by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
By Bill Hagen In January 2012 a fully functional, internet connected, computer lab was set up at WeiPat High school on the island of Onoun in the Namonweito Atoll of Chuuk State, FSM. In a partnership between The Cuthbert Project and Guam Community College, funded by...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 23, 2012 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
My alma mater, Weipat High School, located on the remote outer island of Onoun in Chuuk State officially made one giant virtual leap toward bridging the huge digital divide. They are now hooked up to the internet via a solar powered satellite dish thanks to Deacon...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog, Education, Featured Article, Social Justice
I was touched today by the following speech by social critic and philosopher, the late Monsignor Ivan Illich. In the speech, which he delivered in 1968 to the Conference on InterAmerican Student Projects (CIASP), he courageously challenged the American youth doing...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jun 27, 2010 | Blog, Education, Featured Article, Social Justice
An educated citizenry is the key to breaking the cycle of disempowerment among the people in the Northwest region in Chuuk. No single issue deserves top priority in the outer islands today than the ensuring of adequate education for our children. It is imperative that...
