2011 Middletown graduate, recently spent a week in Haiti, helping with a new school. Shad St. Louis, a former Middletown High School guidance counselor, is the director of operations at the Ecole Mixte des Aigles, and Carina Blon, also a 2011 grad, […]
Schadrac, or Shad was born in the town of Sibert, Haiti, quite close to the current location of the HEART school. His father worked tirelessly throughout Shad’s childhood in the United States to earn enough money to move his wife and children to New York because they feared for their lives during the political turmoil during the 1990’s. […]
Dr. George Garland is currently President of the Board of the Southern New York Division of the United Nations Association-USA. He is a board member of HEART in Haiti. Dr. Garland’s career with US-EPA spanned 34 years, culminating in a Distinguished Career Award. From 1988 to 1992, he was Chief Technical Advisor for Toxic Chemicals […]
John Katzenstein is the Treasurer of Heart. His professional background includes thirty years of corporate experience in management and staff positions in finance and education in various locations throughout the country; instructor positions in business and finance in three colleges; and at the present time, he manages the NYS Attorney General’s Westchester Regional Office Consumer […]
Carina traveled to Haiti on 3 service trips while the HEART school was being formed and lived in Haiti for two and a half years volunteering full time as Community Liaison for HEART. While there she began taking courses online towards her degree, the first one being Community Organizing which was helpful to the work […]
Corinne Warren served as the Secretary of the HEART Board. Her professional background was rooted in the mental health field, complemented by her roles in various organizations, including Key Club International in high school and the American Heart Association Club during her college years. She brought to the board a Bachelor’s degree in Community Health […]
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Jan
Jan
Nicholaos “Coach Nick” Papadopoulos has been a dynamic growth catalyst and senior executive with over 20 years in successfully orchestrating organizational transformations, delivering exceptional customer and employee experiences, creating highly-engaged cultures and driving sustainable growth for organizations. He has been consistently recognized nationally for creative, effective and innovative use of leadership and organizational development programs and solutions. Nick […]
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Jan
Jan
For the past 15 years, Fred Pesce has been a partner and Creative Director with Vertigo Media Group, a Marketing/Branding/Advertising firm, located on Long Island, New York. Fred, a proud Naval Veteran of Operation Desert Storm also offers over 20 years’ experience in the personal development field through his participation in leadership workshops and classes […]