College Harry Brakeman
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College Harry Brakeman is a Methodist school (primary and secondary) in Haiti
. It is run by the Eglise Méthodiste d'Haiti (Methodist Church of Haiti).
's winters.
The school has an enrollment of about 600 students.
In January 2010, the 7.0 Magnitude earthquake
that devastated much of Haiti caused considerable damage to the town of Petit-Goave, followed by a 5.9 magnitude aftershock centered directly below the town. Due to good construction techniques, the school suffered little damage other than a computer lab which was built around 2008 above the school's auditorium. The unfinished computer lab was not built to the same standards as the rest of the school and was destroyed in the quake and aftershocks.
Following the quake, the Methodist Church of Haiti and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
(UMVIM) partnered with Kansas-based United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
to help the church rebuild Petit-Goave.
The school was featured in the 400th episode of the NPR
program This American Life
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. It is run by the Eglise Méthodiste d'Haiti (Methodist Church of Haiti).
History
The school was built in the 1970s by Methodist pastor Harry Brakeman of Michigan with the help of numerous construction volunteers looking to escape MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
's winters.
The school has an enrollment of about 600 students.
In January 2010, the 7.0 Magnitude earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
that devastated much of Haiti caused considerable damage to the town of Petit-Goave, followed by a 5.9 magnitude aftershock centered directly below the town. Due to good construction techniques, the school suffered little damage other than a computer lab which was built around 2008 above the school's auditorium. The unfinished computer lab was not built to the same standards as the rest of the school and was destroyed in the quake and aftershocks.
Following the quake, the Methodist Church of Haiti and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission is the short-term mission arm of the United Methodist Church. As a connectional body, the United Methodist Church uses related agencies to perform church functions...
(UMVIM) partnered with Kansas-based United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection is a congregation of the United Methodist Church. The main campus is located in Leawood, Kansas with satellite campuses in Olathe, Kansas, downtown Kansas City, Missouri & Blue Springs, Missouri....
to help the church rebuild Petit-Goave.
The school was featured in the 400th episode of the NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
program This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
.