You Never Know What to Expect

Breaking up some of the rough, cement floor in the canteen area. It will be replaced with a smooth, low maintance floor in this high traffic area.

ALPHA has been undergoing a bit of renovation the minute the kids were let out on vacation earlier this month. There has been a lot of pipe layed for plumbing for two new bathrooms in the pre-school classrooms and even a new foundation/wall where the original wall ajoined with the neighboring property. Yet to come: new ceiling and new floors.

There are always lots of little things that come up when you do a project like this. For instance, wouldn't it make much more sense to install a new floor in a high traffic area just outside the classrooms that they are being remodeled. So...


Tell me this is a joke...

What was thought to be some loose cement that needed to be torn up turned out to be MUCH more...

Just a 7x7 foot hole under the floor. The steel was not in very good shape, so it was a blessing to have "found" this new developement right under our feet. It sure provided a wee bit of excitement for the guys working on the project. :)

The canteen was originally a little house...the hole was a septic or something.

Ok, now we gotta fill this thing in, right?!

MILESTONES!

Our FIRST 9th grade graduating class

...remember finishing Jr. High?

ALPHA's humble beginning in 2000 started with 10 students - pre-school through 2nd grade. Each year since then, we have added one new grade. This month, we released our first class of 9th graders to go forth and take over the world. We do not offer the three years of Brazilian High School at this time. One day this may change, but for now we are committed to excelling in the 4 pre-school classes and the additional 9 grades.

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Having grown from 10 to 250 students (in 7 years) means that every single year were were multipying. Though this was strategic and needfull, we are now focusing on driving down pilings/roots that will equip ALPHA to be a powerfull light in Mossoró and beyond over the next decades.

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