Centro Educativo Pedro J. Ameglio

Johan

“My name is Johan, and I am eight years old. I love learning about animals and their behavior, especially dinosaurs. 

I think that the challenge that boys and girls in my community face is the fear of being laughed at for how we speak or the way we do things.

I have many dreams for my community. The first is that all girls and boys, adults and children, are respected equally. And that we all share well. I also dream of walking around my community without the fear of being robbed. I dream of it becoming a better place.”

 —Johan, 8

Daslyn

“My name is Daslyn. I’m eight, and I want to be a fashion designer. In my free time, I like to draw clothes and shoes, among other things. 

Young people in my community face big challenges. They see bad examples of people who go down the wrong path, and they also see piles of trash in their neighborhood.

I want kids to see school as an example to follow. And I want us to have air conditioners in our classrooms.”

 —Daslyn, 8

“I’m Melva, the director of the Pedro J. Ameglio school. Our institution provides a quality education, but we are also experiencing constant challenges. For example, at the infrastructure level, the roof has worn out over time, and the zinc sheets are full of rust and holes. 

At the academic level, the challenge is poor technology management by teachers. They see technology as a barrier, not as a tool for academic goals. Students also face challenges. Most are not with their mothers or fathers. Their parents work, so the students spend most of their time in daycare or alone at home.

Our biggest dream as an educational center is to finish all the infrastructure projects that the school needs. At a technical teaching level, we want to advance with the new tools that education requires to prepare students.”

 —Principal Melva