How Two Students Got Their Chance
When two scholarship opportunities became available, including the one that Maria Isabel received, the director of the school consulted an organization concerned with improving conditions for indigenous people in the vicinity called, Chorti. The organization chose a village where the people had great need but which was still within walking distance of the school (2.5 miles). The members of the village met and decided which children should attend. The teacher of the local public school confirmed the children had a good attitude toward education and were good students. Maria Isabel was in Second Grade in the public school. She needed to move back to First Grade in the bilingual school be on the same learning level as her classmates. At the end of the first half school year her English was sufficient and her learning ability great enough that she was advanced again into the Second Grade.
We hope her supporter shall continue throughout Maria Isabel's years at school.
English Helps!
As Luis Cruz, a guide for visitors to the ruins of the ancient Maya civilization, says, "When you know English, doors open up for you."
