Disadvantaged children growing and learning in a safe and healthy environment


To India

Gordon has been granted a one-year professional development leave from Brigham Young University. He will oversee teacher development at the Peery School for Rising Stars from May 08 through April 09, focusing on teaching English as a Second Language and implementing positive behavior supports. The K-7 English-language school serves children of leprosy-affected individuals in rural Tamil Nadu, near Chennai, India. The campus is situated on a 14-acre plot of land owned and developed by Rising Star Outreach, a nonprofit humanitarian organization based in Atlanta, Georgia that provides health care, micro-credit, and education for leprosy-affected individuals and their children. The campus includes family-style residential hostels for the students. Gordon and Vickie will live in an apartment in one of the hostels.

1 comment:

MamaMay said...

Who would have thought growing up in little Billings, Montana that you both would travel the world to make such a difference in so many lives!!

Have the time of your life!!

Kathaleen May :)