For years the YMCA has been providing summer programs in math and reading for our community. This year was no different for us here at the ‘Y’. On the 30th of June we once again opened our classroom door to children eager to learn despite the fact that school had just closed. As the days […]
Volunteering at the Third World Summer Camp My first day at the 3rd world summer camp was exciting. I saw many new faces of people from the neighbourhood coming out to participate. There were a lot of kids smiling; I didn’t hesitate to meet them all. At first I was very eager to teach and […]
My experience at the” y” summer school for the first week was very enjoyable with the kids. I learnt how to be patient and kind especially when they needed help in the subjects that they are not good in or don’t understand very well. Before we got into the classroom we did a workshop with […]
Being a part of the YMCA summer program means the world to me. Seeing the smiles of the children who I passed on my knowledge to deeply warms my soul. For majority of my childhood, I was very much involved in the YMCA basketball and swimming summer programs. As a young student being raised in […]
YMCA Belize has adopted an innovative approach to literacy and numeracy, introducing a computer-assisted literacy program in 2013 with the help of Restore Belize and funded by the Literacy Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The focus of the YMCA computer assisted literacy and numeracy program is on bringing Primary School children […]