In August this year, the”Fundación MIR” and “MIR Esperanza” schools celebrated the graduation of 132 students with a graduation ceremony held at the Inmaculado Corazon de Maria School.
Celebrated on the 19th of August 2011, this was only the second year in which MIR Esperanza (the boys shcool) participated in the graduation ceremony, and 15 out of 22 boys were honored with special mentions due to their outstanding performance throughout the school year, with Julio Alberto Avila Baez recognized as the highest performing student.
The girls’ school, however, had a total of 110 graduates, of which 38 had outstanding grades. The all-girls’ school, which opened in 1992, has 31 teachers, well equipped classrooms, computing laboratories and many other facilities.
Both institutions were created by Fundacion MIR, a charity founded by Lian Fanjul de Azqueta and both provide a series of workshops for the young girls and boys, such as “Electricity”, “Refrigeration”, “Cooking”, “Auto Mechanics”, among others – to provide the youngsters of La Romana with the skills they need to go out and find jobs!
Congratulations to all the 132 graduates! And of course congratulations to Fundacion MIR for changing the lives of ao many children in the Eastern region of the Dominican Republic!
The Fundacion MIR is a non-profit organization which works to provide education to the children of the greater La Romana area, who are most in need. They run 3 schools; the MIR Esperanza (boys vocational school), the Escuela Tecnica Vocacional Fundacion MIR (girls vocational school) and the Primaria MIR (infants school).
For more information on the Fundacion MIR and to make a donation, visit their website: www.mirinternational.org
To make a donation contact the MIR office in Casa de Campo (809-523-8270) or in West Palm Beach (561-366-5095). Donations are tax deductible for US Citizens!
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