Bisate School Of Rwanda

Newspaper Article

Jacobs fundraising effort helps students at Rwandan school

Classroom by classroom, young school children walked single file across the grass-covered playground as they followed their teacher and schoolmaster to the door of a vacant room. Some wore shoes; others were shoeless with dirty bare feet, toughened by the cold wet environment in which they live.

All had shaved heads. The only way to really distinguish who was whom was by the color of the school uniforms -- tan for boys, blue for girls.

• Article written for students. Grades K-2
• Article written for students. Grades 2-3
• Article written for students. Grades 4-6

Jacobs raises money

Children in need of paper, pens

A little girl with a crumpled piece of paper touched Dean Jacobs’ heart.

Now, he wants to help her and other students who don’t have the pens and notebooks they need.

• Lesson Plan for Teachers
• How to Write Dean a Letter