Multicultural Issues in Libraries: Guatemala

July 7 – 21, 2012

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If you:work with Latino children and/or teens in

your library. would like to better understand the Latino

culture.ever wish you could speak at least a little

Spanish.

This might be the opportunity for you!!

What?• A 3 credit graduate class, including:•2 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala.•class activities & assignments online before and after the trip.

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Who?

•Practicing school librarians.

•Practicing public librarians.

•Graduate students.

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When?•2 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala – July 7 – 21.•Summer class – mid-May through mid-August•Pre- and post- travel activities and assignments on Blackboard

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Where?

Antigua, Guatemala

•Once the capital of Spanish settlements in the New World.•Nice town, with cobblestone streets.•Everyone walks everywhere.

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On the Itinerary•The emphasis Guatemalan activities will be on helping you learn about Guatemala and its people.

•A multifaceted schedule will focus on the language, cultural museums and presentations on the people and their customs in various parts of the country so you see more than just Antigua.This project made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library

Services.

Spanish Lessons

•One-on-one Spanish lessons for 3 hours a day two days a week.

•This will help you talk to kids when we work on a service project. (Details on slide 17.)

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Cultural Activity

Learn to Dance

•Salsa/meringue lessons.

•Traditional Guatemalan wedding dance.

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Cultural Activity

Macadamia Nut Farm

•Emphasis on sus-tainable agriculture.

•The nuts are dried before they are sorted and shelled.

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Cultural Activity

Mananas y TardesIn San Antonio Aguas Calientes, the Mayan women are master weavers. •Learn about weaving, language, customs and food.•Buy textiles from the women who weave them.

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Cultural Activity

Coffee Plantation and Museum

•Cultivation of coffee.•Mayan lifestyles.•History of music in Guatemala.

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Other activities: Monterrico Beach

• A day at the beach

• Release sea turtles

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Lake Atitlan

Overnight stay including:

•Hotel accommodations.•Small villages around the lake.•Shopping in Panajachel.

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Volcan Pacaya

• An active volcano.

• Hike or ride a horse (led by the man who owns it).

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Tikal

• Largest of the ancient ruined cities of Mayan peoples.

• Dominated region from 200 C.E. to 900 C.E.

• In Guatemalan rainforest.

Service Project

4 days working on a service project with Corazon de los Ninos

•Mayan people have come to work on the flower and coffee plantations.

•Corazon is working to get decent housing, a good source of water, and daycare for the children. We will help with that project, based in this building. (shown under construction)

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Remember•Guatemala is a developing country.• This means:

•You see a lot of poverty.•It is not like the United States.•The culture is different.

•But the people of Guatemala are very hospitable and welcoming.This project made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library

Services.

Your Accommodations•You will stay in a volunteer house or with host families.•The rooms will be clean and safe.•The rooms will be spartan.•You may have to share a bathroom with other students. The bathroom may be down the hall.This project made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library

Services.

•Houses in Guatemala are open to the outside, without many screens.•This means insects.

•Dr. Doll killed several large cockroaches in her room.

•This dining room is open to the outdoors on both sides, without any screens.This project made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library

Services.

Class WorkSince this is a graduate class, there will be

several assignments and activities to do before and after the time in Guatemala. (Details available in class syllabus.)

You will be asked to keep a journal while you are in Antigua.

If you want to go:•Your passport must expire after December 2012.•Get your travel shots:

•routine ones: influenza, chickenpox, polio, measles/mumps/rubella, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus•hepatitis A, typhoid

•This is a preschool class in San Antonio Aguas Calientes.

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Apply soon, since space is limited to no more than 15.

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Funding from LUCY

• LUCY will pay tuition for up to 10 students.

• Information available: http://education.odu.edu/eci/lucy/.

• Tell us why you want to go and how it will help you work with kids.

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During bad weather;

A good book.

It will be the rainy season, but we will have a good time and learn a lot!!

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