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Semuy

TEACH started to support this site in 2008. In 2019, TEACH is budgeting total funding for Semuy of $27,940 allocated to:  3 middle school teacher salaries; scholarships; dorm monitor; room, board and food supplement expenses for students; and classroom computers.

TEACH and funding partners had previously provided $10,000 for the construction of a computer classroom and $5,000 for construction of a dormitory. The computer facilities have been an important reason for the enrollment growth at this site.

Visiting the Semuy Institute is an adventure in off-roading: it takes an hour and a half to two hours through rugged mountain terrain to reach this Q’eqchi’-speaking village, which has no electricity or running water. Here TEACH, in addition to funding the three teachers’ salaries, has also found the funds for constructing the school building, and itself funded a generator to provide energy for the computer classroom. TEACH also provided seventeen computers so that every student in the school could receive three computer classes every week. In February 2015, a dormitory for girls was completed, for many parents felt that the long walk every day was dangerous.

Graduation / Event 2018

Final Report for School Year 2018 - Prof. Ernesto Coc Xol

Please accept our cordial greetings. We wish you much success in your daily work and hope the Lord and Creator of the Universe showers you with His blessings.

The purpose of this communication is to bring you the final report for the school-year 2018.

The school year ended on October 31 for the graduating students, especially those of the third year of básico, and also for the second and first year of básico students.

These students will be continuing their diversificado studies. According to their parents, some of them may go to El Estor. They will decide which career path they want to follow.

Second Year of Básico: These students advanced to the third year of básico. Two students withdrew before finishing the school year. Their parents did not explain why their children dropped out of school. Two students failed the school year.

First Year of  Básico: These students advanced to second year of básico. Two students withdrew before finishing the school year. Their parents did not explain why their children dropped out of school. Three students failed the school year.

The dormitory was a success because 7 young women ended up living there with the teacher. Their parents made the following statement:

“We are infinitely grateful to you for offering our daughters the opportunity to live in the dormitory and avoid having to walk to school every day. Your support was very important because it made it possible for them to live together and do their homework at the Institute. Many thanks for your assistance. We lack the right words to express our gratitude. Thank you.”

Sincerely,

Ernesto Coc Xol

English

Please accept my brotherly greetings. I wish you much success in your daily work and hope the Creator of the Universe showers His blessings upon you.

The Institute’s XI anniversary was celebrated from the 20th to the 24th. The parents of the students held a mayejak (thanksgiving to our Lord).

There different types of activities: the election of the Ratzúm Tzoleb’aal (the flower of the Institute); math and drawing contests; songs and dances. There were also rali games.

Many thanks for your support. Without it, we would not have been able to have this anniversary celebration that proved to be so much fun for the student body.

I am attaching some photos and videos of the activities.

Many thanks.

Sincerely,

Ernesto Coc Xol