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L’est We Forget: The Dalton Community’s Impact on Haiti’s Notre-Dame School

Imagine being from the island of Haiti, and knowing first hand the direct impact of the earthquake of 2009. Imagine being involved with a school for girls that becomes destroyed by the earthquake only to be reopened in 2010 thanks to the kindness and generosity of so many others. Well this is the story of beloved Dalton Foreign Language teacher Madame Viard. Madame Viard spoke at the high school assembly on October 16 about her involvement with the Notre-Dame School.
The Notre-Dame School, founded in 1973, is an all-girls school located in Haiti’s capital city of Port-Au-Prince. The school serves poor girls who otherwise would not have the chance to get an education. Notre-Dame does not charge tuition to attend. Most of the money used to run the school is privately raised. The school’s long-term goal is to teach students the necessary skills that will allow them to go on to higher levels of education and or jobs.
 
Madame Viard and the Dalton community have become instrumental in helping the Notre Dame School. Whether it has been houses adopting girls as pen pals, or student groups hosting bake sales and selling merchandize to raise funds to send back to the school, the Dalton community has went the extra mile to support the girls at Notre-Dame. There is even a new student group at Dalton called The Notre Dame Club whose sole responsibility is coming up with ideas to help support the school. Thanks to Madame Viard and the efforts of the Dalton community, the Notre Dame School and the students there will never be forgotten.
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