The Flor de Loto Montessori school is the first Montessori school in Ponce. “When the earthquakes happened, we realized that schools in Ponce were closed for a long time and couldn’t service the youth or their families. So we decided to take the step and open this school in the town of Ponce,” explained the lead teacher and founder Lisbeth González Rodríguez about the decision to open in “la Ciudad Señorial”.
The school started with a seed fund from the Wildflower Foundation that has allowed them to remodel an abandoned building in the town center. They opened doors in 2019 with 25 families and hope they can now reach full enrollment. In addition to education services, they offer support to the community.
Now, González Rodríguez is looking to widen their impact to nearby rural communities with the Ilumina Montessori project. This initiative aims to install renewable energy systems in multiple Montessori schools across the island. They are currently raising funds to get a 8.04 kW(DC) photovoltaic system and 27kWh battery system
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