Provide Scholarships to Mayan High School Students Photo Gallery
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Student selected one of 250 local villages
Scholarships will be made available to students who demonstrate leadership potential and high academic ability.
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Female student addresses Inauguration Ceremony
As a scholarship condition, students will serve their communities through an internship program after completing their three years at the center. The purpose of the internship is to ensure that an entire village can benefit as well as the student from the education provided. The ultimate goal is that the training will be used in their communities to create improvements in education, health, and food production.
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Students come from four linguistic groups
Indigenous youth in this region are the first generation to receive higher education.
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Students cook meals under rustic conditions
Future students aid in constructing dormitory cabins.
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Solar power and a satellite system power computers
Qualifying students must demonstrate high academic ability and leadership potential.
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The high school is located in a remote rainforest
The Mayan Center's educational facility is planned as one-of-a-kind in Guatemala
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