Plateau School

Meet our staff and students for the 2011-2012 school year!

Osselet Lilite
School Director

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Lidmy Pierre
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Pre-Kindergarten Class

Pre-K learning the parts of their bodies in French.

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Nehemie Saint-Preux
Kindergarten Teacher

Kindergarten Class

Kindergarten class learning and reciting poems.

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Andiose Saint-Ange
First Grade Teacher

First Grade Class

The first grade class doing role play to practice their French phrases.

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Jinel Fertilien
2nd Grade Teacher

Second Grade Class

Second grade listening intently to their teacher.

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Thony Amady
3rd Grade Teacher

Third Grade Class

The third grade during math class.

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Lenique Tima
Fourth Grade Teacher
School Administrator

Fourth Grade Class

The fourth grade class following their lesson.

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Guillaume Oltin
Fifth Grade Teacher

Fifth Grade Class

The fifth grade class copying notes off the board.

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Kattia Amazan
Receptionist and Secretary

Regilien Emmanuel
Gatekeeper

Mme Wisly
Food, Water, and Hygiene

Quick Trip to Port-au-Prince

On Sunday I left for Port-au-Prince for a few days to take care of some things and also pick up Krischelle Frost who is back for another year or more (more on that next week). Maranatha, the school our students attend, starts at 7am so I left the camera with someone to get some pictures of them on their first day of school!

Billy's face cracks me up in this one!

Oh how I miss them!

On my way back to the Plateau I stopped in to get a few pictures of the primary school in Port-au-Prince. My camera battery was dying and I had a long trip ahead of me so I just got a few quick shots of some of the younger classes. A lot of students will wait until the second week to go to school (a frustrating tradition based on a mix of superstition, procrastination, and sometimes legitimate problems), so the classes aren't full yet.

School Starts Monday! Teacher Seminar going on now...

Monday is the big day!!! The past three days have been training for the teachers. Yesterday Gela Cupidon (wife of Wilson Cupidon who has been with Lemuel for years) came all the way out here from Port-au-Prince to spend the entire day today teaching the teachers. We have a few teachers who have taught for years but we also have some fresh out of high-school! These days of training have been great review and challenge to excellence for our experienced teachers while being an important time of learning for those who have never taught before. It looks like we have a great staff - I am excited to see what this year will hold!

I won't be here for the beginning of next week but I will post pictures of the school as soon as I can after I get back.