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Putting gifts to good use.

During the November mission trip the teachers received many new supplies as a gift from a few of the trip participants.  They were so excited to share them with their students.  Nearly all of the materials each class has are purchased by the teacher and the cost comes right out of their own pocket so […]

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School Lunch for Everyone!

  Thanks to all the generous supporters of the Montana on a Mission school lunch program we are able to provide lunch for all of the students in the school until school ends in March! Most of their families have been stretched especially thin recovering from the devastating flood that affected the community at the start of […]

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School Lunch Program – Impact

Montana on a Mission is in it’s second year funding the school lunch program at Calunasan Sur Elementary. 40 malnourished students were identified and enrolled last year. The parents of the enrolled students must agree to help with the preparation, cooking and cleanup of the meal, as well as bringing firewood for the cooking fire. […]

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Friday at Calunasan Sur Elementary

        Yesterday at the school, was a beautiful, memorable day. The municipality’s priest officiated their monthly mass. Next, the children performed a short program for us and honored each one of us with a medallion and thank you notes, written and read by the students and teachers. The teachers at Calunasan Sur Elementary […]

Learning Center

The Calunasan Sur Elementary School is attended by students from Calunasan Sur as well as elementary age students from the neighboring villages of Canlisid and Ugpong. Presently, there is no library or access to computer technology.  In 2007, the school erected a makeshift building from rusty corrugated metal sheeting and cardboard to house the preschoolers in […]