noviembre 24, 2014
GIVE THESE KIDS -AND THEIR FAMILIES- A CHANCE AT HOME!

GIVE THESE KIDS -AND THEIR FAMILIES- A CHANCE AT HOME!

During 2014, nearly 70,000 kids have crossed the US border, unaccompanied and undocumented. Obama’s recent executive action to address immigration and delay deportation has brought…

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noviembre 12, 2014
IT’S OFFICIALLY OUR FIFTH YEAR!

IT’S OFFICIALLY OUR FIFTH YEAR!

When I first launched ConTextos, someone told me the following: 92% of non-profits will fail in their first year. 95% will fail within two years.…

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noviembre 3, 2014
THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING THE AULA (CLASSROOM)

THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING THE AULA (CLASSROOM)

Last week, we went to visit a school that is just finishing the Turnkey process.  We planned a morning visit for the donor; in fact,…

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octubre 27, 2014
“EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A PAIL, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE.” —WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS.

“EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A PAIL, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE.” —WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS.

Twelve years ago, I used the Yeat’s quote on my application to apply to be a New York Teaching Fellow at New York Public Schools.…

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octubre 23, 2014
¿POR QUÉ NO GRITAN?

¿POR QUÉ NO GRITAN?

Hace una semana, Malala Yousafzai fue la persona más joven en la historia del mundo recibir el Premio Nobel. “Los extremistas tienen miedo a los libros…Vamos a…

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octubre 8, 2014
SELLING VISION VERSUS THE TRUTH.

SELLING VISION VERSUS THE TRUTH.

Greg Mortenson, famous for his heroic work establishing schools in Afghanistan through the NGO Central Asia Institution (CAI), as told in his best-selling book Three Cups…

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octubre 8, 2014
TALKING AND WRITING ABOUT UNIVERSAL THOUGHTS

TALKING AND WRITING ABOUT UNIVERSAL THOUGHTS

Geovany and Leydi are siblings. They live in Huizucar, and Emilio lives in San José Villanueva. Both cities are rural areas that belong to the…

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octubre 7, 2014
WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

The front story on this morning’s New York Times’ website A Smuggled Girl’s Odyssey of False Promises and Fear tells 16-year-old Cecilia’s story. Cecilia, like so many…

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septiembre 16, 2014
HOW DO YOU SAY “LITERACY” IN SPANISH?

HOW DO YOU SAY “LITERACY” IN SPANISH?

Last week, September 8, was International Literacy Day. How do you translate International Literacy Day to Spanish? We can’t figure it out. Literacy, a word…

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septiembre 8, 2014
EL DÍA DEL NIÑO (Y LA NIÑA)

EL DÍA DEL NIÑO (Y LA NIÑA)

Tomorrow is El Día del Niño/a in El Salvador. The Day of the Child. Three years ago, just as we started planning the Santa Tecla…

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septiembre 8, 2014
BANNED BOOKS WEEK

BANNED BOOKS WEEK

«Destroying things is much easier than making them.» –The Hunger Games, one of the «most challenged» books of 2013. And part of the ConTextos core…

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septiembre 8, 2014
«I’M CONVINCED»

«I’M CONVINCED»

Yesterday, Lindsay and I had the pleasure of visiting Grade 6 at the Academia Británica Cuscatleca, what we call the British School. (They don’t say sixth…

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