Despite the difficulties caused by measures against the pandemic our music, dance and education classes have continued in relative normality. Similarly, all our skills training classes have continued but with some interruptions to the sewing and baking classes. Our secondary education classes have been carried out via internet since mid-June. The Ministry of Education has suspended classes from the end of June until July 20th, coinciding with, but extending by almost two weeks, the usual summer vacation.

Our skills training program also began work after the Easter holiday with sewing classes organized together with the vocational training program of the local municipal authority serving over 20 women students studying every Saturday afternoon. Our baking classes currently serve seven students also every Saturday afternoon.

The Estelí Women's School students returned to class after a longer Easter vacation than usual this year. Here are photographs of  Wednesday night classes which are both for women only and for mixed students too. The school operates two courses, both approved by the Ministry of Education. These are a three year baccalaureate course for adults over 21 and a four year baccalaureate course for students over 16. Women only classes are held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday while classes on Thursday and Friday are mixed.

Art and dance classes started up again at Superemos after the Easter break with good attendance, as the general population becomes more accustomed to the successful public health policy promoting routines as normal as possible in education and employment while encouraging universal, responsible adoption of recommended preventive measures against the COVID-19 virus.

Boston University's Henry S. Goldman school of Dental Medicine sent a group of dental students and dentists to work in Estelí from March 2nd to March 6th. Part of the group worked in the dental clinic of Estelí "Leonel Rugama" municipal health center delivering care to 66 children. The rest of the group worked with local preschool educators on the pilot preventive dental health care program Boston University has developed with the local health authority in Estelí since 2016.

The group from Boston University's School of Social Work was led by Dr. Jorge Delva,
Dean of the school, (far left) and his colleague Dr. Luz López (center)

This year's medical brigade was one of the most successful Superemos has ever hosted involving multiple associated activities consisting of:

In February 2020, a medical brigade from Dot House Health led by Dr. Peter Loewinthan spent three weeks delivering care in 20 rural communities around the city of Estelí in northern Nicaragua. Local television stations filmed some of the brigade's work and posted these two videos on the internet.