A note of thanks for the great response we have received for our Food Fund for the families of our preschool kids that are suffering very hard times in Guatemala due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, the Guatemalan government does not provide aid or food distribution programs for the many people in need. A large percentage of Guatemalans work in the informal sector, … [Read more...] about May 2020
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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