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Special guest Francisco Gonzalez to join Hernan and Hannah for this week’s live update
Join us this Friday, June 26, at 12 p.m. MDT for a special live update from Guatemala with Hernan Garcia, administrative director of Escuela Integrada, and Hannah Nadeau-Giron, executive director of GRACES. Second grade teacher Francisco Gonzalez, who attended Escuela Integrada as a child, will also join the call and...
Compassion and Solidarity
The first time I truly learned what solidarity meant was from my mother. A family at our church had lost their young girl, and my parents were going to her funeral. I remember I had to babysit for another couple that was going as well, and I told my mom,...
Racing for GRACES 5K wins supporters; raises more than $12,000 for Escuela Integrada
By Kristin Royce Before diving into the amazing outcomes that resulted from the 1st annual “Racing for GRACES 5K,” it should be known that it was a race that almost never was. Six weeks into a worldwide pandemic that most of the world had never seen or experienced before, a...
Lifeonaire to match every donation in June up to $16,000
2020 has been quite a crazy year for all of us. Each November, we sit down and work on a vision for the upcoming school year. This year was no different. We were looking forward to a record number of teams coming to visit Escuela Integrada during the summer of...
GRACES’ intern Breanna Watson reflects on abrupt end to serving with Escuela Integrada
By Breanna Watson “Thank goodness we can all go home and get out of here,” a stranger at the airport snickered as the long line of mask-wearers desiring to return to the United States filed into La Aurora International Airport one by one. It was 10 p.m. on a Saturday...
At Home Learning for Escuela Integrada
For the past month, the teachers, students and parents of families at Escuela Integrada have been adjusting to the reality of at home learning- as school has been cancelled since March 16th. To start off, here are a few challenges that our families and teachers face when it comes to...