The Diospi – Suyana school is now a reality
With 750 guests present, Diospi Suyana celebrated the inauguration of it’s school. The three-hour program of songs and speeches, supplemented by multimedia presentations, gave a foretaste of the many opportunities that will be provided by this educational institution.
The representatives of the Ministry of Education paid tribute to infrastructure and educational approach direction for the state of Apurimac.
Director Christian Bigalke, introduced in his multi-layered speech, the school in the context of the Peruvian past in which for centuries has been comprised of disadvantaged social groups. With respect to the other schools in town, he stressed the idea of partnership and cooperation.
Previously, the Drs John had explained after a brief review of the milestones of Diospi Suyana what faith in God meant for them, namely, hope, fulfillment of meaning and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They wished that students would learn more than just chemistry, physics and mathematics. Faith would offer them a perspective, to reach out to far beyond death.
The various flags on the stage gave the ceremony an international flair. Of course, the Peruvian children make up the vast majority of the student stiff, but there are also boys and girls from Germany and the USA who attend classes.
The teachers introduced themselves and their subject in front of a humorous way. It was felt from them that they themselves feverishly awaited to the start of school on Monday. For some of them their job to work at the the Diospi – Suyana School meant a move from North to South Peru. Apart from the Peruvian educators, include teachers: Julianna Rolli (Hungary), Lilli Warkentin (Germany), Allison Care (USA), Verena Bigalke (Germany) as well as social worker Carolin Klett (German).
During the construction of the school, individuals and companies have shown an unprecedented commitment. This generous support was acknowledged gratefully in the program. The audience celebrated Udo and Barbara Klemenz with a standing ovation for their outstanding service. Dr. Klaus John described them as a living legend. In the hope they would return quickly to Curahuasi in future for projects for Diospi Suyana, they received a symbolic tinkered motorcycle. A big thank you was also given to the architects Tina and Cornelius Linder, who had created for free all plans during the entire construction phase. Martina John also recalled the invaluable contribution of the engineer Jürgen Engel.
The successful festival was also made possible by countless employees who had filed on the details of the celebration since days. The decoration of Marion Hofmann turned a sober multi-use hall into a beautiful ballroom.
Hard work by Christian Oswald on the light – sound – controlled and projector system. Agustin Landeras moderated the colorful program with a lot of skill.
The longest trip to the celebrate was made by Olaf Boettger and Ellen Nebel from Germany. The director of Diospi Suyana from Germany recommended that all parents who wish their children well, enroll their kids in a good school. Jim Miller from Tennessee, represented the American Association Diospi Suyana. He met with a delegation, two hours before the start of the festivities in a Curahuasi. – As of Monday, 190 children at the Diospi Suyana School will learn writing, mathematics and reading, while the construction team to Udo Klemenz will continuing completing the rest of the work. (Photo by Lisa Isaac)
