La Joya Kindergarten – History

A new project to build a breakfast area was started in April 2012. See details below.

The original project is now completed!!! Thanks you to everyone who made that possible.

The original project was the construction of a new kindergarten in the community of La Joya located at the south end of Rincon de Guayabitos in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. There is currently a small shack which houses 5 students. Another dozen or so students leave the community to attend classes. Land has been assigned to the project.

The project will include one classroom, and a boy’s and girl’s bathroom on a septic system.

The cost of the project: approximately 260,000 pesos or US$22,000.

Location of the project: La Joya, Nayarit, Mexico (a neighbourhood of Rincon de Guayabitos)

History:

April 23, 2012 – work begins on the breakfast area

March 6, 2012 – A breakfast area for the school places first in the voting of the education committee of Los Amigos.

March 1, 2012 – Volunteer day completes the project. To read the article click here.

Feb, 2, 2012 – John and Mary Mulrooney from Ladysmith Rotary visit the project. Retaining wall is completed

and bathroom walls are up.

January 2012 – 98,000 pesos received from Royal Oak Centennial Matching Grant for bathrooms including US$2,500 from Oak Bay Rotary.

January 18, 2012 – Ketta and Russ Robertson from Cold Lake Alberta visit the project bringing donations they have collected.

December 2012 – a convoluted set of circumstances result in funds from Ladysmith Rotary being reassigned to Las Ladrilleras kindergarten project and funds from Royal Oak Centennial Rotary being assigned to this project for bathrooms

November 23, 2011 – The roof is on the new classroom which measures 5m x 6m.

November 18, 2011 – The grant for the bathrooms for this project was transferred to the Las Ladrilleras project to avoid complications and make sure we could use the funds in the time allowed by the grant.

Early November 2011 – When Carlos contacted SEP to initiate the land transfer for the project it appears he sparked the government into action. When he visited the site two weeks later a truck was unloading materials for the construction. The government has initiated the project. Better than a donation!!!

July, 2011 – Rotary club of Ladysmith, B.C., Canada approve a grant of US$ 5,000 to fund the bathrooms and septic system.

March 31, 2011 – Jaltemba Bay Rotary decides to partner on the project with Los Amigos.

February 22, 2011 - land is officially assigned to the kindergarten.

February 1, 2011 – the project places as top priority in the voting by the parents of the Los Amigos education committee projects for 2011 and 2012.