Las Escuelas

I realized that I hadn't shared any information about the schooling situation for us. We have 3 new schools in our life. Benito Juarez Primaria, Instituto Guanajuato, and Don Quijote.

Benito Juarez Primaria is Maurice's school. It is a couple block walk from our house, and it's in Zona Centro, the center of town and near all the action. Maurice is really liking it. He goes from 8 until 1, with a lunch. Lunch is 20 pesos for fresh made tacos, or whatever else they are making for the day, with some sides. He is making a bunch of friends and involved in anything athletic they offer! He is on the school's basketball team (as well as another basketball team... more on that in a future post) and the fútbol team. He also participated in a track meet, and a mini-volleyball tournament (I am not even sure exactly what that is, but he said it is like volleyball but you can catch the ball). And we are even making a little progress getting the homework assignments complete.

Benito Juarez Primaria

Maurice in his uniform, ready for school.

Rico and Damonte go to Instituto Guanajuato. It is a little further away, about 3 miles. They take a cab every day. Their day goes from 7:30 am to 3:10 pm. But from the sounds of it, that is not all study time. From what I can tell, the first period is socialization. The day also includes over an hour of free time, which includes basketball and fútbol. Plus a lunch (again fresh made choices of food). They are excelling at the social aspects of education :)  They both have made a ton of friends, and despite Damonte's best efforts, are socializing in Spanish full time. They only have to wear uniforms on Monday, and I enjoy my relationship with my sons too much to try to take pictures of them in uniforms and post them online :) You will have to come visit us to see it in person. Here are some pictures of their school.

Instituto Guanajuato courtyard

Rico studying

Buildings at Instituto Guanajuato

The boys are really enjoying schooling here, much more than they ever imagined. But they are not the only ones. Emily headed back to school as well to Don Quijote. Believe it or not, she still takes education quite seriously, and has the most homework of them all! 

Damonte and Emily checking out Emily's school.