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We Connect Your Class with a Class in Guatemala

GuatemalaHome (along with Belize, Honduras and Mexico) of one of the most

important and amazing ancestral precolombine cultures in the Americas,

The Mayas

The Maya Biosphere Reserve in relation to the Human Footprint of Mesoamerica (Ramos, V.H. and R. McNab, in prep.)

Guatemala

Guatemala

A Mega Diverse Country in trouble to save its Natural Resources

A Class in Guatemala

What our US Teachers Say About ArtLink…

From Tim Coughlin, 4th Grade Teacher, Ann Street School, Newark, NJ.

“It has been a wonderful experience being part of this partnership for the past six years.  It has also been amazing to see how far this project has come.  We’ve gone from trading scrapbooks and art work, to the addition of conference calls, to now, video conferencing with students and teachers in remote locations in the rainforest.  It truly is a wonderful experience for my students, and I am thankful that we have continually gotten to take part in these activities”. 

Examining Art From the US

What our Guatemalan Partners Say About ArtLink…

From Ramon Zetina, Creative Connections Field Coordinator, Petén Guatemala.  “ArtLink has greatly impacted our environmental efforts by generating a culture of protection towards our natural resources. Our students from 4th to 12th grades have well-learned a unique point of view about who they are, and the importance of their individual and collective commitment to the sustainable use of the natural resources contained in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve”.“Through the use of Technologies such as HD Videoconference and the Internet, ArtLink have made our students understand that we humans are all interconnected. This fact has awake the minds and hearts of our students in Guatemala promoting a different visions of the world and developing new perspectives and goals for their lives”

Celebrating the Partnership

Traveling for the Videoconference

HD Videoconferencing

From Violeta Leticia Baldizon, EORM School, Melchor de Mencos, Peten, Guatemala“My students’ appreciation for their environment has changed since the project started, they have also learned a lot about their own culture”.

“When we talked about a video-conference, my students never believed that it was possible, once we were at the location for the videoconference, they were impressed by the fact that they were able to talk and see students the same age from the US”

What our Guatemalan Partners Say About ArtLink…

Students at Parkway School in Greenwich, CT

Students from Macanche, Guatemala

Talking One to One

From: Lesbia Bedoya, EORM El porvenir, Flores, Peten, Guatemala“My students:

- Have learned about other cultures and customs.- Are more interested about their own traditions and what they do every day.- Have learned to appreciate art.- Know about different ways to communicate with others- Have understood how situations in life are common for many people in the world”.

“My students are excited now because they know that there are other kids in the US interested on who they are, what do they like to do, etc”.

“Going back to their home in our community, everybody in the mini bus was talking about the experience, their questions, their answers and the fact that we were connected in real time”.

What our Guatemalan Partners Say About ArtLink…

Friendship and Understanding

Questions Back and Forth

Singing Along

Building Cultural Understanding

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