HOLY CROSS ANGLICAN SCHOOL
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, Central America
Supported by the Holy Cross Education Foundation (A US 501c3 Corporation)
7550 Corporation Way, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
Founded September 4, 2006
"Kids are the only future the human race has." William Saroyan Playwright
HOLY CROSS ANGLICAN SCHOOL
Hits since Jan 1, 2012
Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro Belize was founded in 2006 to provide an education to over 425 of the islands poorest children. Before the school was founded, many of these children simply roamed the beaches, sold jewelry to tourists and had little hope of a brighter future. We started with a patch of lagoon and with the help of donations and teams of volunteer have built a school with 16 classrooms, a library, computer lab, dental clinic and a cafeteria. We also have a preschool.
The children who come to holy cross are the poorest children on the island. Many come from San Mateo (SEE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE), a suburb where many families cannot access electricity or basic sanitation. Although their parents try to find work, many struggle simply to feed their families each week. Sadly physical abuse and neglect is something many of these children are familiar with. At little cost to our students, we provide everything they need for a superb education. More importantly, we provide a hot, nutritious lunch every day—for some the only regular food they receive. But despite working with some of the most at risk children on the island, the school still ranks in the top
third of schools in the country in the primary school exams. Also, in a country where only 25% of children finish primary school, nearly 80% of our students not only finish, but go onto high school too! In Belize, the government pays only the teachers salaries and for text books—all other costs must be raised by the school itself—either through high school fees, or doing without the essentials we take for granted (like running water for toilets). We could not do what we do for these children without the ongoing generous support of various individuals. To find out more about getting involved, visit the Support Holy Cross and
Visit or Volunteer pages on this website.
Please help us continue this great work.
