Green Building Academy, Guatemala | Long Way Home

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.

Program Highlights

Engage in socially responsible community development.

Learn and apply green building techniques through constructing a home for a family with limited economic resources.

Receive college credit for completing the program.

Learn Spanish, Kaqchikel, painting, weaving, or tortilla making through optional classes.

Go on in-country field trips or tours during your free time.

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