And We're Open!!!

The Tutoring Center is officially open for business, and we have had a great first two weeks! We had a wonderful group of ladies from Guatemala, Austria, and the States who helped us out during our grand opening. It was such a blessing to have experienced teacher and Spanish speakers helping me work through all the kinks of being in a new space with new students. They were so patience, flexible, and willing to do whatever needed to be done in the moment. Thank you ladies!

(L to R) Me, Marie, Claudia, Rebekah,
Suzi, Rachel, and Nivia


Nivia playing Oraciones Divertidas with Carlos. Everyone needed a review of parts of speech in order to play this game :)



Claudia with one of our new families


In the second week of operation, Blake joined me as a full-time assistant. He does great with the kids. A lot of the kids who are new to me, already know Blake from his time doing sports in the neighborhood with Diego. He provides a great bridge in helping me build relationships with these kids. I'm also really thankful to see that almost all of our faithful students have followed us over from the old location, even the ones who have a longer walk. Our 4th grade and up session is at capacity everyday, and art time is been overflowing both weeks!

Kids waiting to get in for the afternoon session. Everyone has their homework!


Making new friends. Catalina and Daniela



It's so exciting to see everything coming together! The kids all seem really content in the new space and the neighborhood is very happy to have us there. We're off to a good start!