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First Annual International Day at SJBS!

Blog post by Miss Jillian, 5th Grade Teacher, SJBS Friends, Romans, Comrades (this was how my teammates suggested I start the blog. They also suggested I write it from right to left, but I spared you). On Friday, March 15 2013, our fifth through eighth grade students donned their saris, togas, and tuxedos to represent … Read more

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2012: The Highlights

(Words and Pictures, unless otherwise specified, by: Lara Bryfonski, 2nd Grade Teacher SJBS) Clearly the first half of this year was so eventful, no one had time to post! And by no one, I mean me. However, I believe it will be clear from the following highlights just what a busy and exciting year it … Read more

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First Day of the 2012-2013 School Year!

Bienvenidos and welcome to the first, and long overdue, update on the 2012-2013 BECA year! I’m happy to report that this year’s teacher team is thriving and happy in our new Honduran home. The past month and a half of orientation and teacher training has flown by and I believe we all would agree that the … Read more

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This isn’t going to be easy

Words and Photo by: Sarah Digby Well, here it is. 4:30 am on the morning we all depart, and I’m lying wide awake in bed because sleep is apparently something that doesn’t want to come. The most challenging and rewarding year of my life has come to a close. There aren’t words to describe how … Read more

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It’s the NBA Playoffs, Y’all!

Words and Photos by: Sarah Digby, 4th Grade SJBS It’s that time of year again!! The NBA Playoffs have arrived, and nowhere is this more evident than in Miss Sarah’s 4th grade classroom in Cofradía, Cortes, Honduras. As a native San Antonian who experienced our first ever championship title back in 1999, I have nothing … Read more

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BECA invests in luxurious indoor pool

Words by: Sarah Digby Photos by: Sarah Digby and Bianca Neri At 10:00 a.m. last Saturday morning, most people in Cofradía were huddled around their fans, desperately trying to escape the searing 100+ degree heat oppressing the outskirts of San Pedro Sula. Well, all except for a small group of people: the BECA volunteers. The ingenuity, resourcefulness, and … Read more

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Words I Will Always Remember

Words by: Sarah Digby (4th Grade Teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Sarah Digby One of the best parts about being a teacher is, no doubt, the heart-warming letters that your students write you on a weekly basis. Although all of these hand-written treasures are precious and unique in their own way, most of them usually bear … Read more

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A Privileged Life

Words by: Marisa Garcia (Lower School Resource Teacher, SJBS) A quick entry, but I wanted to get this one out here: I have always known how lucky I am to live the way I live and have the things I have, but there are some things in life I would have never considered as “being … Read more

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Día Típico

Words by: Sarah Digby (4th Grade Teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Sarah Digby and Sarah Zelenak (Upper School Resource Teacher, SJBS) Sunday, March 4th was the much-anticipated holiday Día Típico, or “Typical Day”, a day celebrating Honduran traditions. I’d been hearing about this infamous Día Típico since my arrival in July, so needless to say I … Read more

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And in the Blink of an Eye …

Words and Photos by: Sarah Digby, 4th Grade Teacher SJBS

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