Steve Hickman (Head of School of Episcopal Collegiate, Little Rock, AR) and I met with the leadership of College Ste. Pierre (CSP) this past Saturday. Our meeting took place in an administrative office of the School. It was a productive time. The most significant things that emerged from the meeting were a clear desire on the part of the Haitian leadership to thoughtfully position CSP for a new mission that is committed to both excellence and one that is internationally recognized and accepted. The desire is to serve emerging leadership from all of Haiti and to provided not only academic excellence but also to raise up a next generation of leadership that can address, the environmental, social, political and spiritual needs that are peculiar to Haiti.
The most encouraging part of the meeting was a genuine engagement of issues and what I sensed was an openness and eagerness to form a working partnership in the design and development of CSP. A very clear next step was identified and eagerly agreed to and will be pursued in the days ahead. +TJ






