New School Year! New challenges

 New School Year!  New Challenges!  

Last year I taught Middle School and High School Art….online….all year.  While it wasn’t

ideal, it worked.  :)  I was also Master Teacher (translation: teaching coach) to the 

Specials teachers. This is music, art, PE, but also people who have one class.  So, in 

total it was 10 people.  I was approached by my supervisors and they asked if I would be 

interested in taking over the Elementary Master Teacher’s role.  I was kind of floored.  

I….uhh….don’t really do elementary, but I valued their confidence in me, but after prayer 

and talking it through, I decided to accept the position.  

So, this year I am working with 5 teachers 1st grade through 5th grade, their 5 assistants, 

the 2 teachers who fulfill our Dominican curriculum (Spanish Language and Dominican 

Social Studies), Library/Technology (who just teaches elementary), PE and Art (who teach 

elementary, middle school and high school), Music (who teaches elementary and middle 

school), US History (who teaches HS), Health (who teaches HS), and the assistant for 

the Intervention team.  That is just under 20 people, ya’ll!  Do not wonder what to pray for! :)  

I am a bit out of my comfort zone as they are a diverse group, but I keep reminding God 

that I super need His help and He is so good and faithful to provide. (This does NOT get 

you off the hook for praying!!)

Sooooooooo, we found out on the second day of our Teacher Training that the Ministry of 

Education would let us start the 17th of August like we wanted to (and always do).  We 

were told we couldn’t start until September.  Wow, what a bummer!  We can’t wait until 

September....our kids have been online allllllllllllllll year and since March the year before!  

One of the few countries on the planet who have done that.  BUT…..Doulos people are 

not sit-on-their-hands kinds of folks.  So, I present to you….

…….CAMP DISCOVERY!!! 

These are your Camp Counselors!!!

One week down, one to go!

That’s right.  Welcome to Camp Discovery….it is a language/get back into the swing of 

things camp and it has been a hoot!  It is NOT school. There are no uniforms (uniforms 

for school is Dominican law and you’ve seen my cuties in their uniforms for 8 years now).  

There is no homework and no grades, just fun and chances to remember the English 

or Spanish that have been lost over the past year and four months of not being in 

school on campus.  

The Ministry of Education says that we can start in September, so we will start on 

1 September!  :)  This affords us the amazing opportunity to assess where our students 

are.  The first grade teacher’s kids haven’t been at school since they were 4!!  Yeah, 

there’s a lot to figure out.  For Sam, Levi and Sarah this has been a fantastic re-entry into 

school.  They have been VERY tired from having activities all day--this is not a bad thing.  :)

So, please be praying for Doulos as we navigate the muddy waters of COVID and the 

Dominican Ministry of Education and the Department of Health AND do what is best for our 

students and parents. 

THANK YOU for your interest in Doulos Ministries and the work Doulos Discovery School 

does here in the Dominican Republic.  

Here’s to another school year!  More pictures to come!!!