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As we started our new school year in January and reconnected with our staff who were freshly back from vacation, we gave a special welcome to our new staff! Although some of them are familiar to our ministry, we’re grateful to have each of them committed with us for the 2018 school year! Read belowRead more
In October of last year, we celebrated the promotion of our Grade 9 Básicos students. They’d finished the general education requirements for students in Guatemala—a significant achievement—and were ready to move forward, selecting a Carrera stream for their continued education. Jaime was one of the Básicos students who would cross the stage that day, andRead more
As we finished our school year in October 2017, we asked each of our English teachers to reflect on their experience at the school. Mikhaila Bergen joined our staff this year as part of a greater calling God has given her for Guatemala, and throughout the year received guidance from Him about her future andRead more
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On September 15th, Guatemala celebrated its 196th anniversary of independence—and our school joined in! With two parades, a special assembly and a school-wide breakfast (and a day to recuperate afterwards), our students performed their civic duties with aplomb. During the first parade, our youngest students were asked to dress in traje típico (“TRA-hey TEEP-ee-co”), traditionalRead more
Six students are graduating this year from our Carrera school, from our two-year Graphic Design career program. These are the first students to graduate from our school, so this is the first opportunity we have to see our vision truly fulfilled, completed. We spoke to Jasmin, the director of our carrera school, and asked her aboutRead more
“My name is Haydee and I’ve been a teacher here for nine years now, and I’ve had many beautiful experiences here with students like one girl I remember, Lety. When she started studying here in Grade 2, I was her teacher. I remember that she wouldn’t come near me. She was afraid of being closeRead more
Torreana Goodman is one of the participants from the Summer Program this year! Read about her journey with the Lord this summer in Ontario and Guatemala: Global Shore’s Summer Program has been a great opportunity for me to experience growth in my faith through seeing God’s movement in three very distinct Christian groups. Before taking partRead more
“This School is My Blessing” “I went to Basicos [middle school] in Antigua and started Carrera [high school] there, but in Antigua it was too expensive to study, so my parents looked for a different place for me to go to school. We needed a school that was affordable, that they could afford, but theRead more