Posts by Karen MacKenzie-Stepner

During our team trip to Peru, we visited some of the families that lived in communities outside of Lima. We took a subway train followed by a bus then a small 3-wheeled taxi and then followed that with a long and winding walk up the side of a mountain. It is hard to think that…

In the school in San Cristobel Verapez, the teachers help the hearing students to learn sign language so they can communicate with the Deaf students of the same age. Kevin in the middle is Deaf and these 3 boys are the best of friends. At recess, they always fly kites and play ball together. In…

Students at Escuela Educación Especial in San Cristobel Verapez, Guatemala are enjoying the books in the new library built in their school in partnership with the Deaf School Teacher Training Team. Guatemala continues to rank among the lowest in literacy within Latin American countries.  The Deaf Schools Teacher Taking Team has partnered with 2 schools…