Transitions Foundation of Guatemala

Transitions Foundation recently hosted Julia Gilichinskaya, a Russian film student, in Antigua while she designed, shot, and edited a project about the Special Education Classroom in San Antonio. Her video is now available for the Transitions community to enjoy.

The film crews joins Transitions for a morning meeting.

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The faces at Transitions now represent the disability movement in Guatemala and all that can be achieved with a strong support system after being featured on Entremosle a Guate, a popular national news program. The show aired on Friday night and is now available online on the show's website.

The new books add color to the lessons for students

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Many of us do not retain the key concepts and bold lettering that were force fed throughout our education. We purged the Psychology 101 terminology immediately after the test to preserve cerebral file space for the more applicable. Last week, however, the staff at Transitions was reminded of the purchasing power of American money as $36 bought far more than Spanish books.

Juan is interviewed after the game.

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The Transitions basketball team recently brought home another first place trophy, but the real prize was what they left behind. Two members stayed in Santa Rosa, a department in southern Guatemala, to conduct a weeklong educational program about disabilities following the wheelchair basketball tournament organized by Transitions.