Happy Feet

A Huge Thank You to Marcia Talbott for buying new shoes for all of the Ninos con Bendicion!

Chores

Novah watches as her father repairs his fishing net and then helps her mother wash clothes.

Teacher Flor

In the Philippines our pre-school teacher is Teacher Flor. She is an excellent educator and the children just love her. I think they sense how much she cares about each and every one of them.

During the summer, Teacher Flor offers free tutoring to children who need help catching up before they enter the next grade level. She takes her responsibilities to the children very seriously. If a child arrives and is hungry, she'll find food for them. If a child misses classes, she'll check up on them to be certain they aren't sick or experiencing a family difficulty.

Honey is 7 years old, but she has never been to school. Fortunately this year she has found a sponsor and will be starting first grade in May. Teacher Flor has been working with her regularly to help her learn the basic skills she will need for entering school.

There was some concern that due to severe malnutrition learning might be hard for her, but hard work with Teacher Flor has paid off. After only several days she is learning her letters.

Here Honey receives a home visit for some extra tutoring.






Thank you to Teacher Flor for all she does for the children!

Matching Grant Challenge

A supporter of Her Star Scholars has offered us a matching grant challenge. If we raise $1500 by May 1, the donor will donate an additional $1500.

This is a great opportunity for us to help us support the children!

That means every dollar you donate will go twice as far.

Please consider using this opportunity to help us change the lives of girls through education!

Click here to donate through paypal.

Congratulations to our Littlest Stars!

Your Gift of Learning, Our Tool for Nation Building

On March 24th the Obod-Obod Christian Learning Center held their closing exercises for the year. Seventeen girls graduated from Kinder 2 and will be moving on to Grade 1 in the fall.

The children and parents arrive for the ceremony.

Receiving Certificates of Completion.

Part of the Graduating Class

Congratulations to our 1st Grade Scholars!

In the Philippines, Her Star Scholars' seven 1st Grade students have completed their year successfully.

Several of them even won special honors.

Congratulations to all of the girls and a Huge Thank You to all of our sponsors!

Aprilyn

Aprilyn is 19 years old and ready to go to college! Unfortunately her mother is a widow with 13 children so it will be a struggle for her to find the money to send her youngest daughter to continue with her education. Aprilyn's goal is to study computer education so that she can become a teacher of computer education. It will cost her $714 to attend college the first year.