Who We Are
Our Vision
We envision a world where local communities are able to leverage dynamic, emerging industries into economic and educational opportunities for their children, youth, and families.
Our Mission
BPP empowers children and youth in Latin America by providing supplementary schooling that instills creativity, enhances confidence, facilitates international communication, and develops critical thinking skills.
Our Values
Education
We believe that access to high-quality, relevant educational opportunities from early childhood throughout adulthood is a human right.
Empowerment
We empower others to achieve their own goals at their own pace with respect for their culture and individuality, and with consideration of the resources available to them.
Equality
Committed to Transparency
How it all started
When Philadelphia-native Dyani Makous stumbled upon the neighborhood Barrio La Planta while backpacking through San Juan del Sur, she made a connection with the local community that would forever change her life, the lives of the residents and the composition of the community as a whole.
Barrio La Planta
Read more about the neighborhood, La Planta, which represents a fraction of the good nature, hospitality, authenticity and humility of Latin American Culture & Community.
Our Team
When Philadelphia-native Dyani Makous stumbled upon the neighborhood Barrio La Planta while backpacking through San Juan del Sur, she made a connection with the local community that would forever change her life, the lives of the residents and the composition of the community as a whole.
Where We Teach
The Culture House, known locally as La Escuela Integral is San Juan del Sur's only Community Center. While occupied largely by BPP, the community center is also home to a Spanish School, a Chiropractor, a Traditional Folklore Dance group and is adjacent to a Community Sports Park. We also now have two more locations: one in Escamequita, Nicaragua and our most recent addition in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.