Escuela General Escuela General Carlomagno Andrade Carlomagno Andrade

ParedesParedesCacha Pucará QuincheCacha Pucará QuincheChimborazo, EcuadorChimborazo, Ecuador

Students outside after school.

About the schoolSobre la escuela

• Located in a small indigenous community in the province of Chimborazo. Se ubica en una comunidad indígena y pequeña en la provincia de Chimborazo.

• 20 students from 1st to 6th grade. 20 estudiantes de 1r hasta 6o grado.

• 2 mestizo teachers come in from the city every day to teach. 2 profesoras mestizas vienen cada día de la ciudad para enseñar.

• The students’ first language is Kichwa, an Andean language. They learn Spanish in school. El idioma nativo de los estudiantes es el kichwa, una lengua andina. Todos aprenden el castellano en la escuela.

• All the students wanted to help with the scrapbook, not just the older ones, so it’s the work of the whole school. Todos los estudiantes, no sólo los mayores, querían ayudar con el scrapbook, así que es el trabajo de toda la escuela.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades1r, 2o y 3r grados

• Professor Teresa Barío teaches 2 first graders, 2 second graders and 4 third graders, all in the same classroom!

• La profesora Teresa Barío se encarga de los 2 estudiantes de primer, los 2 estudiantes de segundo, y los 4 estudiantes de tercer año, ¡todos en el mismo aula!

The classroom for 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades.

Professor Teresa Barío teaching math.

1st GradePrimer Grado

María Vanessa Gualán Condor

• I’m 6 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, 2 brothers.

• I like to play with my brothers.

• I like to study math.

Noemi Isabel Lema Guapi• I’m 5 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, 2 sisters, 1 brother.

• I like to take our sheep out to graze.

• I like to study language arts.

2nd GradeSegundo Grado

Alex Darío Congacha Aguagallo

• I’m 7 years old.• I live with my mom

and dad. This is my dad in the picture with me.

• I like to play soccer.• I like to study

reading.

Oscar Armando Tene Janeta

• I’m 7 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers and cousins.

• I like to read.• I like to study

language arts.

3rd GradeTercer Grado

Carmen Beatriz Hipo Tene• I’m 7 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers.

• I like to play and eat.

• I like to study language arts.

David Israel Tene Janeta• I’m 8 years old.• I live with my family:

mom, dad, sisters, brothers, and cousins.

• I like to play soccer with my brothers.

• I like to study everything.

Gladis Susana Hipo Congacha

• I’m 8 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers.

• I like to play.• I like to study

language arts.

Luis Antonio Gualán Guapi

• I’m 8 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, brothers, uncle, aunt, cousins.

• I like to play.• I like to study

math.

4th, 5th, and 6th Grades4o, 5o y 6o grados

• Professor Dora Guzmán teaches 4 fourth graders, 3 fifth graders and 4 sixth graders. Each grade has its own section of the classroom and its own chalkboard.

• La profesora Dora Guzmán se encarga de los 4 estudiantes de cuarto, los 3 estudiantes de quinto, y los 4 estudiantes de sexto año. Cada grado tiene su propio espacio en el aula y su propio pizarrón.

The classroom for 5th, 6th and 7th grades.

Professor Dora Guzmán in the office.

4th GradeCuarto Grado

Ana María Hipo Tene• I’m 9 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers.

• I like to play and eat.

• I like to study math.

Alex Darío Gualán Yambay

• I’m 9 years old.• I live with my family:

mom, dad, sisters, brothers, uncle, aunt, cousins.

• I like to play with my friends.

• I would like to study in high school.

Luz Alexandra Hipo Congacha

• I’m 10 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers.

• I like to play.• I like to study

science.

Viviana Elisabeth Lema Guapi

• I’m 10 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, 2 sisters, 1 brother.

• I like to sing.• I like to study

science.

5th GradeQuinto Grado

Julio César Janeta Hipo• I’m 11 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, brother, uncle, nephew.

• I like to play soccer.• I like to study

science.

Jhonny Efraín Tene Janeta• I’m 11 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers, and cousins.

• I like to play soccer.• I like to study

science.

Pedro Fernando Perez Lalbay

• I’m 11 years old.• I live with my family:

mom, dad, 1 sister, 1 brother, and grandparents.

• I like to play and work.

• I like to study computer science.

6th GradeSexto Grado

Laura Beatriz Lema Guapi• I’m 13 years old.• I live with my

family: mom, dad, 2 sisters, 1 brother.

• I like to sing.• I like to study

English.

Eliceo Orlando Gualán Hipo

• I’m 12 years old.• I live with my family:

mom, dad, grandparents, uncle, aunt, in-laws.

• I like to play soccer and volleyball.

• I like to study English.

Mayra Estrella Gualán Yambay

• I’m 12 years old.• I live with my family:

mom, dad, sisters, brothers, uncle, aunt, grandparents, cousins. In this picture, I’m carrying my little brother.

• I like to play hide and seek.

• I like to study language arts.

Luis Alfredo Congacha Gualán

• I’m 13 years old.• I live with my mom.

My brothers live an hour away in Ambato.

• I like to play sports, like soccer.

• I like to study English.

Our School

Alex’s mom cooking in the school kitchen. Different mothers come

every day to prepare lunch.

The school office. This is the third room in the school where the

teachers work and food for lunch is stored.

Volcán Tungurahua