"Making Relationships Visible" by David L. Smith

In 1999 we consulted with villagers about what we could do together. They wanted a school. Starting small, a grade was added each year. In 2006, Lekol Pa Nou serves 45 pre-schoolers, 90 K-6 graders.

Belle-Anse, Haiti. Four of us went in 2003: Jaye, Pierre, Nick, David. Rugged roads require 4-wheel drive for 5-hour trip from Port-au-Prince. First planning meeting for Pichon development, August 1999. Lekole Pa Nou (Creole for "Our School") students singing in August 2003. Lekol Pa Nou students. Nadia Balthazar provides Montessori training for locally recruited teachers. Jaye reacts to the students' singing. Nadia & Jaye talk to a Pichon student. Parents are an active part of school operations. This mother gave a report for the Parent Committee. A mother proudly watches the students sing. 15 year-old Nick videotapes the children. Nick shows kids a video of themselves. A Pichon youth learns about Nick's video camera. Marius Pascal, school council chair, and his daughter. Antoine Rafael, Lekole Pa Nou principal. Pierre & David presented supplies to the school principal. A student helps put away chairs after the meeting. Anais and Nick look at photographs. Locally produced charcoal bagged for market. Meeting with Belle-Anse leaders to discuss regional education issues . A young woman in Belle-Anse who just finished her sweeping. Making connections: Nick & Pierre look for a basketball game in Belle-Anse. Nick plays basketball and makes friends on the streets of Belle-Anse. Nick & basketball friends. Belle-Anse. Nadia inspects Nick's hands after the basketball game. Bekert, Nick, Maxito at the Cocky (Seashell) Hotel in Belle-Anse. Store-front in Belle-Anse. Pierre & Jaye stroll down a Belle-Anse street at the end of a successful ...