As summer transitions into autumn, we are blessed to welcome our newest little ones while bidding farewell to our oldest as they conquer some independence.
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In Loving Memory of Mr. Phedre
It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of a beloved teacher at the Have Faith Haiti Mission, “Mr. Phedre.”
Michigan Colleges Alliance Presents Mitch Albom & Friends 3.0 // Update
Please note the new details for this year's fundraiser, which is moving from the Great Lakes Center for the Performing Arts to Madonna University in Livonia, MI, where some of our children currently attend or will be starting in the fall! Join us in-person if you can,...
A Young Writers’ Retreat
Esther, Shamaika, Angeline, Jimmyna, and Stephania have been spending a lot of their free time recently writing short stories and even designing pictures for each page. They asked one of their teachers, Danielle, to help them edit, and soon they formed their own...
Learning the Art of Handicraft
Two new wonderful volunteer additions at our school are teaching the joy — and the skills — of the craft maker.
Delayed Until the Fall, This Year’s Spelling Bee is As Ambitious As Ever!
Can you spell Platyhelminthes?!
This year, our annual Spelling Bee was held in September. Although it’s usually a late spring event, school director Cara Nesser wasn’t able to visit because of COVID-19 restrictions. Held just before the start of our new fall term, the spelling bee thus came with an extra challenge: the students had to remember vocabulary words from last year, and study them again.
The Teaching Goes On: A Special Message from Our School Director
In the nine years since I founded the school at the mission, we have had our challenges, but no time has been as difficult as this past spring, when we needed to close the mission to anyone from the outside due to the risk of COVID-19 infection. This included nearly my entire teaching staff.
In need of a reason to bear those pearly whites?
Mitch Albom has given us one with this awesome music video of a really popular Haitian band performing The Contours’ 1962 hit, “Do You Love Me?” Oh, wait, that’s Have Faith Haiti’s very own “garage band” playing the song for the very first time, after listening to it...
What Oscars? We’ve Got Our Own Film Festival
An annual highlight of the school year, our students are treated to a documentary film festival celebrating the work of independent storytellers who provide educational, and thrilling, perspectives to explore. Designed by school director Cara Nesser, the festival takes place at the start of winter term and is guided by different thematic lessons.
Remembering Haiti’s Devastating Earthquake, 10 Years Later
As the calendar marked the decade since the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, we remember the day by giving voice to the memories of the children at Have Faith Haiti who have never forgotten. You can watch the short video below....
Celebrating World Photography Day
This spring, a photography elective was offered to high school students at the Have Faith Haiti Bilingual School. This is the first year a high school cohort and program were offered at the mission school, as the children have both gotten older and progressed...