School Updates

A Graduate Shares His Experience

We are very proud of all of children who have graduated from the La Pedrera school since we have begun this project. Several, in fact, have gone on to further study at the university, including at least one from the 2014 class. In this video, Luigui González, one of the La Pedrera School 2014 graduates, reflects on his experience, expresses his gratitude and shares his

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Just returned from Guatemala

I just returned from another trip to Guatemala and the La Pedrera School. The primary purpose of the trip was to transport five relatively new computers that had been donated by Portland State University. I was accompanied by two family members and another couple. We took our entire personal luggage as carry-on, enabling us to check the computers at no extra charge. The internet

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Video From One Volunteer’s Trip to La Pedrera

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. Watch the interview and footage from his trip.