Consider studying at the school? Read comments from past students, and use the links below to help you decide if it's right for you
Unique Spanish School We think it's a wonderful school - but - this is not the official web site for La Escuela de la Montaņa.
This site is hosted by volunteers who help the school raise funds for community projects.
However, you can get a feel for the School's connection to the community and it's unusual spirit by clicking around on our pages.
The School's official site is www.plqe.org You can get the real details and enroll online.
Past Students Alert! - La Escuela Needs Students The
bad economy has meant fewer students at the Mountain School studying
Spanish. When there are no students, teachers don't get paid and women
don't have students to feed so they aren't earning money either. No
tuition also means no money for the scholarship fund. You can help by talking up La Escuela and recommending it as a great place to learn Spanish. They especially need students in the non-summer months.
Many
people considering attending La Escuela find this website as they
research language schools, wanting to get a sense of the school and
whether it's right for them.
Help La Escuela stay alive by sharing your opinions and experiences - add your feedback.
Post positive recommendations for the school on the XelaPages discussion forum - most people considering studying around Xela look at their web site.
Want to Send Mail or Photos to the School? Put your letters, photos, whatever, in an envelope marked "la escuela de la montaņa" and put that in an envelope that you mail to: PLQE 5 Calle, 2-40, zona 1 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Central America
Rumors are that the mail system is much improved these days, and your mail actually arrives within 2 weeks.
School Coordinator Juliette Doman In August 2008, Juliette Doman and her boyfriend Mike, both from England, moved into the casita as the new school coordinators. Juliette has continued the high standards of the school, the welcoming atmosphere, and the specialness of the entire place - the things that make this one of the very best Spanish schools around. She is working with the communities on their next grand plan - building a community center/library for the communities in the region to share. There is more information about this idea on the Projects page.
In Case You Were Wondering....... Rebecca Reynolds The school started 2008 with an interim coordinator - Rebecca Reynolds, who kept things running smoothly with her wonderul sense of patience and humor, until August when Juliette and Mike arrived.
Rebecca is living in Xela now, with plans to move to New Zealand in 2010. Before working at the school, she had been the National Profiles Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, Guatemala, and then spent some time helping manage a hostel in Xela.
Timothy and Falon Timothy Walsh, left Guatemala at the end of 2007 and moved back to Wisconsin. His partner, Falon, was pregnant, and they wanted to be closer to family as they began their life as parents.
In their two years at the school, they saw a lot of changes in the communities, from water and electricity to new babies for the staff, weddings, hurricanes. They kept the school humming along, supported the communities, and managed the scholarship fund.Update: Falon had a baby boy, Homer, and all are enjoying each other immensely.
Friends of the Community La Escuela de la Montaña Guatemala Copyright 2009
