“Amigos
del Profe Beto”
(Friends of
Professor Beto)
ALDEA GODÍNEZ, SAN ANDRÉS SEMETABAJ,
DEPARTAMENTO DE SOLOLÁ
GUATEMALA,
CENTRO AMÉRICA.
1.
BRIEF HISTORY:
Godínez is a
village in the municipality of San Andrés Semetabaj, Sololá, which is located 110 Km. from Guatemala City, with
the height of 1,600 ms/nm. The weather is cold. Its population is approximately
90% Kaqchikel. The number of inhabitants is 750 people and has surrounding
communities.
In 1999 in
Godínez, el
Instituto Nacional de Educación Básica de Telesecundaria
was founded. It is the product of a dream, bringing education to where it has
never existed; a community of very few economic resources and little access to
transportation that now possess a place where their young people can be
educated and are eligible for a high-level public education.
This educational project was born from the efforts of
Professor Austreberto Velásquez Díaz, also
known as “El Profe Beto”, who continues to travel every day in bus, leaving at
6:00 am from his town to be able to get to the town of Godínez by 7:00
am to teach students.
Before 1999 there was no secondary education in the rural
areas, this level of education was only found in urban areas and large towns
that are many kilometers away… places where their economic situation prevented them
from going.
2.
WHO WE ARE:
El Instituto Nacional de Educación Básica de
Telesecundaria is made up of students who are between the ages of 12 and 15.
The student body consists of 115 enrolled students and 5 teachers for the year
2016.
3.
JUSTIFICATION:
It has been 16 years since the creation of this
education center. Today the school provides education for 15 communities in
other municipalities around Lake Atitlán. We have worked side by side with the parents of the
families, the students, and the teachers to get financial assistance for this
institute to function and to give the students and integral education.
We are aware that the betterment of the community can
only be obtained through EDUCATION. This can lead the community to intellectual,
economic, and social development; it gives them a better vision of life, and they
can discover their abilities, dreams, and talents. The young people have the
intellectual potential; they’re only
lacking direction and guidance. This program allows them to discover those
talents in the arts, in sports, in the practice of a foreign language
(English), and to get to know who they are as a person; to achieve this we need
specialized teachers to work with the students.
Our students are from rural areas; with very little
opportunities to enroll in schools of music, sports, arts, or English. In order
to do so they would have to travel far away and pay for local housing, food,
school, and travel costs, etc. Naturally a family with a father who is an
agricultural worker cannot produce more than the daily sustenance especially
with the droughts, contamination from chemicals, corruption, diseases, etc.,
and an education of the arts and physical education is unreachable. However, we have an idea, a plan.
4.
“AMIGOS DEL PROFE BETO”
Born from the need to give young people a sense of
belonging, to seek to grow as people and maintain their identities in this
globalized world, this project seeks to use the student’s minds for
something constructive with wholesome entertainment that allows the development
of their skills and capabilities.
For this reason we are looking for people with
generous hearts that can help by contributing even $10.00 monthly to pay the
salaries of 4 teachers who collaborate with us, working in practical areas that
el Ministerio de Educación Nacional
does not cover, these areas are:
1.1.
Music & Singing
1.2.
English
1.3.
Vocational Guidance
1.4.
Physical
The project
“Amigos del
Profe Beto” seeks to mitigate in part the struggles of parents and
their children who have to move to the capital to receive a comprehensive education;
it seeks to utilize and enhance what the school offers in their own community
and encourage the discovery of talents, the development of values, and expand
knowledge through a new language (English).
This program benefits the young who do not know the
world or what lies beyond their communities by covering the areas that the
government will not because of the many limitations of public education. We
seek to use art to find motivation and a way of life, and learning the English
language allows them to meet and communicate with people that come to see the
natural wonders that Guatemala has.
5.
MISSION:
Discover talents and develop skills in students, so
they can grow in their own culture ensuring a comprehensive growth.
6.
VISION:
Convert el Instituto Nacional de Educación Básica de
Telesecundaria into a place where the young people discover art, a new
language, & sports: all in their communities and for free; where the
student will be the fundamental requirement for this project; seeking to
strengthen their skills and talents thus achieving a better standard of living
with ethical, civic, and moral values.
7.
OBJECTIVES:
1.1.
General:
Promote the process of a comprehensive secondary education in Godínez; through
the inclusion of the arts that allows them to discover talents and maintain
their culture.
1.2. Specifics:
A) To integrate art so that the youth will be able to
discover their physical talents and maintain good health and to stay away from
vices and gangs.
B) To learn the English language to enable them to cover
new fields and be competitive.
C) Maintain the multiculturalism of the indigenous towns.
D) Schedule activities for beneficiaries / sponsors to
get to know our community and the students of the program.
1.
VALUES
Respect
Truth
Respect
Truth
Justice
Freedom
Responsibility
Obedience
Discipline
2. WHO
IT BENEFITS:
All students who are legally registered in the
corresponding school year; students who are mostly Kaqchikeles with a desire to
excel.
3. OUR
COMMITMENTS:
Manage with honesty, fairness, and equity the
financial aid received to pay the salaries for the teachers of Physical
Education, Music, Singing, English, and Vocational Training.
- Always show our gratitude to the “Amigos del Profe Beto”.
- Offer a prayer to Jesus the “amigo” of our benefactors.
4. ORGANIZATION
AND FUNCTIONS:
1.1. Director of the project:
-
Select
professional teachers.
-
Provide annual
contracts.
-
Prepare the teaching
schedule.
-
Suggest
cultural events.
-
Develop
standards of responsibility.
1.2. Secretary:
-
Prepare lists
of students per level.
-
Develop a
record of the grades of the students.
-
Use the
cashbook.
-
Payment of the
monthly salaries of teachers.
-
Use receipts
as sole proof.
1.3. Teachers:
-
Bimonthly
planning of educational activities.
- Deliver
bimonthly performance reports to the secretary.
-
Form groups
of students to present events.
-
Prepare
performance reports for the parents.
1.4. Parents:
-
Collaborate
with teachers for planned activities.
-
Attend
regular meetings about academic performance.
- To support
children in cultural events.
-
Visit the
teacher when desired.
1.5. Students:
-
Attend
scheduled classes.
-
Always show
responsibility and punctuality with the teacher.
- Gladly
demonstrate their skills and talents when required.
-
Be
disciplined at all times.
5.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
1.1.
Administrative staff:
Director
Secretary
1.2.
Staff:
Teacher/ Music and Singing
Teacher/ Vocational Training
Teacher/ English
Teacher/ Physical Education
1.3.
Costs of maintenance:
Buying basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, sportswear, & musical
instruments.
Buying English Books (copies)
“HELP US TO KNOW THE WORLD THROUGH ENGLISH, ARTS, AND SPORTS”
**Please contact Patrick Kearns at DeaconKearns@gmail.com if you would like to support this amazing program.**
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