by Team BRIGHT | Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 - Guatemala
I can’t communicate everything that the amazing BRIGHT team did today, but I will certainly try and communicate the highlights. First, Kimberly was able to take NINETEEN children in the pool today, in cooperation with the resident therapist (this is huge). The...
by Team BRIGHT | Aug 4, 2015 | 2015 - Guatemala
The plan of action for today was to divide and conquer. We spent time in four different areas of the compound simultaneously. Kelly’s House, the home for children with special needs, had Bessie the Music Therapist, Michael the PT, along with Caitlin and Abby...
by Team BRIGHT | Aug 4, 2015 | 2015 - Guatemala
Signing on from Guatemala! All travel plans ran smoothly on Friday and Saturday. After arriving in Guatemala city around 11pm on Friday, we headed to Hotel Barcelo and had a good night’s sleep. Saturday was spent traveling from Guatemala city to Zacapa and Hope of...
by Team BRIGHT | Jun 28, 2014 | 2014 - Nicaragua
Friday was chaos. Sometimes, language barriers make for interesting communication. The team was getting close to exhaustion, and 150 students were needing our attention. The nine team members (Cori not included) set up their own station and the nine groups of children...
by Team BRIGHT | Jun 27, 2014 | 2014 - Nicaragua
Our morning at Tesoros de Dios was spent presenting to the staff (teachers, therapists, and administration) on each discipline. We started with Amy, who gave a presentation on implementing a reading program. Next was PT Pam. She gave a presentation on Cerebral Palsy...
