Safe Passage Blog
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds!
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
This week at the project, we welcomed the energy and expertise of Shared Beat, a U.S.-based medical non-profit, who is visiting Safe Passage for the twelfth time since 2007. Shared Beat began their work at Safe Passage six years ago under the dedicated guidance of Jenny and Wright Hartsell. Every six months, Shared Beat’s team of doctors and nurses set up in one of the main building classrooms. Medical team participants measure and weigh students, perform vision screenings, provide physicals, and distribute medication as needed for the students of Safe Passage.
Sponsoring: It’s a Family Thing!
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
When I arrived at Safe Passage in August 2010, I had plans to volunteer in a classroom for 4 weeks. I never guessed that I would soon be watching my return ticket lapse and making a commitment to work with and learn from this community for the next few years.
English Team Rolls Out New 2012 Curriculum
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The main building at Safe Passage is a flurry of activity as students line up outside to collect school supplies. Classroom teachers lovingly decorate their classrooms, and volunteers prepare materials for the upcoming school year.
Celebrating Hanley's Life
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
This is an emotional week at the project. As we pause to reflect on the anniversary of our founder Hanley Denning's tragic death, we are also commemorating another important event for Safe Passage: the opening of the Early Childhood Education Center. This program, once called the guardería (or "daycare"), is now a registered school in Guatemala that we're affectionately calling the escuelita.
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