After only two days as a teacher at the American School of Guatemala (Colegio Americano de Guatemala) I have begun taking pictures. I by no means captured everything. I haven’t yet gotten up the courage to take pictures of the three guards who stand at the front gate of the school. And I haven’t had time to take detailed pictures of my classroom or of the campus’s subtleties. But with the few photos below, I have tried to capture some of the natural beauty and landscaping of the school. This is easily one of the most beautiful school environments I’ve ever seen. In every way, it reminds me of a college campus.
This is one of the entrances to the school which leads to the library. Everything is completely wide open which allows nature to flood into the classrooms and the courtyards.
Teachers playing frisbie in the courtyard during one of our breaks. Open spaces like this are common throughout the campus.
This picture was taken from the top of the library and some of the elementary classrooms are on the right.
This is the back of the library.
One of the many long walks along the campus.
I will be disappointed with myself if at any point in the next two years I take any of this for granted. This is exactly the type of environment I was looking for. Natural, open, green, and well kept. There is such a level of respect for the school and I hope the students have this same amount of respect for it once they arrive.
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