On Sunday June 19th, 2015, Konbit Pou Potapiman celebrated Excellence in Schoolwork as well as in Excellence in Teaching, in a ceremony at the Catholic Church of Notre-Dame du Rosaire in Port-a-Piment. This celebration is a strong component of KPP’s Education Program.
Elegantly dressed students, parents, teachers and townspeople filled the church for this special occasion. The KPP coordinator, Mrs. Paul Edline Orcel delivered the keynote address, encouraging parents and family to be proactive in the children’s academic life. She stressed that education is the surest way of getting out of economic deprivation.
First came the presentation of the Eric Belfort Awards of Excellence. As in the past 3 years, these awards were presented to students who had achieved a high level of academic excellence during the school year.
The six students being honored were selected by their school administrators and came from different schools of the commune of Port-a-Piment. One by one, the honorees, accompanied by their parents received the ERIC BELFORT Excellence Award certificates as well as a scholarship that will help the parents defray the cost of the next academic year.
The recipients of the 2015 Eric Belfort Excellence Award are:
1-Jean David Vital-Ecole Notre Dame du Rosaire
2-Jean Mardy Aspil-Ecole Nationale de Figuiers
3-Oracius Modelin- EFA
4-Joseph Berry Orcel-College Stella Maris
5-Chantal Dieudka –Collège Stella Maris
6-Nataika Bisreth- : Lycée de Port-a-Piment
Konbit Pou Potapiman Inc. thanks the family member of the late Eric Belfort as well as Merrill Lynch/Bank of America for making this program a worthwhile and successful initiative. Mr. Eric Belfort was a longtime resident of Port-a-Piment Belfort who had helped family members achieve academic success.
Prix Dr. Charles Sinady
The Doctor Charles Sinady Awards were then presented to teachers who distinguished themselves during the school year as caring and deserving educators. They were also selected from six schools in the commune of Port-a-Piment
The teachers who were honored are:
1-Clarel Hyppolyte- Figuiers
2- Abner Auguste- Guillaume
3-Jocelaine Jn Baptiste-EFA
4-Odeline Mathieu-NDR
5-Joacine LouisJean- Jardin VERT
6-Odelin Musac- BAPTISTE
Konbit Pou Potapiman thanks Dr Yolene Sinady for her support and generosity toward the people of Port-a-Piment. The late Doctor Charles Sinady was a native of Port–a-Piment who cherished his roots and shared his passion for this city with friends and colleagues.
