Danaya has been teaching more kids each day about the library system - yellow books on the yellow shelves, red on the red, and so on. Now they are teaching others to put them back in the right places.
Hey Dave, I wanted to let you know that we have a total of 50 books that are ordered as of now so that means Tierra Linda will be getting 25 of those!! So I was wondering how you guys are coloring coding them and if I could do something to make it easier when they get there!
Danaya has a sticker system going - ladybugs for preschool books, yellow for kids' books, orange for intermediate, white for information. We're going to add two more colours for history and science this weekend - will post it on the blog so people can know. Great stuff!
The people of Tierra Linda don’t need a handout, just a hand up.
Our dream is to be able to share the computer skills and English language that we have. These simple things have great value in any economy, and especially in a developing economy like Guatemala.
When we talk with Guatemalans, they ask us to bring computers, because they know that computers can open a world for their kids.
We arrived in late January 2009 for 4 months in Guatemala, teaching computers to the people of Tierra Linda. We’re not sure how everything will shape up, but we are looking forward to making a sustainable difference.
Our plan is to teach skills, and train “trainers” who can pass on the skills when we return home. We will also be able to connect across the internet after we return home to Canada, and help them with further questions and learning.
We told our friends and family what we wanted to do, and their generosity has been incredible. We brought 10 used Apple iBook laptops with us, thanks to them, as a start. We are personally covering all of our own costs.
You can see more at www.handup.ca if you'd like. Thanks for visiting!
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Hey Dave, I wanted to let you know that we have a total of 50 books that are ordered as of now so that means Tierra Linda will be getting 25 of those!! So I was wondering how you guys are coloring coding them and if I could do something to make it easier when they get there!
Vanessa,
Danaya has a sticker system going - ladybugs for preschool books, yellow for kids' books, orange for intermediate, white for information. We're going to add two more colours for history and science this weekend - will post it on the blog so people can know. Great stuff!
Great way to file books!
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