February 2020 We spent 5 very busy weeks in Guatemala, meeting with our teachers and visiting all the schools. We outfitted 3 of the new preschools with chairs, tables, rugs, white boards, educational materials, etc. We now have seven preschools, three after-school tutorial programs, and one weaving project. All of our teachers attended a week-long training. They learned … [Read more...] about February 2020
December 2019
Wendy is 4 years old and started going to a Project Quetzal preschool in Buena Vista in Sololá in January of 2019. Her teacher, Irma, took this video of her "reading" Froggy Goes to School in September of 2019. Buena Vista is a small indigenous pueblo, and most of the people who live there speak only the Mayan language, Kaqchikel. There is no Spanish spoken in Wendy's home and … [Read more...] about December 2019
October 2019
We returned to Guatemala in September and had a very busy month there checking in on Project Quetzal’s 8 projects. The 2 new teachers (Amalia and Rosario) who started in July (after attending the summer training) are both doing a fantastic job. Amalia’s classroom is at the local primary school and Rosario’s class is in her home. All of the preschool teachers attend 2 weeklong … [Read more...] about October 2019
August 2019
On 8/17/19 we had a cooking class fundraiser. It was fun and a huge success! Maricela taught us how to make some delicious, Mexican dishes: cactus salad, mango salad, cerviche, enchiladas de Michoacan, and apple fritters. And we raised enough money to pay a preschool teacher for one year! … [Read more...] about August 2019
June 2019
We checked in on our six projects during our last visit in May/June, meeting with the teachers and visiting the classrooms. We continue to be amazed at the quality of the teaching and the level of creativity in all of the educational activities. In the after-school tutorial programs, the children are evaluated each grading period to see how they are progressing. If it is … [Read more...] about June 2019