In November and December 2005, Yax Te' collaborated
with several other organizations on a new vacation school project in
San Pedro la Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala. Yax Te' books were provided
free to participants in the school, which served over 100 Tz'utujil
children with curriculum review, cultural courses, and traditional arts
projects.
In
late fall 2005, Yax Te' staff helped organize sales and donation events
to support the Guatemalan victims of Hurricane Stan, especially residents
of Tecpán Guatemala. There, the houses of several families whose
children attend a school where Yax Te' books are used were washed away
when the river overflowed. On November 16, 2006, our
contributions were part of the funds given to homeowners for the purpose
of purchasing new land on which to build. (Images courtesy of Florenico
Calí.) »more images
In mid-2005 Yax Te' co-funded the reprinting of the
nine-language version of Artes y Artesanías de Guatemala,
a coloring book by artist Marilyn Anderson.
Since 2005, Yax Te' books have been distributed free
by the Proyecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín in
Antigua Guatemala to local schools and community projects.
In
November 2004, Laura Martin and Nadine Grimm collaborated
with Rafael Landívar University on a three-day teachers' workshop
held in the Ixcán, in Guatemala. The Ixcán is a remote
jungle region of Guatemala with a multilingual population of returned
exiles from the armed conflict. Sessions featured the multidisciplinary
use of work by Maya poets, the teaching of Mayan values through literature,
and expressive creation using recycled materials. »more
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Since
2004, Yax Te' books have been distributed to teachers, schools
and cultural organizations all over the country by the Instituto de
Lingüística y Educación at Landívar University
in Guatemala. Teachers are asked to use the books for curricular development
and classroom presentations.
In
2003, Laura Martin and Nadine Grimm, the new hosts
of Yax Te' Books, followed in Dr. Peñalosa's footsteps by distributing
copies of the nine-language version of Marilyn Anderson's coloring book,
Artes y Artesanias Mayas de Guatemala to over sixty Maya teachers
in Kaqchikel and Tz'utujil communities in Tecpán Guatemala and
San Pedro la Laguna. Use of Yax Te' publications in teacher workshops
was inaugurated at this time. »more
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