Times of Suriname

6WiEXla Wo orJani]e sXPPer scKool aJain

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³Stichting %uurtwerk /atour Stibula has reportedly de cided to organi]e its summer school again for the youths of /atour and the surroundin­g areas,´ said the coordinato­r at the center, :ilgo .oster. (arlier this year the coordina tor indicated that he was not sure if the foundation would organi]e its summer school in September due to the youths that keep hanging around the premises and the drug use issue. 7he problems haYe been addressed which means that the summer school is a go.

.oster pointed out

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for the past months the founda tion¶s board members haYe been giYing motiYation­al training sessions to the delin Tuents of /atour. 7he train ing sessions were deemed necessary because the delin Tuents need e[tra attention. ³7hat is also why the sum mer school is Yery important for the children of /atour.´ 0ore than youths will be accommodat­ed eYery day at the foundation¶s center for a whole month. 7he foundation will carry out educationa­l and game projects. 7hese actiYi ties will giYe the youths cer tain skills that they will need in eYeryday life. ³7hrough out the years we haYe learnt a lot from the youths. :ith the help of games we can dis cuss sensitiYe issues which as drug abuse with the children. 7he children are taught the difference between good and bad in a creatiYe manner. 7he summer school is not only for fun but also for learning from each other,´ said .oster who added that organi]ing the summer school reTuires much time and a lot of money. Stib ula is therefore urging people to support the summer school by making donations.

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