La Pedrera is an indigenous Mayan school in the western highlands of Guatemala. The school serves the poorest area of a very poor country and is sponsored by Casa Xelaju a Spanish language school in Quetzaltenango. Over the past four years we have been assisting the school by supplying the tools necessary to improve education for the children in La Pedrera. These efforts have had a profound effect on the community. Please explore our site and learn more about this important project. And of course, we would welcome your donation. Check out the donation section to see how you can help.
David Thomas, a long time supporter of La Pedrera, took a trip to Guatemala in the winter of 2008 to teach computer skills to some of the students at the La Pedrera School. The Milwaukee (WI) Public TV program, "Adelante", recently interviewed him about his trip. View the interview and see footage from his trip to the school on YouTube.
We are pleased to announce that the new school room is completed and dedicated. The dedication and ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. It was attended by about forty people, including Julio Batres, the owner of Casa Xelaju (and sponsor of the La Pedrera Project), the director of Casa Xelaju, the coordinator of the La Pedrera Project, students, parents and members of the community.
NEW! TAX DEDUCTIBLE STATUS
This year we received 501(c)(3) status from the
IRS. As a non-profit, both sponsorship of a La Pedrera
student and donations made to the La Pedrera School
Project are now tax deductible.