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First grade teacher Cristina de Montes lead elementary students in gathering around 3,000 pounds of dog food for two local animal shelters. 

Cristina’s passion for animals motivated her to do a donation drive for two local animal shelters, Guate unida por los animales and Asociación Entiende mi Silencio. The response from the students was incredible. Children from the elementary school gathered around 3,000 pounds of pet food, along with dog bowls, leashes, and treats. ¨It was so exciting to see the kids happy about helping these shelters in need. The lessons they take from this experience will help them care for all living beings, especially animals in need,¨said Cristina de Montes.

 

Written by: Marcel Guadrón
Communications Coordinator

Last Wednesday, October 1st, the Organización de Padres de Alumnos del Colegio Interamericano (OPAI) celebrated children’s day with all the students.

To celebrate the elementary students, OPAI hired CuenteArte y Más. This small business is a group of professionals dedicated to create, tell, and act out educational stories for children of all ages. OPAI hired three different shows to be presented. The first show was for children in pre-kinder to first grade. The second show was presented to the students of second and third grade. Lastly, the third show was for the fourth and fifth graders. Every show was different and prepared specifically for each group. After the show was over, the students had the oppotunity to eat a nutritious snack, which was prepared by theelementary school’s mothers.

To celebrate the students from middle school and high school, OPAI and the mothers of those students offered pizza, juice, and donuts to them. Allan Secaida, the sports coordinator, along with the principals organized a very fun game with hula-hoops for students to compete in against each grade.

 

Written by: Irene de Lee
OPAI President.

Students at Interamericano celebrated the Independence Day by participating in the Mercadito on Friday, the 12^th.

With the objective of promoting good citizenship and love for country, the mothers involved in Organización de Padres Alumnos de Interamericano (OPAI) and Interamericano offered different activities for the kids, which included traditional Guatemalan food, traditional souvenirs, and the entrance of an Independence torch among others. Several parents attended the event and enjoyed seeing the kids in traditional Guatemalan clothes eating tostadas, chuchitos, and elotes locos.

To maintain organization and order, specific grades attended at specific time slots. The four areas of the school participated.

One of the highlights of the day was when senior students Rodrigo Cifuentes and Gustavo Ponce entered the school running with the traditional torch.

Around 25 high school students started the torch run at Obelisco in zone 9, they passed on the torch to 15 middle school students in Cayalá, and then the elementary students received it at the entrance of Interamericano and ran around the school to finally enter the soccer field.

During the elementary assembly, middle school students shared the meaning of the torch, while high school students shared the meaning of the national symbols.

If you would like to see more photos from this or other event, please check out our photo galleries.