We Teach Children - They Teach Us
Bilingual Education for Central America exists to promote cultural exchange and affordable bilingual education. Our volunteer-driven bilingual school model creates an environment in which Central American students learn from dedicated volunteer teachers, and those volunteers learn from the community in which they are immersed.
Through our partnership with the Asociacion de Padres de Cofradia, over 240 children in Pre-K to 9th grade are educated at San Jeronimo Bilingual School in Cofradia, Honduras by a team of 15 US volunteers and 5 Hondurans. In August 2011, BECA will be expanding into Santa Monica Bilingual School in Vida Nueva, Honduras, and an additional three communities are currently being surveyed for future partnership growth.
Please watch a 3-minute introductory video about BECA, shot and produced by BECA teaching alumna Marilyn Markman ('06-'07) with freelance producer and editor Scott Pitocco:
Click the image below to access BECA's Organizational Primer! (.pdf; 1.5mb)
The following video about the BECA experience was created by 05-06 BECA alumnus David Marques. Thanks Dave!
