Lets close this achievement gap once and for all. This mission starts off on Long Island but it will spread if we all help it to do so. Here are some tools that will help you make a difference in your households.
Check these websites out and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Hello everyone interested in making a difference. There is wonderful program starting this December called the International Youth Fellowship. It is a Christian English camp that will help the young people of Monterrey Mexico learn how English could be fun to learn. There will be a mandatory workshop that takes place in Dallas Texas from December 29th to January 1st followed by the camp in Mexico from January 2nd to January 5th. I will be attending this awesome camp and would like to see how many of my bloggers would like to go too. If you want more information on this you can check out the IYF website at IYFUSA.org. There is also a contact number for them and it is 1.888.634.8436. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have but this is a great resource and learning experience. A Korean pastor named Ock Soo Park 50 years ago started the fellowship. His ministry aims to help children and adults in countries that are underserved and he does this by seeking out volunteers. I have been a part of volunteer organizations for the past three years and I have to tell you that it is a powerful experience.
Please consider joining the IYF English camp this year. There are costs associated with this trip and time is running out. If we get enough people interested in going, we will find a way to pay for this trip of a lifetime. I remember not being able to go on trips when I was a kid and if had I had the chance to raise money with others like me, I would have taken it. Here is your chance.
This first post in the resource section will try and connect with you personally. I hope it does and that you can share your story on the reply section of this page. Let this be an outlet that helps us understand each other in a collaborative way. My story may be similar to yours and I know that we can improve our Hispanic communities if we develop in unison. Change starts within your family’s wants to learn more about greater outlets of growth, which will be provided for you on my blog.
My parents emigrated from Colombia at the young age of 20 (mother) and 22 (father). They had my brother in 1983 and soon after had me (Miguelito) in 1985. My brother and I first learned to speak Spanish and it wasn’t until after we entered pre-kindergarten that we really began to learn the English language. Of course we knew some words from watching television in English and also from our family’s efforts, but we sure had to struggle while learning a whole new language in pre-kindergarten. Like many of you, my brother had to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) for extra help on his English language development.
For reasons being discovered, parents may lose sight over the responsibilities given to their children in early development by their schoolteachers. I aim to be a resource where I, along with my affiliated partners, can teach you to interact with your parents so that they can learn the English language along with you. Your parents have sacrificed a whole lot, leaving their families and friends behind, to give you a golden opportunity that may not have been available back in their homelands. I want to guide you and becoming a mentor and friend for you and your family will be an added feature.