Children’s Needs & Education
Brenda Sandoval
Tristan Solano
Matt Almaraz
Kent Ratliff
Brandon Obregon
Cindy Bugarin
Finding a Need•First, we wanted to work with animals•We were unable to do this •We worked with children
San Antonio’s NeedSan Antonio has the highest number of high school drop outs in Texas and in the nation
Current EventsOrganizations such as CRIN and One Laptop per Child are working globally to help solve the problem of underprivileged children and children’s needs and education.
Interviews
We interviewed Grace Harden, the volunteer coordinator at urban
connections.
“The community garden will be feeding people for years and
the bookshelf provides storage space for more books, so that will help the children to learn”
Global Scale
The percentage of children enrolled in the last grade of primary education whocontinue to the secondary level the following year, 2001/02
Community Services
Children’s Museum
“where kids play to learn and adults learn to play”
Urban Connection-San Antonio is a holistic, faith-based, human and community development organization."Building Genuine Community, One Person At A Time!"
Our Plan
We wanted to:
remove the tree stump
Give a bookshelf
Build a Community garden
Preparing for the Project
We had to set up volunteer support, get tools and supplies.
We did a needs assessment for Urban Connections and designed our project to fit those needs.
Impact
Personal Reflections
Special Thanks
Grace Harden
Robin Wilkinson
Grace Harden: Volunteer Coordinator
Robin Wilkinson: Master Gardener
Alfonso Santos: Built the Bookshelf
Our Parents: For dealing with us
Works Cited
• "Urban Connections." Urban Connections. 2008. Urban Connections . 15 Apr 2009 <http://www.urbanconnection-sa.org/>.
• "How many children in Africa." UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 01/2006. UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 15 Apr 2009 <http://www.uis.unesco.org/TEMPLATE/pdf/EducGeneral/UIS_Fact%20Sheet_2006_02_SecAfr_EN.pdf>.
• "San Antonio Children's Museum." SAKIDS.org. 2005. San Antonio Children's Museum. 15 Apr 2009 <http://www.sakids.org/>.