DILC--February 19, 2016

The DILC is the Discovery Island Learning Center, or Che La Lorre's preschool, soon to be just school! We are busy working on getting ready for the expansion of grades 1-3 in June. This past week when we met we finalized projected expenses so she can budget and start ordering chairs, supplies, etc. We went over what costs we think are necessary and where she may be able to cut some. The biggest accomplishment of the meeting was helping her figure out where to set her new tuition price. She also makes some profit off of the uniforms. She has been collecting different flyers from schools around the city and even pretended to be a mother to get a quote. She will be the first school in the burangay to offer 1-3 which is good. She wants to be affordable though and she doesn't include field trips or books in the tuition cost. We help finalize the preschool admissions form but are still finishing the grade school form. The expansion is a little bit of a risk but I think it will pay off in the end. I am pushing for her to give a small incentive for early bird sign ups to get a better idea of how many students will be enrolled and also to get some capital to purchase supplies and uniforms. We went to lunch with her and Charles after which was a lot of fun. I had a steak, salad, and potatoes for six dollars! And some REALLY a good ice cream. The best part was Charles bringing his camera on a tripod to the restaurant to take pictures of his food before he ate it. And the of us on timer cam. Love them.