VISIONS BVI 3 is learning carpentry and has already made beautiful benches and garden beds.

The last session of 2023 has begun

A handwritten diary entry dated Day 1 describes a participants first day in the VISIONS program, experiences building projects, exploring the area, and meeting new people, ending with positive feelings about the experience.
A group of children and teens play basketball indoors on a green court. One player shoots the ball toward the hoop while others watch or move around, and natural light shines through the open walls.
Four people work together outdoors, using a power saw to cut wooden planks on a yellow surface. The area is sunny with trees and open land in the background. One person operates the saw while others assist and observe.
A handwritten journal entry dated 8/3/2023 on lined paper, describing a days activities including breakfast, splitting into groups, making benches, assembling and disassembling palettes, lunch, and painting benches. The paper is on a marble-like surface.
A person in a gray t-shirt and sneakers uses a tool to remove a wooden plank from a red deck frame near a tree, with a road and greenery in the background.
Two people are painting a wooden outdoor bench; one is kneeling and painting green while the other is crouched and painting white slats. The scene is outdoors on dirt and grass.
Three people outdoors painting a large white wooden panel. Two women in pink shirts and gloves are working in the foreground, while another person is seen working in the background. A palm tree and a blue house are visible nearby.
Three people sit around a wooden bench in a dry, rocky landscape under a cloudy sky. An empty blue chair is nearby, with green shrubs, distant mountains, and the ocean in the background.
A group of people walk along a sandy beach near clear blue water and large boulders under a bright, partly cloudy sky. Some carry bags and wear hats, enjoying a sunny day by the coast.

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