Posts Tagged ‘Colegio Anakena’

September 3rd, 2010 - 6:00 pm § in Around Town, Chile, Day in the Life, Volunteer

Day in the Life: Olympiadas At Anakena

Last week we had Olympiadas at an outdoor public field a few blocks from Colegio Anakena. In the first heat of runners, there were five kids all around the age of five-years-old. Uno, dos, tres and they were off toward the finish line. Until the boy in Lane Three looked down to realize that the [...[...]

August 27th, 2010 - 1:53 pm § in Around Town, Chile, In the Field, Volunteer

Recognizing Difference

I have been disappointed with the education provided by Anakena when I am wearing my red, white and blue lenses. However, the school is quite impressive when you consider that “discapacidades en Santiago, Chile” brings up less than ten relevant results in Google, which is nothing for a city of f[...]

August 16th, 2010 - 4:30 pm § in Around Town, Chile, Culture, Day in the Life, In the Field

Life in the Classroom

Up to this point, all of the kids in my class at Colegio Anakena have been between the ages of three and four, which is of course the most adorable age and size kids come in. Most of the children have some minor learning or behavior problem, but they all also have some sort of [...][...]

June 30th, 2010 - 5:57 am § in Chile, Day in the Life, Volunteer

Day in the Life: Chi Chi Chi – Le Le Le Viva Chile!

I am beginning to get to know the students and teachers better at Anakena and it feels so fulfilling.[...]

June 22nd, 2010 - 10:00 pm § in Around Town, Chile, Volunteer

A Week of Three “Firsts”

This week was full of "firsts" for me. I explain in some detail my first week working at Colegio Anakena, experiencing my first Chilean World Cup win, and my first run up a mountain.[...]





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