School House

This is the path that we walk to school. We walk out our fenced in area to an open field.This is the first part of the open field that we encounter.

Then we encounter a fence and we walk along the brick wall which is part of the SCCLC. At the end we turn right and into the Learning Center. We have posted pics before of the entrance.
The one on the left is a pic of the Library on the bottom with the Computer Lab, where I teach Office 2007 to 9-12 grader, and Chapel on the second floor. The one to the right is a pic of some of the classrooms. Mine is on the second
floor.

These are pics of the Eagle's Nest. This is where lunch is served. I usually have chicken and french fries with salad everyday. It cost 10 B's which about $1.70.

This is a pic of the gym. I teach Girl's PE. I have 9-10th graders Monday and Thursday with 7-8th graders on Tuesday and Friday. Also this is where we practice Volleyball. The gym is partially open on the ends.


This is another pic of the gym and the pic to the right is the sign going into the PE office.

This is the classroom that I teach two different classes. I have Ancient World History with 9th graders and Consumer Math with 12th graders.


The is the soccer field. It currently being renovated. There has been a serious water problem for a couple of years that they are presently fixing.

Volleyball

In case you didn't know I am coaching Boy's volleyball. I coach both the JV's which are 6-8th graders and Varsity (9-12 graders). Most athletes play both volleyball and soceer during this time of the year. We practice one night a week with games on Tuesday. The varsity practices on Monday and the JV's on Friday. When we have contest we play both volleyball and soceer on the same nights. On Tuesday is Boy's JV and Varsity volleyball and Girl's JV and Varsity Soccer. On Thursdays is Girl's JV and Varsity volleyball and Boy's JV and Varsity Soceer. Andrew Bloomfield coaches the girls volleyball and we both help each other out on game nights. So I am busy 4 nights a week with coaching. Here is a blog site that list the scores of the games with some pics if you want to see how we are doing at the Christian Learning Center (SCCLC).
http://www.scisl.blogspot.com/

Kinder

This is the entrance to SCCLC school complex as we walk in each morning. You can see a playground in the middle. This is used for elemenary grades 1-4.

This is the outdoor hallway down to the Kinder classroom where Debie teaches each day. It is the next to the last room.

Above is Debie's desk. As you can see it is neat and tidy.

This picture is the front of the classroom. You can see she spent a lot of time making posters, etc. Also there is the Elementary rules for her class.

This is another picture of her classroom with the student desk, etc. As you can see has has their name and other information scotch taped to the tables. Isn't she so neat.

This last picture is the door to the outside where the Kinder playground is located. (This is her backdoor.) Also you can see she has cubicles for all her 9 students.


This is all for this edition. More to come at a later time. Out here.

H1N1 swine flu virus

The SCCLC and all schools in Santa Cruz have temporarily been shut down because of H1N1 swine flu virus. We are off school the rest of this week and next week unless conditions change. There has been no virus at the SCCLC. So next week we will be doing professional development days and curriculum.

Mailing Address

Tim and Debie Gale
c/o Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center
Cajon 4049
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Use this one for letters

or

Tim and Debie Gale
c/o World Gospel Mission
Casilla 55
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

For letters or packages

New Friends and Apartment

The first picture is of Andrew Bloomfield. He has become a wonderful friend and helper. Andrew is from California and is a bundle of energy. He is absoutely fantastic with the students. Andrew, Debie and I are the only ones at the Learning Center who have not taught here before however Andrew, who is with New Tribes, taught in Korea last year so he has more experience teaching on the Missions field than we do.


The next picture is with Kurt Zimmerman. He has taught here for 15 years and has been a wonderful mentor with his wife Cynthia. They have 5 children with one being in college in the States with the others in school here. In the picture we are at a large market place. This is where I bought Debie a microwave, pots and pans and me a TV.

This picture is of the front gate to the compound. There is a fence all around it. There are 7 apartments inside this compound that belong to WGM, the missions that we are with. It is about a 3-5 minute walk to the school.

The next pic is a parital of where we are living. The section to the left is where Zimmerman's live. There is one more apartment in this complex on the other side.

Here is another pic of the same but further away.

This pic is the front entrance into our apartment.

Here is another view from the side.

This is the site we had out our kitchen widow last Sunday as we were getting ready to go to church. We go to Trinity International Church. The service is in English and it is about 8-10 minute walk from our apartment. It is much like our services at IHCC.

This is a pic of another set of apartments. There is two in this complex.

This is the last set that are at the compound. There is two small apartments in this complex.

This is our living room with a couch and a couple of chairs. The door to the right is our front entrance.

This is a view as you come in the front door. At the very end is where I am tonight writing this blog.

This is the kitchen. That is the window we saw the cows out of last week.

These two are of course the bathroom. It has a washer inside this area. The shower is located on the far left.

These last two are the bedroom. It has a couple of chester drawer with a book case. There is also a dryer in our bedroom. You can see a fan but we also have an air conditioner in this room.

That is all for this week. By the way I start coaching boys volleyball this week. I have High School and Middle School. We have one practice for Middle School before our first game and four with the High School. We play some Bolivian schools and they are on a different schedule since this is their winter. They get out for summer break sometime in December. So they have been practicing and we just started school.

Debie is doing great with her Kinder classes. She has 10 students. More later. Out Here.

August 8th

Hello from Santa Cruz. We are just finishing up our first week. We have been in school orientation Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. None on Thursday because it was an Bolivian holiday-independence day. The first pic is this years student verse I Tim 4:12. This is painted on the inside wall of the entrance into the SCCLC. By the way we have a new picture on the home page of Debie and I-it is the entrance to the school.

The next three pic are the house we were staying in. It was a big house with 4 bedrooms etc. It was also a mile away from the school which was an inconvenience. Also there was another couple coming that had a bigger family so we moved on Thursday to our present location which is about a 5 minute walk to the school.


We have been spending a lot of time at the school preparing classrooms and material for Monday when we start school. Pictured below is Debie's Kinder room. It needed a lot of work and it is just about ready to go. Debie teaches a half day Kinder with 1o students. Some our MK and some Bolivians. She has been a real trooper and has done a great job in preparation for the school year. Now she needs to study her curriculum.


As for Tim his teaching schedule is 9th grade Ancient World History, 9-10th Computers, 12 grade Business Math, and 7-10 girls PE. What a schedule. They haven't said anything about coaching yet but I will probably be coaching some level of Volleyball. I don't have one room that I am in so I really don't have any roots. I will not know how many students I will have in each classroom until Monday. One thing about PE is that I am team teaching with Andrew Bloomfied a CA boy who is in his 20's. Last year he taught in Korea. He is a great guy who is a lot of fun. I will post of picture of him later since I don't have one at the pesent time.

Debie is working very hard trying to get our present apartment up and running. This one has 1 bedroom, 1 bath, a kitchen and living room. A lot smaller. It also wasn't in as good condition as the other. I did go out today and purchased a microwave for the apartment. It was about $70. More expensive in Bolivia. But for the most part the food is a lot cheaper in price here.

We are doing good. Going to an English speaking church tommorrow and then back to school for final preparation for Monday.