In class coaching for teachers in Guatemala
Below is an excerpt from the Second Quarter report. You can read the full report here. Today at La Colina Middle School in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, you could peek into a classroom to see students working together in groups, pouring over their textbooks. You’d see...
The Promise of a Pencil – A book review
Adam Braun's smiling face stared at me from the cover of his book, The Promise of a Pencil, published earlier this year, and I stared back with a skeptical eye. All I knew of Pencils of Promise, the organization Braun founded, was that they build schools in developing...
Friday Photo Fiesta #16: CORP schools from July’s Snapshot
This happy edition of Friday Photo Fiesta we want to share a few of the photos from the Culture of Reading Program schools we visited during the Summer Project Tours. We have such hopes for the kiddos at these schools and are excited by the changes we've seen in their...
Gina blogging at Rebel Storytellers
Our bloggess extraordinaire, Gina Lieser Regan (did you know she got married last month?!), is blogging over at Rebel Storytellers now too! Check out her latest post, a Love Letter to Guatemala, in which, you guessed it, she expresses her affection for the loveliest...
VIP Fall Fiesta Guests (besides you, of course)
In June, we announced the date of Fall Fiesta 2014: A Stroll through the Markets of Guatemala (Saturday, October 18, 2014, in case you need a refresher). Get ready for Big Announcement Part Deux... Two VIPs will be attending Fall Fiesta to share their special story...