The Externals...

At Casa Guatemala the children attend the free primary school on site. However, after sixth grade, the students are no longer obligated by law to continue their studies. At Casa Guatemala, we encourage the continuation of their education to the secondary level, but this is only possible through the kind economic support of student sponsors. In 2009, twenty kids studied at four different schools: La Salle in Chiquimula, Las Lajas in Petén, ColPri in Fronteras, and El Hall in Zacapa.

La Salle

These young men live and study four hours from Casa Guatemala. Elmer and Francisco are currently in their fifth year studying accounting. They will graduate from secondary school in November 2010. Josue, Milton, and Oliver are in their last year of básico. This year they must decide on a specialty to study at the high school level and may need to change schools and/or living situations depending on their choice of study.

Elmer, Francisco, Josue, Milton, Oliver

Las Lajas

Irma, Aura, Zoila, Sheila, Andrea, Marlon, Jaime, Maria

This group of eight study and live in the northern department of Petén. Irma, Aura, and Zoila, similar to the boys in La Salle, are in their last year of básico. This year they must decide on a specialty to study at the high school level and may need to change schools and/or living situations depending on their choice of study. Sheila, Andrea, Marlon, and Jaime have one more year until they have to make this big decision.

ColPri

These six students are still living in Casa Guatemala. They travel by boat every school day to the town of Fronteras where they attend the Colegio Particular of Río Dulce. They are in their first year of básico.

Miguel, Jose, Brandon, Jesus, Yuri, Jessenya

New Externos in 2010

Brayan, Willy, Dennery, Joselyn, Lina, Angela, Oscar, Francisco, Jaime, Mario, Boris

In October of 2009 these students will graduate from sixth grade and will hopefully continue their studies with the help of sponsors

Sponsoring

Depending on the school, sponsoring a child is between $1500- $2000 per student for the entire year. This price includes tuition, transportation, boarding, and school supplies for the ten months of a school year. If you are willing and able to sponsor one of these students, you can do it in one of two ways. One option is to pay the entire amount in December through PayPal. In this way, Seño Angie can pay the schools in January. The other option is to make monthly payments through PayPal. The monthly payment is between $150- $200 for 10 months.