- Guatemala
About Program
Long Way Home’s Green Building Academy offers a variety of hands-on learning experiences that contribute to the development of present and future generations of skilled and socially responsible green builders. Academy graduates will emerge as ethical and creative change agents, conscious and culturally competent global citizens, and informed leaders doing their part to create a more sustainable world.
Participants will connect to their environment, and develop increased consciousness & competence relating to sustainability, environmental & ecological balance, and ethical & respectful community development. The Academy equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to apply their creativity to design and construction using sustainable, unconventional materials and low-impact methodologies with potential for off-grid implementation.
Scholarships and college credit available.
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Program Highlights
- Learn and apply green building techniques through constructing a home for a family with limited economic resources
- Engage in socially responsible community development
- Learn Spanish, Kaqchikel, painting, weaving, or tortilla making through optional classes
- Receive college credit for completing the program
- Go on In-Country Field Trips/Tours in your free time such as: Ruins of Iximche and Mixco Viejo, colonial capital of Antigua, market town of Chichicastenango, and Guatemala City museums
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Location
If you want to spend a trip chasing waterfalls, meandering through lush jungles, and seeing world heritage sites; Guatemala should be high on your list. Guatemala can be easy to overlook when there are more travelled destinations in the area, but don't be fooled, this country is filled with incredible landscapes and culture, all at a great price.
