Our Reality
When children are brought to Casa Angelina, they are not just provided for but are also rescued from a destructive path that would lead to the cycle of poverty, abuse, and
We Start with Practicalities
We hope the contrasting quality of life and education that the children experience will be the first step in helping them aspire to be more. In addition, since our school is on site, we also have our children wear uniforms. We want to create a unified and distinguished school experience that creates a culture promoting hopes and dreams.
Rewards / Discipline
We use a reward system in which each child receives a gold star every day. If they do something out of the ordinary or an act of kindness, they receive another star. But if they misbehave, they receive no star, and in its place, a fault.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Education
Educational Structure
Intecap
Intecap is a technical school in Guatemala City that offers technical classes and diplomas. It is aimed at training students to be successful in several practical and business trades.
Science
In the science classes, the children are able to perform experiments, such as dissecting rats and/or small lizards, creating and simulating the eruption of a volcano,
Hebron
Hebron is the institution in Guatemala City that provides our school curriculum. They prepare books and daily study guides and also grade our exams.
Computers
Our school has 7 computers. They are mainly used in the classes to research, and they are also used in specific subjects such as studying other cultures and the world in social studies.
Typing
The students in grade 7 are required to attend five hours per week of typing classes in a school in the nearby city of Patzicia.
Accounting
We have an accounting class in which some of the focus points are learning to take inventory and counting how much money comes in and goes out of a business.
English
Our English courses are mandatory. Most children speak very little to no English when we receive them. However, English-speaking adults in Guatemala have much more options for employment and are paid much higher salaries.
Education is Powerful
We firmly believe in preparing and equipping our children to reach their destinies.
Electives
Productivity and Development
This class is three times a month and involves the children cooking sweets or cakes in their homes. They take photos of themselves baking and of their finished products and then send the photos to Hebron for grading.
Dance and Theater
Only grades 7, 8, and 9 receive this elective, and at the end of every month, the students perform a short play for the entire school.
Art
Art class is twice a week and includes painting, crafts, and working with clay, tissue paper, aluminum, and all kinds of materials. Many of the crafts that the students have made have been given to team members, who in turn give a monetary donation to be used to raise money to purchase food for our Widow Project.
Music
This class varies according to the musical skills of our teachers. We have taught the children drums, the guitar, and the recorder. This class is also twice a week.