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AQ's Haiti Connection |
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| The Haiti Connection of Aquinas College is a group on campus dedicated to deepening and sharing our understanding of poverty, our human "connectedness," and the gospel message of social justice by providing opportunities for participation in Haitian culture. |
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| The Haiti Connection has established a "sister-school" relationship between Aquinas College and the Andre Pierre School in Borel, Haiti. Students learn about poverty and development through experiencing life in Haiti, visiting the Andre Pierre School and working in a children's hospital. This Service-Learning trip includes a three-credit course during second semester. >>More |
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| During the summer of 2008, senior Emily Ferstle traveled to Haiti with a group of AQ students and staff. Read about her experience: |
| >>Finding Your Haiti: A Message to the AQ Readers of “Mountains Beyond Mountains” |
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| Photo Slideshow |
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| >>View a slideshow of photos taken on the AQ Haiti Service-Learning trip.* |
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| Photo Gallery |
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AQ Seniors Emily Ferstle (left) and Jessica Coffelt with students
at the Andre Pierre
School, Aquinas College's sister school
in Borel, Haiti.
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AQ Senior Alison Beranek with children at
the Health Clinic in the Dominican Republic. |
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AQ Seniors Mo Poirier (left) and Kelsey
Benson at Andre Pierre School. |
Aquinas students participate in a sing along with the kindergartners at AQ's sister school. (From left to right:) Kelsey Benson, Jessica Coffelt, Mo Poirer and Emily Ferstle. |
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Herald Pierre (in back), youngest of the four Pierre brothers, helps distribute back packs
to each of the students at the school. A
donation of 250 new backpacks was acquired
by the Aquinas
student participants.
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Haitian school children. |
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Eric Bridge (left) holds blueprints for the planned expansion of the school as he listens to the vision of the school's owner and
sponsor, Andre Pierre (center). Jonas Pierre (right), Andre's brother, serves as the
principal of the school. |
The Aquinas students pose for a photo with
one class in the
school. AQ students in front
row (from left): Alison Beranek,
Jessica
Coffelt, Chelsea Nix, Emily Ferstle. Back row (from
left): Paula Arbuckle, Emily Donohoe,
Eric Bridge, Mo Poirier,
Sean Wanhala, Tim Ramsey, Kelsey Benson, Becca Kirk
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