Packet #1: About Our School

Palo de Agua Primary School, Nicaragua

March 9, 2011
 Community Profile
Community Name: Palo de Agua
Department: Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Municipality: Ciudad Darío
Location: 12 km west of Ciudad Darío

Community Population: 114; 23 houses Economic Sector: Agriculture

Services: No electricity or potable water
Rural zone, very arid climate

Palo de Agua Community

Ciudad Dario, Matagalpa

School Profile
New classrooms
constructed by SOL in
2009
27 Students
1 Teacher
1 Multi-grade Classroom
(1st-5th Grade) Old School
Although classes are not
currently held in old
school, there is a solar
panel that provides
electricity to both schools.

Current School
 Meet the
Teacher:
Prof. Amparo del
Socorro Leiva

 Has been teaching

for 10 years in various
surrounding
communities in Darío
municipality
 First year teaching at
Palo de Agua
Meet the Class
 The Trip to School:
Map of My Home and School

Carlos Garcia,
4th Grade
“I walk to school.
On my way to
school I pass my
neighbor, Gonzalo.”
 The Trip to School:
Map of My Home and School

Mayra Torres,
3rd Grade

“I walk to school
everyday along the
main road. It takes
me five minutes to
get to school.”
The Trip to School: Map of My Home and School

The bus

My school
My house

Neighbor
“I take the bus to school.
Some of my classmates
live in El Jicaro and La
Pitilla, about 2km
away.”—Nay Torrez, 3rd
Grade
8
 Map of My School and House

My school

Otoniel
Garcia, 3rd
Fence Grade

Sand &
Gravel

My house
The road

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 New School
vs. Old
School
Solar Panels

Old Classroom

ss room
New cla

Erick Oporta, 2nd Grade

“Our old classroom is right

across from our current one. It
has solar panels that brings
electricity to our classroom.”
What Are We Learning In School?
“My
“My favorite
favorite class
class is
is Social
Social Studies.
Studies. II like
like itit because
because we
we are
are looking
looking at
at
the
the geography
geography ofof Central
Central America.
America. II like
like to
to draw
draw the
the map
map of
of Central
Central
America
America where
where you
you can
can find
find our
our country,
country, Nicaragua.”
Nicaragua.” –– Jessenia
Jessenia Torres,
Torres,
55th Grade
th
Grade

12/08/21
What Are We Learning In School?
“The
“The class
class II like
like the
the most
most isis Spanish
Spanish because
because the the stories
stories we
we
read
read are
are very
very good.
good. My My favorite
favorite story
story isis the
the “Little
“Little Red
Red
Chicken”
Chicken” because
because itit has
has aa lot
lot of
of little
little animals
animals in in it.
it. The
The story
story is
is
about
about aa little
little red
red chicken
chicken that
that was
was picking
picking at at the
the earth
earth and
and
found
found some
some seedsseeds where
where her
her three
three friends
friends lived.
lived. The
The chicken
chicken
asked
asked her
her friends
friends ifif they
they could
could help
help her her and
and they
they said
said no.
no. One
One
day
day the
the little
little red
red chicken
chicken made
made some
some bread
bread andand asked
asked her
her
friends
friends ifif they
they could
could help
help her
her eat
eat itit and
and the
the pig
pig said
said yes,
yes, the
the
duck
duck said
said yes,yes, and
and the
the cat
cat said
said yes.
yes. The The little
little red
red chicken
chicken said
said
‘we
‘we will
will all
all eat
eat the
the bread.’”
bread.’” –– Melania
Melania Rocha,
Rocha, 44thth Grade
Grade

12 12/08/21
What Are We Learning In School?
The human body

The heart

“My
“My favorite
favorite class
class is
is Natural
Natural Sciences.
Sciences. WeWe are
are currently
currently learning
learning
how
how the
the blood
blood circulates
circulates in
in the
the body.
body. II like
like itit because
because I’m
I’m learning
learning
all
all about
about the
the heart,
heart, the
the veins,
veins, and
and arteries.”
arteries.” –– René
René Rocha,
Rocha, 55thth Grade
Grade
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