Barner Learning Center Newsletter, May, 2006

BARNER LEARNING CENTER’S PHILIPPINE RECOGNITION:

THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EACH YEAR REQUIRES THAT BARNER LEARNING CENTER RENEW ITS ANNUAL PERMIT TO OPERATE AS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. THIS PROCESS IS VERY COSTLY & TIME-CONSUMING (6 MOS).
OUR GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE THIS ANNUAL RESPONSIBILITY BY ACHIEVING PERMANENT OFFICIAL RECOGNITION BY THE GOVERNMENT AS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. WHILE WE HAVE MET ALL THAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED OF US, THERE ARE YET FOUR MORE OBLIGATIONS:

LARGER SCIENCE LAB
2ND STAIRCASE
CHILD-FRIENDLY LIBRARY
LANGUAGE/MEDIA LAB.

TEACHER ELNA FEEDS HER 25 KINDER-2 “PREP STUDENTS” DURING BLC’S FREE-LUNCH DAY

LARGER SCIENCE LAB

(cost: $0)

BLC’s new 2nd floor “Practical Education” wing includes a bathroom, Science Laboratory, Industrial Arts Lab and Music Room. A friend in New York paid for our science lab equipment, but since the government said the room is too small, we will likely move the sixth grade class to the 2nd floor science room and the science room to the first-floor sixth-grade classroom.

SECOND STAIRCASE

(cost: $2,500)

BLC has one of the widest & most convenient set of halls/staircases of all elementary schools in Davao (2 meters wide). Still, the government recommended that, since we have a three-story building, there be separate “up” and “down” stairways on opposite sides of the campus, in case of blockage during fire. Space is available at the end of the hall of our new Practical Education wing. It is here that we’ll place the needed staircase, when God sends funds.

BLC KID HOTLINE

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DO YOU HAVE A SPRING PROJECT?

THESE ARE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE TO SUPPLY FOR OUR 2006 BLC CONSTRUCTION:

42 F1 Bulb Sets: $4 each
41 Desks: $11 each
Jeepney-bus: $9,412
82 Chairs: $6 each

Tools for LArts: $169
20 Cafe Tables: $28 each
Tables for L.Arts: $650
MusicShelves: $204

THIRTY SECOND - GRADERS STUDY HARD UNDER TEACHER DERLY’S INSTRUCTION, IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR MONTHLY EXAMS.

CHILD-FRIENDLY LIBRARY

(cost: $950)

BLC’s library has increased in size by changing locations three times. A future goal is our third-floor, fully-functional $22,000 library. Yet since our budget for this is only 20% attained, we must consider a second option: to use what we have. By moving half of our 7,000 volumes to mini-libraries in classrooms, space will be available in our small 50-sq meter library to build more bookshelves and also insert tables, chairs, and mats on which small children can sit to read.

LANGUAGE/MEDIA LAB

(cost: $5,250)

BLC has never considered including a language laboratory, but it is a new requirement of the government, as well as a media lab. The only area with space for a media lab is our indoor children’s playland. Since a friend in New Jersey gave funds for us to purchase an outdoor playground, we could convert our present indoor playland into 2 labs, one for language and the other for media. The proposal is expensive though, including curriculum, tables, chairs and equipment.

BLC ENERGY FUND:

EVERY DAY AT BARNER LEARNING CENTER, WE SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION FOR NEARLY 312 STUDENTS. OUR BUSSES WERE BOUGHT WITH FUNDS SACRIFICIALLY & GENEROUSLY GIVEN BY FAITHFUL FRIENDS.

A CHURCH IN PENSYLVANIA, USA SENDS $100 EACH MONTH TO ASSIST WITH THE FUEL FOR THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WE PAY $750 EACH MONTH FOR GAS.

WITH THE RECENT FUEL INCREASE, OUR ENERGY BILL FOR THE BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS HAS TRIPLED TO $800 PER MONTH.

MIGHT YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THESE NEEDS ON A MONTHLY BASIS?

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