One, Two… Tree!

One, Two…Tree! is a non-profit organization focused on education in Central America.

In Guatemala, we are based in Santiago Atitlán, a beautiful small town with a lot of history and an important indigenous culture that make volunteering here both a unique and authentically Guatemalan experience. Santiago is home to approximately 45,000 people, majority of which speak Tz’utujil (one of 24 indigenous languages spoken in Guatemala) as their mother tongue.

Although the Guatemalan national school curriculum requires English to be taught in public schools, very few primary education teachers have the skills to instruct it to their students. That’s where we step in. Currently we are collaborating with four primary schools, where our volunteers teach 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders. In this way, we are preparing the students for their secondary education and future professional lives, as the tourism sector is growing quickly in Central America.