Download Printed Version Here Families Receive the Deeds to Their Property I wish each of you could have been present January 7th as the families received the deeds to their property. In an emotional ceremony, Founder Cheryl Avery presented eight families with the rights to their homes and two acres of farmland. As I looked at the room...
Chacocente Christian School Creates Student Marching Band [caption id="attachment_2841" align="alignright" width="300"] 4th grader, Isaac, practices snare drum while waiting to organize into formation.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2845" align="alignleft" width="300"] 7th grader, Ronald, and 6th grader, Milaydi, practice keeping the beat.[/caption] One of CCS administration’s priorities for 2012 was to provide more extracurricular opportunities for the student body. Because students responded...
Self-Funding Is Becoming A Reality [caption id="attachment_2740" align="alignright" width="369"] We’re harvesting plantains at a dizzying rate to benefit both project and families.[/caption] More than a year ago, in April 2004, the families planted 5,000 plantain seeds with the help of a crew from Castleton State College in Vermont. It was laborious and sweaty work. But where once...
Extra! Extra! - Chacocente Celebrates its 2nd Birthday Project Chacocente celebrated its second birthday (Jan. 23) with several pieces of good news! Perhaps the most welcomed is that we are now a 501“(c)3” organization, meaning that all donations are now tax-deductible. The most exciting news is that we have begun construction on the school/church complex. Read more...