1. Luz y Vida (Light and Life) celebrated their sixth graduation ceremony: This year’s class was large with 26 students graduating from sixth grade. See more photos on their Facebook page here. In the words of Director Carlos Pérez: “Light and Life today is an active institution with clear goals that function in harmony with its educational purpose. [It is] an institution that profoundly values what has been accomplished through the years and pushes itself to respond in an effective way to the new challenges it faces.”

​One of the three schools we partner with in Quiché is Light and Life (Luz y Vida). Check out this clip from their band’s community performance for Independence Day.

Colegio Luz y Vida is a K-6th school in Salquil Grande providing a bilingual education (Ixil & Spanish) rooted in Christian principles, respect for Ixil culture, and community engagement. The school seeks to change students’ lives so they will live in service to their communities.