In March, students from the Minnetonka High School International Baccalaureate (IB/IS) program raised money for Spanish books, specifically Spanish novels for teenagers. At their IB/IS Global Gathering and Giving Event, they raised more than $250! The students also made [...]
*Please Note: Common Hope is no longer shipping worry dolls.* Worry dolls (also called trouble dolls; in Spanish, Muñeca quitapena) are small, hand-made dolls that originate from Guatemala. According to legend, Guatemalan children tell their worries to the [...]
What a week! Volunteers Emma, Ellie and Peter worked with Common Hope Volunteer Experience Coordinator, Emily Scriver, and Visitor Experience Coordinator, Claire Dresselhaus, to develop a full week of hands-on activities to generate excitement for SCIENCE among Common Hope [...]
[update as of June 14 | 3:30pm CST] Thank you to everyone who donated to help those in need after Volcán de Fuego's eruption. Those donations to our Emergency Relief Fund will continue to be used to help relief [...]
If you've been to Guatemala, you may have visited Tikal. Considered the most "famous" of Guatemala's Mayan ruins, visitors to Tikal can take a trip back in time and experience what life was like for the ancient Maya people. [...]
