While it may not seem like that time of year, our graduation ceremony was on Friday! The school system in Guatemala runs from the beginning of January to mid-October. Then a build-up of anticipation typically takes place for two weeks before the big procession.
Earlier in the week, us librarians became the designated decoration-makers. The library floor is still coated with blue and gold glitter. But boy was the ambiance in the cafeteria worth the mess in the library. With dangling diplomas in the air, bouquets of brightly-colored roses, and our glittered banner in the front, it was stunning. An even more stunning sight were the rows of graduates anxiously awaiting the ceremony to begin. After morning mass, it commenced. It was a proud morning as kids graduated from Montessori all the way up to tercero basico. I was a beaming English teacher (along with fellow English teachers Thayer, Sam, and Molly above), as my entire class walked that day!
Yup, even these three troublemakers of mine.. :)
Kristina, darling. You look beautiful!
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