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Meet Irene Manase. At 12 years old, she is learning to believe in herself, preparing for Class 6, and holding on to her dream of becoming a doctor. When Irene first came to Shade School, she struggled with low self-esteem. She was scared, could neither read nor write, and had heard people in her community […]
Lazaro* is a Grade Four student who has been at Shade since his Pre-Unit year in 2022. He has faced more hardship than any child should have to endure. Lazaro’s world began to fall apart when his father left the family, taking all of their belongings, and leaving Lazaro’s mother and brothers to fend for […]
Meet Miriam,* a current student at Shade school. Miriam is one of several students who has had to move in with a foster family near our campus just to be close enough to attend school. Miriam’s biological family lives about 16 miles from Shade school, and the distance is too far for her to safely […]