In a normal year, this would have been the second week of a new school year. But 2020 has been anything but normal.
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Stories from Grace Emmanuel School
Q&A with Clersaint, president of the Class of 2020
When the Class of 2020 graduates on October 16, Clersaint Cenexant will address the audience as president of the class. We asked this bright young man, who has been attending Grace Emmanuel School for the last three years, some questions about his life, education, and hopes for the future.
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Going away, but not leaving
“You’re not leaving, you’re just going away for a little while.”
These are the words Mama Odette said to me when I told her I would be moving to the south of the country for two years. The wisdom of this woman 40 years older than me has always impressed me.
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Haitian Hustle raises $26,000 for education
In a year that has been marked by altered plans and canceled events, JiHM is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Haitian Hustle 5K has been the most successful in its 10-year history.
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From child slave to star student—how God is using Grace Emmanuel School to redeem Renia’s story
We often share that this month’s Haitian Hustle supports the education of nearly 400 students in Haiti.
Yet do you really know how lives are transformed through this race, or futures made brighter through free education?
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The Class of 2020 strives for the finish line
The 2019-2020 school year will go down as the most troubled in Haiti’s history, encompassing 3 months of political instability that locked the country from late September through November, and 4 months of confinement due to COVID-19 from mid-March to mid-July.
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