Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, who is the nation’s Minister of Education invited her grandchild, Ana Milagros Basanta and classmates to visit the Presidency. More than 50 pre-schoolers visited the National Palace and frolicked through most of the halls of the Palace and even met with the President. The "Bright Start" bilingual pre-school students frolicked through most of the halls of the Palace singing chants in English bringing smiles to all who heard them or met them. El Siglo newspaper reports that all the children knew who the President was, and one little girl commented upon meeting President Mejia, "He looks like my grandfather."