Colegio Nuevo Amanacer School
The Colegio Nuevo Amanecer School was established more than two decades ago by Compassion International, teaching students of pre-school age to 8th grade. Through the years, Principal Francisco Perez has overseen steady and meaningful growth as an educational institution. Many leaders in the community of San Juan la Laguna are graduates of the school and continue to reveal the depth of character and excellence that has become the hallmark of the school’s approach to education.
We’ve partnered with the school to introduce service groups to the culture of the community and have had many wonderful experiences through classroom visits and physical service in support of their vision for growth. Service groups have hired local construction workers, purchased building materials, and supplied labor to add needed library and classroom space. Together with student volunteers, service groups have refinished desks, painted walls, and refurbished doors and windows. We’ve sought to connect person to person between students and service volunteers from various parts of the US. When service groups ended their stay, they hosted a fiesta for students and celebrated the new personal connections made.
Together with service group partners, other projects include:
Hiring of local iron-worker to manufacture and install handrails to comply with local building codes for schools.
Purchase of paint and supplies to protect the exterior wall of the school play space. Middle school-aged students worked alongside volunteers from the US to apply the paint.
Purchase of fiber optic wiring and modems to upgrade the school’s wireless network. A volunteer technician worked with the school technology teacher to install the upgraded network for technology classes.
Hiring of local construction workers and purchase of materials to build office and classroom space.
Hiring of local construction workers, purchase of materials (cement block, windows, doors, electrical conduit and wiring, paint for walls) to build a library, technology classroom, and additional office space). Service volunteers provided labor to move building materials for local workers to begin construction.
Desk reconstruction – purchase new materials to repair desks for classrooms. Students worked alongside volunteers from the US to replace wooden desktops and repaint desk frames.
Partnering with Engineering Brightness:
Over 3 days, Engineering Brightness leaders presented basic engineering and production experiences for students and created solar-powered lights to donate to local individuals who do not have access to electricity.
