On Saturday, June 20, our students departed for a new host family and a new setting to begin their Service Term, the second half of SST. Stay tuned for more updates about the communities in which the students are living and the volunteer work they're doing with nonprofits, community organizations, and municipal governments!
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Dia de Las Madres
Jun 17 2025
This past weekend our host families celebrated Mother’s Day in style, with flowers, outings and cakes! Many of our students met extended family: grandmothers and aunts, as this is a grand celebration in Ecuador. We had our own little party on Monday celebrating our students and teachers who are mothers too!
Classes this week included guest speaker, Julian Guaman, a member of the pastoral team at Quito Mennonite Church. He spoke on indigenous people’s issues and organizations, including various demonstrations which led to more government recognition of indigenous rights.
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