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Summer is quickly
coming to an end, and I want to thank all of the
wonderful volunteers that worked with us in August. In
August, we had (and still have now) an amazing group of
volunteers who have been working every morning,
afternoon and evening with local children in the library
and in schools. This amazing group includes; RK working
with elementary and secondary schools, Jessica with the
marching band, Roni with dance groups, Stacy in the
library, Marin in the schools, Ana teaching English,
Steph focusing on education, Tiffani in the park, and
Cloe in the schools. In terms of work, August has
proved to be the most productive month, and I have never
seen so many volunteers working around the clock on
different projects.
In August, we
also took another amazing field trip with the School of
Natural Resources to Rio Dulce and the Caribbean Sea, to
visit with another school called Ak’Tenemit. It was a
great trip and truly an eye opener for our students and
volunteers. Miriam and I are still putting in 10-12
hour days in the Natural Resource School, doing our best
to create positive change in the education system. The
first year students worked on a project to hang up
pollen traps for scientific research, and second year
students worked on creating ecological signs for the
beach front.
Next month we
will be winding down our school year, and I will be
traveling back to the States at the very end of October
to work on fundraising and to talk about our project.
If you or your institution would like a presentation, I
will be free the first couple of weeks in November for
talks. The presentation won’t be a pretty picture about
the current state of Guatemalan society or its future,
but my understanding of the problems facing Guatemala
has more than doubled than last year, so I have a lot of
observations and insight.
So thinking on
to 2011…we are now accepting applications for full time
Teachers to help us out from January – June. Teachers
need to be completely fluent in Spanish and have a
university degree. We will cover airfare, room and
board. Oh…and to all potential donors for next year…we
will need a little help to sponsor teachers. 2011 will
be the key year for our education project, and I want to
make sure that we do everything we can to push this idea
forward. So we will be looking for a 2-3 teachers for
next year.
Visit us at
www.volunteerpeten.org
for more information or contact us at
volunteerpeten@hotmail.com
for any further information about the school for natural
resources.
Click here to donate.
Thanks to all your help and support for our program,
and we will continue our work here in San Andres and
keep you informed of our goals and accomplishments.
Matthew R. Peters
Director
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