Educating underserved children in Maya communities in Guatemala

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Maya LaSalle

TEACH started to support this site in 2003. In 2019, TEACH is budgeting total funding for Maya LaSalle of $17,900 allocated to infrastructure, equipment and 6 High School scholarships. The site currently has 139 students in elementary, middle school and high school.

This primary school founded by Fr. Tom Moran and now operated by the Christian Brothers, educates Maya children from El Estor and surrounding villages by holistically interweaving a spiritual component and the arts with classes in language, mathematics, history, and the sciences. To see the excitement and dedication of these students as they learn together under the guidance of caring, devoted, and expert teachers is to feel the hope that education and love can bring.

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Two young students having fun while waiting to perform with their class in the program they planned especially for TEACH representatives

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Kids hanging out during snack time in front of two of the classrooms

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Brother Christian Romero is the former director of the two levels of the LaSalle schools in El Estor: Escuela Maya LaSalle (grades K-6), Colegio LaSalle (grades 7-9). In this photo, he is showing where the TEACH-funded microscopes are stored.

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Each grade/class planned and performed a dance, song, skit, etc. for the welcoming program for TEACH representatives

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Primary school kids perform an authentic Maya dance

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The 4th grade class hanging out with their teacher (in the center of the photo) dressed in their costumes for the program

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The computer teacher in his classroom

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Beautiful friends during snack time

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Jump roping during recess

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Students having fun laughing and joking

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Students, teachers and TEACH representatives in one last picture after the wonderful welcoming program.