NEWS FROM CEBU We invite you to learn more in this and coming issues of News From Cebu as we shine a light on education at CSC—where every child, regardless of ability, is given the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. With 50% of our residents having special needs, individualized plans guide each child from toddlerhood through adulthood toward the life God has intended for them. Thank you for making this life-changing education possible.
“ We meet children where they are.” —C ris Tabra, CCHS Principal
Today, CCHS remains the first building block in CSC’s Christ-centered, life-changing education program that serves all residents, fifty percent of whom have special needs. The ministry’s multi-disciplinary team works together to guide The teacher began a structured, residents through to junior and one-year literacy program that senior high school and into provided the early intervention college or vocational training, needed to help Kylie read and walking alongside them every write at grade level. step of the way. By the time she was adopted Continued on page 2 from CSC at age 11 in 2018, she had gained the tools needed for academic success. Today, the high school student and her mportant Announcement 2 Ifrom twin sister Kaye are planning CSC Board of Directors college tours with their adoptive 3 Special Projects parents, Debbie and Jon Slavik of Wisconsin. 4 Praises & Prayer Requests
More Than Classrooms CSC Education Transforms Hardship into Hope “Hmmm…now, is that a ‘b’ or a ‘d’? A ‘p’ or a ‘q’?” Like many elementary school students, Kylie Slavik struggled with reading and writing. When she began to show signs of dyslexia, her teacher at Cebu Children of Hope School (CCHS) didn’t waste time.
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“Kylie has a 4.0,” says Debbie. “She’s come so far. It’s amazing that [CCHS] can provide oneon-one instruction with so many students. I don’t know how they make it work!” SPRING 2026
hurch Highlight 5 CDaily Bread & Blessings eet the CSC Team: Employee Spotlight 6 MCover Story (continued) 7 From the Desk of the Executive Director 8 Global Zoom Conversation