The Transformational Power of Reading

Picture a classroom bustling with activity… Okay, check! ✔ Children dressed in colorful costumes swarm the bookshelves to choose a story to read with visiting volunteers from Cooperative for Education (CoEd) and its Rotary partners. These students may be just...

Top 6 Memories from Summer 2024 Tours

Another year, another Summer Tour season in the books—and as always, this one was full of incredible experiences! The Helping Hands Tour is a special opportunity to connect with Spark students over the course of a week, and every year it’s a heartwarming reminder that...

El Calvario: From Puppets to Pages

El Calvario—a shining example of CoEd’s Spark Program—uses puppets to boost classroom creativity and communication, showcasing the importance of having fun while learning! Sacatepéquez, July 2023. Cooperative for Education’s (CoEd’s) Spark Program is far from your...

Sparking a Love for Literacy

Here at CoEd, we often get questions about how our programs operate in Guatemala. “Do you hire teachers or send volunteers to teach in Guatemala?”, “Do you start your own schools?”, “How on earth does a non-profit in Cincinnati, Ohio work with so many...

Travel Back through CoEd’s History

Last month, as a part of CoEd’s 25th anniversary, we took a glimpse into a future of possibilities! This time around, we’d like to take you on a giant leap back in time to the 20th century (cough—1996—cough) when CoEd was only just a dream beginning to...

Award-Winning Creativity: Sharlyn’s Story

Children in rural Guatemala grow up surrounded by beautiful vistas—rolling hills and terraced landscapes that spark the creative imaginations of hundreds of volunteers who visit these rural areas with Cooperative for Education (CoEd) each year. But for these kids,...