Tipitapa, Nicaragua
Pequeno Benjamin - Tipitapa
Colegio El Pequeño Benjamin (Pi-cane-yo Ben-ha-min: Little Benjamin)
Director: Alexandra Mendoza
Faculty and Staff: 23
Enrollment: 520
Pequeño Benjamin is one of HI's longest running projects-probably because we had the good sense to give its operation over to some very faithful and remarkable Nicaraguans. Located in Tipitapa and founded in 1999, the school enrolls 520 students from Preschool to Secondary. The Director, Alexandra Mendoza, leads a staff of 23 teachers and support personnel. 2014 marks the first graduating high school class; 12 students received their diplomas. Only about 7% of Nicaraguans have graduated High School, so a diploma puts a young person in a very good position to escape poverty. To allow for continued expansion, the first of several planned second story classrooms has been added.
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Abisai M.
Abisai is now in 3rd grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with both of her parents, a brother and a sister. At school, Abisai's favorite class is Reading and Writing and she likes...
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Adrian C.
Adrian is now in 4th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with just her mom and dad; they are active in a local church in town. At school, Adrian likes all of her classes and she ...
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Adriel Isaac V.
Adriel is a challenge student in 3rd grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. He lives with his parents and an older sister who is also an attending student. Adriel enjoys drawing and coloring a...
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Ajax S.
Ajax is now in his 2nd year of high school at Little Benjamin Christian School. He lives with his mom and dad and a brother; they attend a local church in Tipitapa. At school, Ajax's favorite class...
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Alba H.
Alba is now in 3rd grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her parents and 2 siblings; they belong to a local church in the neighborhood. At school, Alba's favorite class is Rea...
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Alejandra R.
Alejandra is now in 5th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her parents, and 1 brother. They are active in a local church in Tipitapa. Alejandra's favorite class is Computers...
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Alexa E.
Alexa is now in 5th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her mom; they attend a local church in Tipitapa. Alexa's favorite class is Math and she likes to play board games and ...
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Alicia S.
Alicia is now in 6th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her parents, a brother and a sister; they are members of a local church in Tipitapa. Alicia's favorite classes are M...
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Alison M.
Alison is now in 5th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her older sisters, and her grandparents. Alison's favorite class is Language and Literature and she likes to play ki...
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Alma C.
Alma is now in 4th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School in Tipitapa. She lives with her mom, grandma, brother and an uncle. She and her family attend a local church in the neighborhood. Alma ...
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Amanda P.
Amanda is now in 6th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her parents, grandparents and her brother. Amanda's favorite class is Computers and she like to play computer games ...
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Ana H.
Ana is now in 5th grade at Little Benjamin Christian School. She lives with her parents, grandparents and a sister. Ana's favorite class is Math and she likes and she likes to play games and hang o...
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