It is an impressive organisation involving the whole Delgado family, with Tin's formidable sister, Diana, co-ordinating the whole operation.
She says people from outside the valley always say that black people are useless - not good for anything at all.
She hopes that, with the school, they have started to show other Ecuadorians that they have hopes and aspirations like everyone else, and they can organise for themselves.
People in the valley do have skills away from the football field, she says, but they need the opportunities to prove it.
Racism in Ecuador
But can an enterprise like La Escuela de Futbol, and the fact that so many black players have made it to the national team make a difference to the success of black people in Ecuador both on and off the field?
Cesar Montufar is white/mestizo, and a political scientist at the Simon Bolivar Andean University.
Ecuador is, "probably one of the most racist countries in South America", he says.
He believes the dominant white/mestizo community in the country has always used minorities for their own purposes - the exoticism of indigenous peoples to sell tourism, the sporting achievements of black people to booster national pride.
But woe betide those who attempt to step out of these pre-ordained boxes.
Cesar Montufar doesn't believe that the spotlight now shining brightly on the nation's football squad will substantially change anything for Afro-Ecuadorians.
