By Denice Ryan | Administrator
Four years ago Ambergris Caye Elementary school started out with 5 classrooms and a staff of 6 on rented land with a student body of 26. Today we boast eight classrooms, a library, 2 administrative offices, a student body of 85 and we are just around the corner from being able to purchase the land the school sits on. Looking forward to September we estimate our student body growing to over 100 students and the need for 2 more teachers.
We have worked hard to grow the school and the ability to purchase the land and lower or eliminate the monthly cost of rent or a mortgage is our ultimate goal. Accomplishing this goal will put us one step closer to self sutainability of the school. This school is a non-profit organization in Belize which operates solely on the tuition the students pay, donations, and fundraising. To date we are almost 50% to our goal through the Global Giving platform, additional monies will soon be available through an outside source which will make our dream a reality. We are hoping that before school opens in September to be able to close the negotiations and be able to tell all our benefactors we have reached yet another goal in our journey.
We would like to thank everyone who has helped in this effort as we continue to move forward in our endeavor.
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