They love exam week , huh??

Unlike me, the girls at FLAG love to take their exams.

With so many rainy days missed at school, they gotta do this.

She looks ready !

Gosh, she looks so serious.. she will ACE this one!

wow! she got it!

Love her smile!

They are on their way.

To become a doctor, teacher and or maybe an artist? 

Their dreams are finally coming true. Thanks to you!

Thank you for stopping by,

Hugs,

Monica 

back to school

do you still remember your  first day of school?

did you ever cry? ( I didn't, I was soo happy)

i miss the smell of brand new school stuff.

notebooks, erasers, new bag.

we practice to write our names ( never too early to start)

love the different colors - Thank you to our sponsors!

we cover them with plastic

our new white board - Thanks to all our sponsors!!

i know she had fun.. waiting for mommy to tell her how much fun she had!

Our heartfelt thanks to our supporters!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,

Monica 

dreams will start from a book...

We didn't have television until I was in the 5th grade

Reading  has been the activity at home.

My dad would finish a book in 2 days.

he would tell stories of places. He has never been in any of them.

talked about the best food in the world, he has never tasted them.

books helped my dad and i dig into our imagination

the power of reading helps me dream. endlessly.

the girls need to have those dreams as well. .. But.

we need books. we need bookshelves. we need a library

This is where we keep our books today..

 we will be dedicating our first library to all my Mom blogger friends! we thank you for

generous donations and ongoing support. 

You will be making dreams come true!!



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Thank you for stopping by!


Hugs!

Monica

Meet Briony

As much as I love sharing uplifting stories to you and I do want to share some of the challenges we face at our school. 

Meet Briony. She was our poster child. The camera captured her smile when we first met here in 2010.  It was unanimous that her face will be in all our posters, flyers and website.

Smile melted our hearts

Loves to read , she is so engage!

Briony has been attending the regular public school system after completing her one year at F.L.A.G.  We knew she has a lot of potential and can break the cycle of poverty within her family.  She is one of the 3 siblings who are currently in our school. While the other 2 are still in school, her mom needed help at home.  She is pregnant with her 7^th child and going through a difficult pregnancy.  Carol ( the  mom) pulled her out of school to look after their youngest sibling (1 year old).  We are all heart broken when we found out about this.  No word on when she will come back to school.  This will pull her back another year since she did not complete the Grade 1 program.  Briony is 9 years old. 

As of now, we don't know all the details. Within the next 3 months while I am in the Philippines, I will be on a MISSION.  I need all the prayers and girl power from everyone to make a difference not only to Briony's life but for every girl that deserves this second chance.

Celebrating International Women's Day !

Thank you for stopping by,

Hugs,

Monica

Report Card

We are celebrating “Educate a Girl” month via (www.becauseimagirl.com).  I am so excited to announce 6 of our girls from F.L.A.G are ready for their next adventure.  They are smart, funny and willing to learn to take on the world.

Our F.L.A.G girls who will be attending Grade 1 as of next school year, June 2012. 

Angel Ann

Roseanne

Angelica

March 30 is our Graduation Day.  I can’t wait to see all of them once again.  I

know I will cry during their tiny speeches of gratitude.  It is the greatest

feeling knowing I have changed their lives forever. I can feel my heart getting bigger

every second I hear " thank you" from the girls, their parents and families.  There

will be a song dedicated to us for sure.  At this time, I will be sobbing and can't

even speak.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Hugs,

Monica and the F.L.A.G team