New Community School

Inspired by the success of our preschool Jaxnaq’tzb’il Xnaq’tzb’il Kynab’il Qchman

and the David Jimenez Learning Center we have launched a project to build a NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL. The school will be based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education and offer the youth of Cajolá a high-quality education beginning with preschool and continuing through the ninth grade. The school will continue to be based on the Mam language and culture, incorporating local community knowledge. 

The school has been designed by our pro bono architect, Jennifer Cooper, based on extensive interviews and brainstorming with the current teachers. Roberto Davila, of Quetzaltenango’s Rotary Club, will be taking the design and bringing it into reality. He is currently working on the budget.

Although we have owned the land for quite a while it lacked access, so that was the first problem to be solved. After lots of negotiations with the neighbors in this still somewhat rural area of Cajolá a road was dug out. We’ll keep you informed on our progress.