Our Programs

• Students age 3 through grade 9 benefit from full-day education programs in our fully accredited school.
• For our youngest learners, we help develop pre-math and reading skills through play and collaboration.
• Grades 2 to 9 receive hands-on, activity-based lessons utilizing a teaching methodology based on Expeditionary Learning.

• Public school students receive 4 hours of after-school enrichment programs at Safe Passage.
• Extra-curricular activities include sports, English lessons, computer lab, Creative Expression, health education, and Next Step graduate career counseling.

Our students and families are particularly vulnerable to a variety of health complications that threaten their wellbeing. In partnership with Shared Beat, Safe Passage provides students and families with year-round access to an on-site infirmary. Our Health and Nutrition program emphasizes patient education and comprehensive care. We strive to not only treat but to prevent health complaints.

Creamos, consists of the Adult Education and Entrepreneurship Program that is housed in our Centro building. Creamos became an independently recognized Guatemalan NGO for their Guatemala-based operations at the end of 2014, while continuing US operations under Safe Passage.

In the Adult Education Program, nearly 70 adult students participate in daily reading and writing exercises, tutoring, and computer literacy training to prepare them for graduation.

Our social entrepreneurship program took root in 2008, when mothers in our adult education program began making recycled paper beads. Those beads were the seeds that grew into Creamos, a group of 140 moms transforming discarded plastic bags into handbags and totes, and discarded paper into jewelry. These women transform the trash of the dump into an honest living wage, business experience, self-esteem, and respect.

For Safe Passage students, access to education continues well after high school graduation. Next Steps provides graduates with professional development opportunities and access to tools for securing employment and applying to university.

Psychologists and social workers from the Safe Passage Family and Community Services (SERFACO) program provide students and families with resources and guidance to reduce emotional and social barriers to educational success.

Students of all ages demonstrate their innate intelligence in so many different ways. We create and preserve learning environments that respond to the needs of every student. Safe Passage meets the needs of the whole person.