Busy Girl

I did it! I finished the school year, had a break for 2 weeks, taught for a week and a half in summer school, and came back to the States for vacation. I'm headed back down to Bogota next week for a second year! I wanted to share some information again about the school and my life down in South America so I have provided a few links below...

These two sites will both take you to my school's website. El Camino Academy

www.elcaminoacademy.com

www.eca.edu.co

I teach all in English, but the students are all bilingual (at least!) in Spanish and English. I teach the core subjects, Math, Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts (Spelling, Reading, Writing), and Bible. They also have a daily Spanish class, and special classes such as PE, Art, Computers (which I teach as well), and Music. Besides that, we have Chapel once a week, and a class called Mission Spot once a week as well. El Camino is a missions based school, with missionary teachers (like me) and an emphasis on exposing children to missions. Every grade level has a mission they work with all year. In third grade, we work with a children's mission called Hogar de Paz (Home of Peace). We visited them twice last year to build relationships, share time with them, and bring some support. They also made a trip to El Camino to spend some time with us during our celebration of el Dia del Amor y la Amistad (a holiday in September similar to Valentines Day but literally called "Day of Love and Friendship."

If you are interested in supporting me with prayer, THANK YOU! If you are interested in supporting me financially (as I do not get paid), you can send a check to RCE International (Resourcing Christian Education) at PO Box 4528, Wheaton, IL 60189. Please inform me of your decision by emailing me at marissalavigne@eca.edu.co and make sure you write the account number (#11180) on the check! Your donations are tax deductible and you will receive a receipt in the mail. I also have commitment cards (which make it a little bit easier) available on request.

Info on RCE: www.RCE-International.org

The most important thing to remember about supporting me with prayer or finances is that by doing this, you are actually supporting not only the students and families that I work with every day, but the children of this mission, Hogar de Paz. Did you know that you could have an influence on Colombian children from over 2,000 miles away? By blessing us down here with your love and support, you are opening yourself up to be blessed greatly by your Creator. We thank you for being partners with us and want you to know how much we appreciate you!

Many Blessings, and thank you for joining us on this journey for a second year! =)