Amidst the turmoil of politics, both in Mexico and the US, it’s been demonstrated time after time that personal relationships, people-to-people experiences, make positive differences. These friendships create the models of relationships that allow for conflict resolution, problem solving and learning - always returning to respect for each other. It’s that “living in another’s shoes” that enables us to see issues from different perspectives and better understand them.
This belief is the primary reason for our continued advocacy for study in Mexico - to enable our adult professionals, our students, to feel the fondness that grows in the heart for the Mexican family, for Mexican chlldren and for the Mexican culture.
This belief is the primary reason for our continued advocacy for study in Mexico - to enable our adult professionals, our students, to feel the fondness that grows in the heart for the Mexican family, for Mexican chlldren and for the Mexican culture.
We’re planning now for 2019. Our Los Alumnos program continues to evolve and improve, especially in the first session, when the Querétaro schools still have students. We visit Girasol, an elementary school that serves the children of the poor, dialog with teachers and engage with kids. There’s an opportunity to extend the two-week session with a week-long practicum. And we continue to seek activities and experiences that benefit educators.
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For next summer, on the Saturday between weeks of study, we'll do a day trip to Teotihuacán, the Aztec and prehispanic home of the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. Visit the museum and learn about Aztec life and their fascinating history!
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But then, it's always a difficult decision for the the next day, Sunday. You can take a day trip to another fascinating town. This year, an optional trip will be to Guanajuato, the site of a major incident leading to the Mexican Revolution, where Pípila, a poor Mestizo boy, became a hero. Or...
You can spend the day in beautiful Querétaro, where the crowd gathers around the pergola in the late afternoon. The band strikes up the music of Mexico to provide a background for dancers, from 8 to 80.
Testimonials continue to hearten us. We hear constant references to how improving the use of the Spanish language has made a difference for our students; enabled them to better engage parents; and provided them deep insights into how it feels to be a second language learner.
And for us, sharing something so beautiful and transformational is a work of the heart!
And for us, sharing something so beautiful and transformational is a work of the heart!
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