Partnership with The Canterbury School in Guatemala City
In July of 2011, St. Peter's once again sent a group of parishioners and friends to visit the Canterbury School in Guatemala City.
Since 2005, St. Peter's has had a partnership with The Canterbury School in Guatemala City, a school of 123 students enrolled from preschool through six grade. Many students could not afford to go to school if not for this Anglican-run institution.
Each year we send a group down to the school, to continue our friendship with the children and teachers and to complete a project to improve the school. Over the past few years, St. Peter's has provided The Canterbury School with funding for a computer lab, audiovisual equipment, musical instruments, new bathrooms and to put a floor, windows, a door and electricity in the second floor classrooms. Projects we have completed at the school include planting over 200 trees, painting the entire school (inside and out), and updating old playground equipment and installing new equipment. The next trip is scheduled for July 11-19 2011 and the group will plant more trees and paint murals on the school's walls.
St. Peter's supports The Canterbury School through both parish donations and the marketing of Juan-Ana Coffee, which St. Peter's purchases from The St. Lucas Mission in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala. Exclusive of shipping costs, all of the money raised is returned to Guatemala in the form of support for the growers, the packers and The Canterbury School.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Assisting with coffee sales on Sunday mornings
- Supporting student scholarship fundraising opportunities
- Participating in a service project at the school
Philadelphia-based skilled volunteers, including teachers/administrators, computer specialists and Spanish teachers, are also needed.
