"Imilla" = "Nina" = "Child"

These posters were hanging in the entrance of an elementary school in an indigenous Aymaran village in the altiplano, composed of only six families. Aymara is an indigenous language spoken by groups of people in Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. One is a poster showing body parts, colors, and weather words in Aymara and in Spanish; and the other is a poster showing all the local animals and their names. I was moved by the notion that in this tiny, remote place, they "get it." They are intent on valuing and teaching their native language and culture, and also teaching the official language of Chile. When you've spent years working in bilingual education, it doesn't get better than this!