Send 175 Students to High School in Belize

With your support, we have a lot to celebrate: 

• 27 students graduated in June of 2021.  Many of these are first-in-their-family to graduate!
• 160 students are enrolled for the 2021-22 school year.  
• 23 students are currently supported with sponsorships (our goal is 115 students).
• 3 students were selected as Central American Youth Ambassadors: Gian, Ayasha, and Nythiria.  They are currently in training with youth leaders from across Central America and the U.S.
• While COVID continues to rise in Belize, O.A. students have been learning online (according to the Ministry of Education guidelines).  We hope to get students to campus soon!  
• Teachers have been testing equipment and strategies for hybrid learning, so we can accommodate students on campus and at home.
• Students are working to build several social enterprises (school-based businesses) so they can contribute to family income.  

Thank you for giving the gift of education and keeping hope alive for Belizean teens during this pandemic!

Links:

• Gratitude Video for You from Students
• Ocean Academy Facebook
• Ocean Academy Website

Dear Friends and Supporters of Ocean Academy, 

Thank you for making the world of difference for our little school in Belize to continue educating the youth of Caye Caulker throughout the pandemic!

THANK YOU for EMPOWERING youth and INSPIRING hope for our island to overcome one of the most difficult years of financial hardship and health challenges we have ever faced. 

Thank you for BELIEVING in the POWER of Education.  Because of YOU: 

• 46 students were funded to stay in school.
• 16 recurring donations came in every month to inspire continued hope.
• More kind-hearted supporters learned about OA when you spread the word.
• Distance learning was made possible through donated laptops, tech equipment, and chargers. 
• Face-to-face classes were made possible through donated materials and funds for hand-washing stations, screened classrooms, and cleaning supplies. 
• Students expanded their skills and passion for reading with books they chose and you donated and carried down. 
• Students focused on learning and parents put food on the table instead of worrying about school fees.
• Faculty and staff immersed themselves into new ways of teaching instead of worrying about school finances.
• Students grew exponentially as they adapted to the new demands of life and learning.
• Primary school students attended weekly classes to prepare for their transition to high school. 

As we celebrate the accomplishments of this school year, we prepare for another year of commitment to universal education so that every child on Caye Caulker has access to a high school education.  YOU are making this vision a reality.  YOU are changing lives.  Thank you.  

Links:

• Visit our web site
• Like us on Facebook
• Follow us on Twitter