Today Communities Alive began its distribution of packages to schools in the North Trinidad. The packages included books for the Alive to the World program for all classes at the Primary school level. Mr. Ashram Deoraj was also conducting sessions on Leadership, and transformational change, which tied in nicely to the whole concept of theContinue reading “CA delivers books to principals of schools in north Trinidad”

I can go on about the engaging and eye opening discussions that the Alive to the World programme has started in my Standard 2, 3, 4 and 5 classrooms but this is not my main motivation to teach this programme. My real motivation is knowing that the programme is geared towards helping students to becomeContinue reading ““I can go on and on”. A teacher gives his feedback.”

By Theresa Metzger, Dental Surgeon and champion at Nelson Street Girls You could be a Champion preparing young people to make this world a better place in which to live. We need committed persons who are willing to be trained to effectively inculcate the virtues and values necessary for life. You will teach them forContinue reading “Become a champion for Alive to the World”

What is the role of a volunteer? Some schools need volunteers who will dedicate one hour a week to teach Alive to the World in a class. CA also needs volunteers who assist in the implementation of the programme in a school and in following up on needs and issues as they arise. They canContinue reading “Communities Alive needs your help! Volunteer today!”

CA has received excellent feedback from the 118 schools currently enrolled. In a survey of 43 teachers from different schools in 2021, 95% indicated that it was beneficial to them and their students. The children were able to identify and correctly name the values and virtues that were at stake in the stories they discussed.Continue reading “Help CA transition to face-to-face in 118 schools”

During the Pandemic period from June to December 2020, Communities Alive trained over 60 teachers from 10 schools using tools provided by Google. Videos were created and links to these videos were sent out each week to teachers. The persons participating in the course were also invited to join one of several Google classrooms thatContinue reading “CA launches new online Learning Management System”

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As parents in today’s society, we are facing many challenges that previous generations never encountered. From the earliest years, the images and messages our children are receiving are often contra to our value systems; which makes it that much harder to really guide our children in the way we would like. Aware of these challenges,Continue reading “Volunteer for Communities Alive!”

Short video presentation on the Communities Alive Initiative