School Successes and Challenges, Lessons from the Teachers at Dorie’s Promise
As many of you understand, school during the last year has been complicated. One day our kids were at their schools like normal and the next day they were home indefinitely. Forty kids, six different schools, a LOT of different schedules, all at home, all the time—it was like nothing we experienced before. After months of small tweaks, some...
Back to School at Dorie’s Promise, the 2021 Edition
After a much-needed break, our kids and teachers are back to school! 🏫 Distance learning, homeschooling, preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school—we have it all this year! Back to school, Back to Distance Learning Midway through last summer, we finally figured out how to make distance learning work at Dorie’s Promise. School...
Birthday Updates and Blessings from Dorie’s Promise—December 2020
Not only did we end 2020 with a fun backyard Christmas party and New Year’s fireworks, but we also celebrated our December birthdays. At the end of December, we celebrated Jennifer, Mateo, and Ulices. Jennifer Watching Jennifer mature into a smart, beautiful young has been our pleasure. Soon, she will be making decisions about her future studies...
Preserving Families in San Nicolas
We know what can happen when families face extreme poverty. Until international adoptions closed, we connected orphaned and abandoned children with adoptive parents. Often, poverty was one of the factors putting children into our care. We want to preserve families when possible. In 2020, preserving families in San Nicolas meant staying connected,...
A Shared Vision for the Future: Dorie’s Promise and San Nicolas
Each of us is living our life story. In our home, we’re helping our children change their storyline every single day because we know they are more than their hardships. We believe in families and it’s our shared vision for the future of Guatemala that cemented our relationship with the community of San Nicolas. Our Shared Vision for the Future of...
Celebrating 2020 as We Head into 2021
Our kids love celebrating the holidays. (If we’re being honest, I think some of our staff members love celebrating just as much as our kids!) With everything we’ve faced in the last year, celebrating 2020 as we head into 20212 seemed even more important. We’re big party kind of people—lots of decorations, big cakes, and lots of people. This year,...
2020, A Year we’ll Never Forget
2020 is definitely a year we’ll never forget. It was tiring, confusing, scary, but also amazing. Today seems like a good day to reflect on 2020 and remember all the good things that happened at Dorie’s Promise last year. January We welcomed our first two mission teams in the new decade! Each year, Ken Perry and Lisa Ackerman start our mission...
Birthday Updates and Blessings from Dorie’s Promise—October and November 2020
Happy Birthday from Dorie’s Promise! We had to take a little break from our normal birthday celebrations due to quarantine. But, we’re back with more cake and shenanigans! At the end of November, we celebrated all of our October and November birthday kiddos—Carlos, Sofia, Marcos, Myra, Omar, and Estela. 🎂 Carlos From the time he was a toddler,...
Lessons from Distance Learning and Our 2021 Plan
In January, we started the school year with a plan. Each of the kids was matched with the school we felt would serve their needs and interests best. Everyone was excited. Then Friday, March 13th came and our entire education plan fell apart, just like everyone else’s. We learned a lot of lessons from distance learning and now we’re making changes...