Education El Salvador Project #62044

Open Doors for New Students at Amun Shea

by Perkin Educational Opportunities Foundation, Inc.

Project Report | May 26, 2025
2025 Achievement's Fair was a remarkable success!

By Milagro Fuentes | Project Communication Assistant

Parent with his daughters during the Achievement F

One of the highlights at Amún Shéa is the achievement fair, an event that has been empowering students since 2008. These fairs provide a space for students to demonstrate their hard work, presenting their achievements to an audience of parents, family, and teachers. Over the years, this initiative has proven to be an incredible growth opportunity, as students gain the confidence to speak, analyze, and defend their ideas in front of others.

This year, the first achievement fair of 2025 took place at Amún Shéa on April 11th. This is a special moment when everyone gives their best, and their skills and efforts are reflected on this important day.

The youngest members of the school presented "The Five Senses" in English. Another topic was Emotions. They danced and explained the range of emotions people experience. Parents, proud of their children, applauded their efforts and dedication. The oldest students captivated the audience with their confidence. Math, science, technology projects, Pascal's principle, thermodynamics, topography, wind energy, and the volcanic mountain range in our country, El Salvador… WOW! It's simply incredible how they speak about their topics! All the projects had their space to shine, and all the students did magnificently.

The event concluded with heartfelt words of gratitude to everyone involved in this learning process taking place in northern of this country. The support received from parents, teachers, students, and you as donors is invaluable and makes it possible for every student in the Amún Shéa project to thrive, grow, and contribute to shaping the future of El Salvador.

Students of the community of "Tallos" (stems)

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Jan 27, 2025
New things come in, Old things go out!

By Milagro Fuentes | Project Communication Assistant

Oct 20, 2024
Working hard and shining brighter!

By Michelle Martin Romero | Board President, PEOF

Students during the 3rd English Festival

It's mid-October and that means another school year will soon end at Amún Shéa. In fact, the last day of school is set for November 15th—less than a month away! Currently, the school has 87 students enrolled, spanning from Kindergarten to High school. Amún Shéa School remains our core project at Perkin Educational Opportunities Foundation, and we are honored to have your continued support. Subsidizing tuition costs through scholarships helps to keep Amún Shéa's doors open to students all across Morazán.

In the past few months, Amún Shéa students and teachers have been hard at work. Here are some of the highlights:

In July, two of Amún Shéa teachers, Ms. Marilyn Ortiz and Ms. Iris Hernández, were awarded the El Mango Dorado (Golden Mango) from ConTextos in recognition of their excellence and commitment to teaching.
On August 2nd, Amún Shéa hosted its Third English Festival. All grade levels participated, and it was a sight to be seen (and heard)! All the Disney hits were brought to life on stage as students exhibited their English in progress. Building English language skills remains a priority at the school.
On August 26th, high school student Alexander Serrano came in 2nd place in the 15-17-year-old division of the Departmental Virtual Chess Tournament. Talented youth from all across the seven departments (a.k.a. states) of Santa Ana, Chalatenango, Cuscatlán, San Vicente, Cabañas, San Miguel, and Morazán came to compete. Congratulations, Alexander! Chess remains a strong academic tool used at the school for all grade levels.
On September 21st, the entire Amún Shéa community participated in a moving celebration of the International Day of Peace. Please visit Amún Shéa’s Facebook page to see the inspiring videos created by the students. Peace teaching remains an important pillar of our learning community.
In late September, Amún Shéa students participated as Finalists in the Eureka 2024 Education Fair in Science, Technology, and Innovation. Amún Shéa was the only institution from Morazán to participate this year!

As you can see, Amún Shéa students and teachers have been VERY busy shining their light in Morazán and throughout El Salvador. THANK YOU for making all this possible!

As part of our efforts to enhance the quality of education at Amún Shéa, we are gearing up for our end-of-the-year fundraising campaign to improve the school's infrastructure. GivingTuesday on December 3rd will mark the start of this campaign. We will be sure to share more details in the upcoming weeks.

Please subscribe to our monthly newsletter for all the latest updates about Amún Shéa and quality rural education in El Salvador. (see link below)

--peace, love, & gratitude,

Michelle Martin Romero

Board President, PEOF, Inc.

Teachers receive The Golden Mango Award

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