Early education makes learning fun for indigenous children

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

Early education makes learning fun for indigenous children

The Association of Promoters of Bilingual Mayan-Ixil Education (APEDIBIMI), a non-governmental organization in Guatemala promote bilingual, Ixil-Spanish  education to encourage children to attend a happy and welcoming school.

Parents and teacher state that children are eager to go to school and participate in activities in their mother tongue instead of having to learn only in Spanish. Parents help at home to reinforce what children have learned at school.

The APEDIBIMI doesn’t train only young children. With UNICEF and  the Guatemalan Ministry of Education help, workshops for parents, teachers are organized to learn more in early bilingual education.

http://www.unicef.org/education/guatemala_41038.html