Dominican Starfish FoundationProviding Educational Opportunities

In the Dominican Republic

Education

Dominican Starfish Foundation believes in the importance of education. We continue to provide school supplies and learning materials to several schools in the Dominican Republic.

In November 2012 we learned that the school in Maggiolo had become unsafe for the children to attend. Our foundation made a commitment to rebuild the school. The work was done quickly and the grand opening was less than two months after start.

Not only would we make the school safe but children who could only look on would be able to attend.

Grand opening of the school January 2rd, 2013

ILP (INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS) IS A SERVICE-BASED TRAVEL PROGRAM

Participants get to have the life-changing experience of living abroad for a semester in China, Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Romania, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. They get to experience the culture authentically, create relationships with the local people, and grow personally in countless ways.Instead of merely touring and traveling, participants also give something to the community they reside in. ILP classes provide an opportunity for children to become functionally fluent in English which opens doors for them the rest of their lives.Speaking English helps them get ahead in their education and opens doors for job opportunities. This carries on as they are able to effect their own communities as well.Daily influence by ILP participants who have high standards creates a positive environment of learning and growth.ILP participants give love to the kids by spending precious one-on-one time.

Dominican Starfish Foundation is honored to have been selected by this prestigious company to set up their program in the Dominican Republic. Their teachers will be teaching in 3 schools in the Dominican starting in the fall of 2015. Our foundation has been working to prepare the schools and the apartments for 24 teachers who will be coming with this program. We are convinced that this will change lives of people there forever!

We currently have a small scholarship program for university students inthe Dominican Republic. Our main focus is to sponsor parents who aretrying to create a way of earning income for their families.

To qualify, students must be in a recognized school with a definite program.We require reports each semester from the students and receipts and accounting from tuitions.

As funds continue to grow in our foundation, scholarship programs and requirements will increase.

At present we have 4 people receiving scholarships to attend university.

We have raised $16000 to construct the Luis Antonio Jaquez Cruz memorial library. This library will service two communities of 6000 people. Construction is in progress in 2015. The library will be owned and

operated by the communities of El Estrecho and Luperon.

In honor of this man

Ground-breaking June 19, 2014 with Angela Hughes of Color My World, the widow and Louise ZoBell of Dominican Starfish Foundation