Welcome to Students International's Preschool located in rural Dominican Republic

The school has 20 students that range from 3-6 years old. The school year is divided into three trimesters giving the the students three vacations a year but for only one month at a time. The vacation times are from the middle of August till the middle of September. The second vacation time is Dec. 15 till January 20 and the third vacation time is the month of April. As you can see in the background the school is located in a very rural area with beautiful mountains surrounding it. Normally students start school at age 6 or 7 and walk to a nearby country school where most of the classes are over crowded and have very few resources. Because of the conditions and the lack of resources it is very common for students to struggle in school and quit at a young age and never learn to read and write. So because of these problems and challenges Students International decided to start a preschool in this community. Now the children can learn to read, write and do simple math before entering in the public school. We also have the ability to teach them many character building skills and also fill them wtih the knowledge and word of God. The school also provides one meal a day for the children. Praise God for His faithfullness to make this vision possible.



Johanna Berroa is the director of the school. She has been working with Students Internationl for several years and has a huge heart and passion for the children and the parents of the children of Mata Gorda.



Alberto de los Santos is Johanna's assistent and teaches some of the classes. Alberto is very talented in music and has been a big blessing to the school.



This building serves as community center, school and is where the church Ministerio de Gracia meets on Sunday morning and during the week as well.


Here you can see Alberto leading the children in music which he does each morning.

The Children of Mata Gorda

Listed below are the children in the school that would like to be sponsored to be able to continue their education. Would you please consider sponsoring one of these children for $30 dollars a month and help Students International continue to bring this blessing to the rural mountain village of Mata Gorda, Dominican Republic.


Franny
August 13, 2001

Franny has one brother and one sister. His favorite food is bananas. His favorite color is yellow. His favorite subject is singing and he wants to be a singer someday. His favorite pastime is baseball.


Angelina
October 31, 2001

Angelina has one sister and her favorite food is rice. Her favorite color is white and her favorite subject in school is language. Her favorite pastime is reading books and someday she wants to be a teacher.


Geuris
March17, 2001

Geuris has two brothers and his favorite food is beef. He likes the color green and enjoys doing math. He likes baseball as his pastime and wants to be a doctor someday.

Erika
July 5, 2002

Erika is an only child and her favorite food is candy. She loves the color brown and enjoys doing math. Her favorite pastime is running and she someday wants to work at a bank.

Arbanelis
August 6, 2001

Arbanelis has one brother and her favorite thing ti eat is candy. She loves the color yellow and she enjoys doing math. Her favorite pastime is playing with dolls and using the hula hoop. Someday she wants to be a doctor.

Jacabed
November 15, 2002

Jocabed has one brother and her favorite food is ice cream. She loves the color red and likes to play with play-dough. She likes watching TV as her pastime and someday wants to be a mommy.

Esmealda
November 17, 2000

Esmealda has one sister and her favorite food is rice. She likes loves the color blue and she enjoys studying language. Her favorite pastime is watching TV and someday she wants to a doctor.

Frankelly
June 5, 2000

Frankelly has one brother and one sister. His favorite food is rice and he likes the color oranage. He enjoys studying math and likes to play basketball in his free time. Someday Fankelly wants to be a teacher.

Rosanna
June 6, 2000

Rosanna has three sisters and her favorite food is rice and beans. She loves the color blue and enjoys studying English. She enjoys swimming as a pastime and someday wants to be a doctor.

Michael
November 24, 2000

Micheal has two brothers and his favorite food is rice and meat. he loves the color red and enjoys dictation. When he has free time he plays with cars and wants to someday be a Police boss.

Esperanza
January 14, 1998

Esparanza has two brothers and one sister. Her favorite food is salad and she loves the color red. She enjoys doing math and goes running for her pastime. Someday she wants to be a lawyer.

Anthony
March 19, 2001

Anthony has four brothers and his favorite food is rice. he likes the color blue and enjoys studing spanish. When he has free time he plays with teddy bears and wants to be a police officer someday.

Wilbel
March 23, 2001

Wilbel has one sister and one brother. Chicken and rice are his favorite foods. Wilbel likes the color red and enjoys studying English. When he has free time he enjoys playing with cards and someday wants to be a police officer.

Richard
June 8, 2001

Richard has three brothers and one sister. His favorite food is candy and his favorite color white. He enjoys studying language and reading as a pastime. Someday he wants to be a police officer.

Arlina
September 2, 2000

Arlina has two sisters and one brother. Her favorite food is rice with egg. She likes the color white and enjoys studying math. When she can she plays with dolls and someday wants to be a teacher.

Jose
May 4, 2002

Jose has three sisters and his favorite food is rice. He likes the color yellow and likes coloring in books. He enjoys baseball as a pastime and wants to be a doctor someday.

Nalleli
August 3, 2001

Nalleli has one brother and she enjoys rice and egg as her favorite food. She likes the color pink and enjoys coloring and playing with dolls. Someday she wants to be a teacher.

Tommy
April 25, 2002

Tommy has two brothers and one sister. His favorite food is meat and his favorite color is red. He enjoys studying math and playing baseball. Someday he wants to be a police officer.

Yansys
December 21, 1999

Yansys has two brothers and his favorite food is rice. He likes the color green and studying math. When he can he watchs TV and someday wants to be president of the Dominican Republic.