Dear Friend of HEART, We hope this message finds you well. As we gear up for the “Straight from the Heart Casino Night Fundraiser”, we wanted to take a moment to share the unique story behind the HEART in Haiti School and the incredible impact your support can make. The HEART in Haiti School: More […]
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Nov
Nov
Thank you so much, Friends at Community Church of New York Universalist Unitarian, for your recent donation of $7000! Your generous support provided a year’s education to 14 students of all grade levels. We are grateful that, like us, you see the potential of Haiti’s people, who deserve the chance to improve their lives and […]
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Nov
Nov
Dr. Karen Weissman, who is by training a research scientist in acoustics, first began working with HEART while her daughter attended the Corlears School. The organization collaborated with us to create a service learning project that compared local farming in New York with that of the Croix de Bouquet area in Haiti. At that time, […]
06
Nov
Nov
We are proud to announce that UNIS (United Nations International School) has paired with HEART to collect teaching materials for the school’s new English reading book. UNIS, which was founded in 1947, exhibits the guiding principle of creating “A Better World,” in all they do. Students engage with the local and global community in required […]
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Aug
Aug
Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers are with Haiti during this time as we are dealing with yet another tragedy. This morning, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake happened in South Haiti, the epicenter near Saint-Louis du Sud. Our school and local community has felt tremors and shakes, but the school and community are okay: there has been […]
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Jun
Jun
Has it been too long since you impressed your family and friends with your Trivia knowledge? Join us for a special Virtual Trivia Night! We are thrilled to announce our 1ST Dudes of Disruption, Men’s Group, Virtual Trivia Night Fundraiser – Feud with the Dudes!!! We are supporting Long Island Cares’ Covid Relief Efforts and The […]
02
Dec
Dec
HEART celebrates the education we provide to students. It blends the encouragement of independent, creative, and community-building thinkers with the need for traditional learning required to pass national exams for diplomas. There are so many reasons for celebration we want to share with you: HEART’sdedicated teachers who care as well as teach Cafeteria and kitchenthat provide two […]
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Feb
Feb
Seventeen year old, high school Junior, Lucas Lauridia, had the opportunity to fundraise with a group known as the Dudes of Disruption. In 2018, with the funds raised, a group of 23, traveled to Haiti to help build and finance a school library for the HEART in Haiti School. Lucas wanted to participate in another […]
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Jan
Jan
HEART is excited to share that one of our board members, Nicholaos Papadopoulos, and his Dudes of Disruption Men’s Group are embarking on another effort to transform the world. In 2018 they raised $35k for HEART to fund and build a new library, and 23 of them traveled to Haiti to physically help with its […]
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Jul
Jul
On July 6, 2018 Carina, Shad, and Shad’s family members met Barbara and Cheryl Rose, long-term supporters of the school, in Port Au Prince, Haiti to begin what was planned to be a few days of HEART school meetings and tours, kindergarten and sixth grade graduations, report card distribution, and a 2nd wedding celebration for […]
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Apr
Apr
HEART has been on a wonderful journey towards the completion of a library, and the efforts of many amazing volunteers for this project were outlined in our April newsletter. Click here to read. The library is getting its doors, windows, and floors finished this week, and the furniture and shelves will be up soon after […]
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Apr
Apr
On April 5th of this year, HEART Executive Director, Schadrac St. Louis, was a recipient of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Forty Under 40 Mover & Shaker Awards. This is an annual event honoring 40 individuals under the age of 40 who have shown a strong commitment to the Hudson Valley. The honorees are […]
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Apr
Apr
The HEART in Haiti School Board is embarking on a solar energy project which will help people in the United States and our school in Haiti. Here is how this works. In our part of Haiti, the electric grid unpredictably works about 50% of the time. Imagine planning lessons with a computer component and not […]
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Dec
Dec
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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
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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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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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 […]