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Salquil Grande, Quiche', Guatemala
K - 6th Grades
Registered with Ministry of Education of Guatemala
Certified Teachers- Extra training from U.S.
Focus on Basics (Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
Small Classes-20/teacher
Daily Schedule- 1-12:30 & 1-4
Technological up-to-date computer classes
Extra Curriculum- sports and music
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To donate to the school, write your check to
"H.O.P.E. Bible Mission" with a note indicating the gift is for "Salquil".
Mail to:
H.O.P.E. Bible Mission
3775 EP True Pkwy #103
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
If you wish to donate via Internet-
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Light & Life School is unique because it is the only school in the highlands that teaches the Bible in the Nebaj Ixil heart language and also teaches students Spanish, the national language of Guatemala. It is a private school which is accredited by the Guatemala Ministry of Education. The school emphasizes small classes with individual help for students. The public school in Salquil Grande is crowded with 45 plus students in each class, and reading and writing is usually taught only in Spanish.
Light & Life School brings to life the dreams of thirteen teachers from a Salquil church and Sharon Rosenwald, Literacy Specialist with Wycliffe Bible Translators. The teachers' vision is to educate children to become future Christian community leaders who will read the Ixil New Testament to their families and friends and use the New Testament to guide their lives.
This special elementary school started with one 1st grade class in January 2004. Light & Life gives mono-lingual Ixil-speaking village children the opportunity to study in Ixil, their mother tongue, while learning to speak, read, write, and understand Spanish, the national language. The dedicated teachers model and teach Christian values. Parents who are subsistence farmers now have the opportunity to send their children to a school where quality Christian education based on Ixil culture is provided.
The 2010, the January through October school year opened with 100 students.
Please click on links above to learn more about Light & Life School. Consider supporting this worthwhile ministry.
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| Principal Carlos with family |
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| National Anthem |
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| Nutrious snack- eggs |
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| Kids salute the flag |
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| Kindergarten "Leaf" Art |
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| Sit Supervises the Soccer Game |
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Wycliffe has completed more than 400 translations -- each for a different tribe or language group. Today translators are at work in more than 700 language groups, dedicating some thirty translations each year. With personnel from thirty or more countries Wycliffe currently fields more than 6000 people in eighty nations.
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