Casa de la Esperanza

The opening of Casa Christian Academy in August of 2015 was an answer to many years of prayers for a school where God would be the center of excellence in our children’s educational experience. The Academy consists of two components. The first is a state-of- Chihuahua sponsored program targeting the Tarahumara Indians. Most of our children share that lineage to some degree. The other component is a curriculum that is Christ-centered where God serves as the basis and source of all knowledge.

The government-sponsored program provides two teachers for our students. Two other teachers, who are employees of Casa and funded through the Casa de la Esperanza Foundation, provide specialized tutoring and assistance with our classroom instructional program. Since many of the children have never attended school before entering Casa, they require a more intensive program. The regular state-sponsored school day begins at 8:00 am with prayer and a devotional and runs until 1:30 pm. After a lunch break, one-on-one and small group tutoring is provided up until 6:00 pm by Casa’s instructional staff. Special assistance groups are organized by the results of diagnostic tests conducted on each child to gauge their learning needs. As a result, our children have performed surprisingly well with the special assistance they receive.