Education

Scholarship Program Information:

The Haitian Education & Literacy Program's (H.E.L.P.) goal is to connect students and sponsors so that children attending Pignon area schools can be educated. The scholarships are created to provide a student's tuition relieving the family of the financial burden. The program design provides the sponsor with regular reports of student progress and information about their families.

There are two ways to sponsor a student for scholarship:

1. By calling the H.E.L.P. office at 641-628-9353.

The Education Coordinator will assign a child from

a waiting list compiled by the Comité Bienfaisance de Pignon.

2. By going to the H.E.L.P. office while in Pignon, Sponsors

may select students from the Application List on display

in the administrative office in Pignon.

Please contact Adele Romelus or Gyrlene Jean-Pierre.

Primary Education Sponsorship Opportunity:

$100/year - Primary School

The official primary school cycle requires children to spend 6 years in school before becoming eligible for the state exam granting them a certificate of primary education (CEP).

Secondary Education Sponsorship Opportunity

$290/year - Secondary School

The official secondary education cycle requires students to spend 7 years in high school before sitting for the national exams in two consecutive years. Successful students receive a baccalaureate diploma (Part 1 and Part 2) granting them access to a university.

GUIDELINES for SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING

1. Send funds to the H.E.L.P. office at
Haitian Education & Literacy Program
C/O H.E.L.P. Coordinator
Box 275, Pella, Iowa 50219
2. Initiate selection and matching student with the HELP coordinator

3. Funds distributed in form of grants to eligible students.

GUIDELINES for SELECTING STUDENTS
from the applications on-file in Pignon:

The following must be received at the H.E.L.P. Office
at the address above no later than July 15 for Fall admission:

1. A digital photo from HELP staff in Pignon
2. Student's Name
3. Parents/Guardian's Name
4. Name of school
5. Identify the student as either a primary or secondary level, and
6. Send a check made out to H.E.L.P. office

DEADLINES

JULY 15
The tuition is collected in one payment each year. It needs to arrive in the H.E.L.P. office by July 15 for funds to reach the school in time.

DECEMBER 31
Last day to sponsor a student in a given year. (See exceptions below)
EXCEPTIONS
A STUDENT CAN BE ADMITTED ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR IF:
1. he/she is already in school, needs a sponsor, and is on the waiting list.
2. the comittee needs to act immediately to help a hardship student.

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