Safe Passage Blog

Learning English Live!

admin — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:20:13 +0000

The Safe Passage English Program is always searching for new ways to make learning English relevant and fun for our students. For this most recent project, we walked into English classes with a CD of the song “Pollito Chicken - Remix” by the artist Watussi.

Identity Mural Video

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:53:41 +0000

Carlyn Wright-Eakes returned for four saturdays during the month of April to lead a self-reflection workshop using many different art based techniques, including grafitti. This workshop is part of a longer series that Carlyn has been leading in Chile, Nicaragua, and different parts of Guatemala. Visions and Voices explores issues of identity and culture through self-portraits.

Dropping Rotocopters

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19:29 +0000

Many of the 7th grade students lined up on the balcony with their rotocopters in hand.

Last February, I traveled to Guatemala with a support team for an incredible week of volunteering at the Safe Passage schools. With nine other students from Falmouth High School in Maine, I spent my days running around with kids at the Escuelita, helping out in English classrooms, and guiding art and science projects in classrooms at the Reinforcement Center. One of the most memorable and exciting moments of my week was when our support team led one 7th grade class in a project called “rotocopter building”.

Art, Science, and Culture Teams, Oh My!

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:47:24 +0000

As one of the Support Team Coordinators, I often receive inquiries from individuals who would like to join another Support Team that is coming down for a week of volunteer work and fun with the kids of Safe Passage. So, this summer, we have decided to add
Open Adult Weeks to our schedule so that individual adults 18 and older can join us for a truly remarkable week.

We’ve designed our weeks around themes, and you will have the chance to complete projects with two classes of students based on the week’s theme. We also plan...