{"id":8544,"date":"2024-07-08T15:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/?page_id=8544"},"modified":"2024-07-08T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:02:09","slug":"tgup-case-study-monte-carmelo-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/tgup-case-study-monte-carmelo-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"TGUP CASE STUDY: Monte Carmelo &#8211; Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image noBorderShadow\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CC-Logo-V10-1024x870.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8288\" style=\"width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CC-Logo-V10-1024x870.png 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CC-Logo-V10-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CC-Logo-V10-768x652.png 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CC-Logo-V10.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"noBorderShadow wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\">The Monte Carmelo School in Peten, Guatemala has 87 students, from preschool to sixth grade.\u00a0The community has 400+ people of Mayan Q\u2019echi ethnicity.\u00a0They speak their native Toltec language, as well as Spanish.\u00a0They survive on subsistence agriculture and some trade with the outside world.\u00a0Problems with the school included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:28px\">Prior classroom was decrepit, with walls and roof that leaked water in the rain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:28px\">There were no desks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:28px\">There was no electricity, and the latrines were exhausted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\">TGUP committed to building two new classrooms of cinderblock on a poured concrete foundation.&nbsp;It will last more than 30 years.&nbsp;When the village mayor learned of the project, he committed to bringing in electricity and building flushing toilets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">The village<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"8239\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20230811_093839-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20230811_093839-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20230811_093839-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20230811_093839-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20230811_093839.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7923\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Village-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Village-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Village-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Village-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Village-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Monte Carmelo School<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20230727-WA0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20230727-WA0006.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20230727-WA0006-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20230727-WA0006-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20230727-WA0006-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"7922\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/YES.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/YES.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/YES-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/YES-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/YES-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"7930\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/No-desks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/No-desks.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/No-desks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/No-desks-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/No-desks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Latrines<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7906\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20230811_092219-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20230811_092219-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20230811_092219-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20230811_092219-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20230811_092219.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Materials arrive<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7928\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7929\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Materials-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Work begins<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7924\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7925\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Work-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Foundation trenches are in!<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-trench-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-trench-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-trench-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-trench-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-trench.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Foundation<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7957\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-foundation-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-foundation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-foundation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-foundation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-foundation.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7961\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foundation-2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Early walls<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7960\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7959\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Early-walls-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">More walls<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7999\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7998\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/More-walls-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Finishing inside and out<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"8233\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-inside-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-inside-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-inside-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-inside-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-inside.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"8234\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-outside-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-outside-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-outside-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-outside-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finishing-outside.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blueBox\">Starting to look like a school!<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Look-like-a-school-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Look-like-a-school-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tgup.org\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Look-like-a-school-300x169.jpg 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