Change of model

From this point, we began to create a new educational and development model based on the Q’eqchi’-Maya Culture, in response to the demand for a system that could contribute to an improvement in the quality of education, critically analyze the social history of the people and communities in the region, and promote social, human and intellectual development.

Teaching Mathematics through ábaco

Therefore, the educational process developed and implemented as one of the actions of Xch'ool Ixim, aims to promote the role of the school in the community to be able to, firstly, take into account elements of the culture and history of the community as well as other knowledge of the curriculum taught in schools, and secondly, deliver an education which supports an integral development and strengthens cultural identity. This includes the implementation of an innovative methodological approach, which makes education a quality training and conscious learning process.