Kelly Telljohann, 17, teaches the English words for colors to a girl at
Our Little Roses in Honduras, using the ESL kit she developed.
Telljohann was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award for her project.
Kelly Telljohann, a Ballantyne Country Club resident and junior at
Providence Day School, received the Girl Scout Gold Award May 5 for her
English as a Second Language (ESL) project that was so successful it has
been incorporated into three ESL programs spanning from Charlotte to
Honduras.
“I know its being used and it feels so good,” said Telljohann, 17, who
has been a Girl Scout for 10 years and is part of Troop 1405.
The Gold Award is the Girl Scouts’ highest award and is presented for an
individual’s project that involves identifying a need, developing an
action plan, leading and delegating, and results in a final product that
is sustainable by another party.
When Telljohann traveled to Honduras as a short-term mission trip in
July 2011 to visit Our Little Roses, a home for girls rescued from the
streets of San Pedro Sula – the murder capital of the world – she saw
the girls’ desire to learn English. Some have the opportunity to attend
the home’s bilingual school and need English practice, while some attend
public school and need a more basic introduction to English. Learning
English increases their opportunities and earning potential upon
graduation.
Telljohann spent 160 hours developing an ESL kit to feed the girls’
motivation and to help the missionaries connect with the girls.
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