The inter-school club called Jóvenes en Acción has started up again for the 2008-2009 school year. This is a private club for students of all international schools in Tegucigalpa. It was created in 2003 by teachers who wanted to teach young adults the value of volunteering and the importance of giving their time and talents to the community. Jóvenes en Acción brings middle and high school students together from various private schools once a month to create and carry out service projects and fundraising events for people in need throughout Tegucigalpa.
Jóvenes en Acción always welcomes new members. The only requirement is you must be at least 12 years old and live in Tegucigalpa. As a member of the group you will complete approximately one service project per month and attend regularly scheduled meetings. At the meetings, you and the group will decide what service projects to complete. Meetings are led by student officers which are elected each year.
Jóvenes en Acción is a great way to build leadership skills, meet students from other schools, and help others all at the same time. The next meeting times are:
Wednesday Oct 15th, Meeting. 4:00PM - 5:00PM in Las Lomas Guijarro Sur neighborhood
Saturday Oct 25th, Activity. 11:00AM - 1:00PM, in Nueva Suyapa neighborhood
Discovery School has participated in Jovenes en Accion for several years. This year our teacher contact is Ms. Christina Hurley at churley@discoveryschool.edu.hn. Please contact her if you have any questions, or you can contact Shannon Martinez, JEA Director at hondushannon@hotmail.com.
If you know of other intra-school activities, please let us know, so that we can let everyone know!
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