Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR Estefania Rebellon has a personal drive behind Yes We Can. "So that they learn to perhaps detect the situations that make them feel a little sad, a little more vulnerable, and help guide them." "We try to develop resilience in them," he said of the emotional intelligence lessons. He works for the Yes We Can program, a nonprofit group that has three schools in Mexico, including two in Tijuana. Garcia's school is an altogether more professional setup, next to the Pro Amore Dei migrant shelter in another part of town. There are about 20 shelters across the city, and that means there are hundreds of children who suddenly find themselves in Tijuana and cut off from traditional education.
Hurtado Medina's classroom is next to the Embajadores de Jesús shelter that is home to hundreds of migrants. "When they leave here, they leave with confidence and are proud of themselves that they're learning what's going to be their new language."
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"Like how to get out of an emergency situation, they don't know how to communicate, or they don't know how to translate basic information like phone numbers or addresses."
"The purpose of this school is so that the migrants have a basic understanding of English," Hurtado Medina said. These efforts are replicated across the border city as volunteers and grassroots organizations grapple with a transient population of migrant students and try their best to educate those who find themselves living in shelters while awaiting a better life beyond. Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR Sergio Garcia teaches a class at the Yes We Can school.
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