We just launched a new 60-day fundraising campaign! Why do we need this money? Well, the community is excited about our programs and classes are growing faster than we imagined! So we are building a new section of the building!
We are also currently accepting volunteers to help with the construction, in addition to accepting volunteers to help teach classes.
El Nahual is looking for replacements for the current coordinators. If you are interested in working for El Nahual as International Coordinator or Volunteer and Education Program Coordinator, please read the descriptions and about our requirements on idealist.org.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/p3DdTtFzMB3p/
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/dMGxCTZ7pjNp/
Please send us your curriculum vitae and a motivation letter to cdl.elnahual@gmail.com. And if you have any questions regarding these positions, we are happy to answer!
Our former volunteer Leila Reynolds interviewed some of the kids who participate the vacation classes. This will be a serie of interviews, let´s start with Eldin.
Questions Leila asked:
1) How old are you and in which grade at school?
2) Your favourite colour and why?
3) Your favourite class at school?
4) Your favourite food?
5) Your favourite thing at El Nahual?
6) What do you want to be when you grow up?
7) Who is your hero?
ELDIN
As we are approaching the end of September, we are gearing up for Guatemalan school vacations! The kids are out of school from mid-October until the beginning of January.
Here at El Nahual, we are currently planning several courses to keep the kids occupied during their vacation time. We have courses planned in Math, Reading and Writing, English, Guitar, Painting, Theatre, and Crafts.
Xela is a great place to study Spanish, volunteer, or both! Here is a great article from XelaWho Magazine:
El Nahual is gearing up for an exciting summer ahead! We hope that you will join us here for some beneficial Spanish instruction and meaningful volunteer opportunities. If you need another reason to come and study and volunteer with us, El Nahual has been chosen to be in Barefoot Atlas´ newest book: Volunteer Guatemala and Belize.
Students in Guatemala are returning to classes this week!
El Nahual would love to keep everyone up to date with the new and exciting developments at the Education Centre. The best way for us to do this, is if you 'Like' our 'El Nahual Spanish School & Community Education Centre' facebook page.
Currently we have just over 190 'likes' which is pretty good going since the new page has been in existence for less than five months. This goes to show the number of people who are interested in our work and support for the disadvantaged communities of Xela.
Here at El Nahual it is all hands to the pump with the beginning of the school holidays. Our 'Manos de Colores' classes are now taking place both in the morning 9-11am, and in the afternoon 2:30-5pm.
We have enrolled a great number of new students, who are now taking advantage of the broad range of classes available every weekday. These include classes of: Spanish language and reading, English, Art, Guitar and Sport.
