by Christi | Nov 17, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Stories
In January 2015, Mercy came from the community of Ngaamba to Canopy Life as part of our first-ever 4th grade class. Her father is deceased and, at ten years old, she is the youngest member of her large family. From the first day at the Academy, Mercy has been full of...
by Christi | Nov 10, 2015 | Life at the Academy, Stories
by Pip Jackson, Deep Roots Coordinator Canopy kids had no idea what to expect when we told them we were going to see a musical. “Teacher, will we be staying the night in the theatre?” Even though the kids had watched clips of musical theatre in Deep Roots Class, they...
by Christi | Oct 20, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Events, Stories, Trips
This summer, our first team to Canopy Life Academy had the joy of welcoming Sarah Johnson to our team. Since 2014, Sarah has been a child sponsor for Mercy, first through The 410 Bridge and now as part of her Canopy Life sponsor family. During the Canopy 100, our goal...
by Christi | Oct 20, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Events, Stories, Trips
This summer, our first team to Canopy Life Academy had the joy of welcoming Sarah Johnson to our team. Since 2014, Sarah has been a child sponsor for Mercy, first through The 410 Bridge and now as part of her Canopy Life sponsor family. During the Canopy 100, our goal...
by Christi | Oct 13, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Stories
Last Thursday, October 8, John Korambu (“Korab”) took over Canopy Life’s Instagram account and took us on a journey to see a day in his life at the Academy. This was a lot of fun for John, his sponsors, his 4th grade classmates, and teachers. Thank...
by Christi | Sep 8, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Mission and Values, Stories
Last week, our students returned for the final term of their first year at Canopy Life Academy (the Kenyan school year runs from January – December). It has been a joy to watch our inaugural 4th grade students grow these past 8 months. I sat down with Christi, Canopy...
