We finally took the much anticipated trip to Machu Picchu with the teachers and 5th graders from rural Colegio Pacca. Machu Picchu may be one of the most visited UNESCO … Read More
Pacca comes to town for the Cusco festivals
Cusco came alive last week as locals and tourists packed in the city center to observe religious and cultural processions, music concerts, fireworks, and fairs. While many were abuzz about … Read More
¡Feliz Día de Los Padres!
Father’s Day is celebrated here in Cusco today, just like in the U.S. When we arrived to our Friday class at Los Nogales, the girls were practicing for a performance … Read More
Introducing American Football
Last Wednesday we introduced a new sport to the teen mothers at Casa Mantay: American football. Two girls in particular, Nelida and Teresa, showed talent as a quarterback and kicker, … Read More
Donations at Work
GSW bids farewell this week to one of its program managers, Briana Spence. Briana was a wonderful addition to the GSW family. During her time, she worked diligently to use … Read More
Strengthening bodies and minds through yoga
Last week we diverged from the regular team sports classes at Casa Mantay, a safe home for teen mothers, and Colegio Pacca, a rural girls boarding school, to learn yoga under … Read More
Field Trips to Sacsayhuamán Inca Ruins
The GSW program managers took two cultural field trips the Sacsayhuamán ruins above the city of Cusco. The Colegio Los Nogales students went on Monday and the Colegio Luis Vallejo … Read More
Las Olimpiadas/The Olympics
The Santoni Olimpiadas are starting soon, profes! Are you coming?,” the students excitedly asked us at the start of a Tuesday class. The Olimpiadas is a school-wide event we just learned of … Read More
Pacca goes hiking
We deviated from our normal team sports class at Pacca to take a hike. The landscape in this rural area about 45 minutes from Cusco is so beautiful, especially after … Read More
Leap Frog Soccer and Club Leer/Book Club
We had a great week playing soccer. To practice dribbling the girls competed in Leap Frog Soccer. In each team of five girls each girl must jump over each of … Read More