We need:

MATERIALS

• Photocopier. We need to be able to photocopy class materials for our students.
• Van. Abaco is a large, long island and we need to be able to transport our students to and from the school, to better serve them.
• Books. Children's books, reference books (1980+ encyclopedias or Encarta CDs, dictionaries, thesauri), sets of 10 same-title early reader books for Family Literacy initiative
• Art Supplies. Paint, brushes, crayons, clay, construction paper, scissors, glue, markers
• Equipment. Tape recorders, listening stations, overhead projectors, computers (PC (Pentium+) or Apple (IIE or above), educational soft/hardware, GeoSafari, Leapfrog
• Teaching Kits/Posters. Mathematics manipulatives, puzzles, learning games, hands-on science experiments, SRA kits, RSVP word recognition kits, teaching wall-posters, educational videotapes

BUILDINGS

We need philanthropists willing to fund (or actually help build) facilities that will enable us to do what we are able to do.  We need...

• Classrooms, Multi-Purpose Gym
• Teachers' Residences.

CONSULTANTS/TEACHERS

• Volunteer consultants who will provide direct training, classroom demonstrations
• Sabbatical teachers, student teachers who will relocate to teach and train in the Bahamas for a time

To help, and for more information about Every Child Counts, please contact Mrs. Lyn Major, Director of Every Child Counts Learning Centre, at:

  242.366.0101 (evenings) or 

lyn.truman@abacoinet.com.