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By Tonia Gooding. President of Communities Alive. 6 January 2025. (Originally published in the Trinidad Guardian) It is with a heavy heart that one of the first articles I read in the newspaper for the new year of 2025 was suggesting that the solution to violent crime was increased abortion. Firstly, using only one researchContinue reading “The real causes of violence”

By Tonia Gooding. President of Communities Alive. 27 December 2024 As the New Year approaches, I think it is only right to look at the previous year and learn from it. This year, I was introduced to the very damaging, divisive narrative called privilege. “Pretty privilege, rich privilege, white privilege”, etc, are words I heard,Continue reading “Use your ‘privilege’ for the benefit of others”

Communities Alive will host the launch of a book on a new approach to character building by Fr. Mark Georges that was published in June. The book is entitled: Anthropology of Integration – a handbook for teachers, parents and educators. The book is fruit of research and consultation with experts, in particular, the founder ofContinue reading “CA to host book launch”

Have you ever been a part of a super high – performing team? It can be such a deeply satisfying experience when you get to work with people whose personalities, dedication to a common goal, and individual  talents merge in  a way that seems like they were made for each other. Even though this willContinue reading “Building a family team”

As the summer vacation is upon us, it is a good time for parents to think about the amount of time that their children can potentially spend with their gadgets if they are not helped to make good use of time. There are risks for their development that should not be underestimated. We share aContinue reading “Responses from our champions – the impact of digital media on children”

Communities Alive volunteers at St Joseph Convent having been working with form one students during the academic year using the Alive to the World book Friends. Students were invited to prepare artwork to show ideas that impacted on them and which they wanted to share. Here is a selection:

The objective of the exercise was to have them demonstrate their understanding of the ideas in the lessons, teamwork as well application of the concepts. I was pleasantly surprised by their retention  but more importantly  their ability to apply and demonstrate what they learnt and understood. I was amused to hear them reminding each otherContinue reading “La Pastora government shows understanding of concepts”

On Saturday 1st. and Saturday 8th. June the first session of Teacher/Champions for 19 schools took place for the Alive to the World program. The Training was conducted by zoom to facilitate attendance by persons from all over Trinidad. The sessions comprised lectures, breakout sessions, group discussion and independent work. The two sessions were fourContinue reading “Training for school champions”

As of Monday 28th May, every one of our 118 Catholic R.C. schools, has received a package of Alive to the World books.

Communities Alive shared proud moments with La Pastora Government Primary School at their Sports Day in April. We were able to recognise Emerald House with a trophy for good character and sportsmanship. We are already seeing the benefits of the programme rippling out after 5 short months – imagine the wave of engagement and characterContinue reading “Proud moments at La Pastora government”