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Newsletter July 2022 / Boletín Informativo Julio 2022
English
We start July with the best attitude! Do not miss everything we have prepared this month at Casa Circulo Cultural.
Español
¡Empezamos julio con la mejor actitud! No te pierdas todo lo que tenemos preparado este mes en Casa Círculo Cultural
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Friday, April 15, 2022
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
COMENZANDO EN MAYO...
Casa circulo cultural tuvo la oportunidad de participar por primera vez en el desfile del 5 de Mayo que organiza el comité latino de East Palo Alto. Este evento se ha hecho desde hace 33 años en esta comunidad. Participaron los niños y las mamàs de nuestros alumnos con bailes folkloricos. También contaron con la presencia de “ Cri-Cri” y de “la patita” quien próximamente se presentaran en el teatro Fox este 15 de Julio 2018.
THE BEGINNING of MAY....
Casa Cìrculo Cultural had the opportunity to participate for the first time at the “Parade and Latino Festival” for Cinco de Mayo. This year they celebrated 33 years in the community. The festival is organized by the Latino Committee of East Palo Alto. Our Circulo Cultural kids and mothers, also participated dancing folklorico. The kids got super excited when they saw and met “Cri-Cri” (the singing cricket) and “la Patita” (the goose), who they will be soon, having a show at the Fox theater in July 15 2018.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Casa Circulo's first SLEEPOVER!
Casa Circulo Cultural hosted it's first SLEEPOVER!
On Saturday, August 19th parents dropped off their children at 5pm with their sleeping bags, clothes, and tooth brushes for the night. For some kids it was their first sleepover, and most didn't know what to expect, but this morning every single one of them woke up with a big smile.
We had a guest named Madeline Hernandes Rodriguez who volunteered her time to come lead a workshop called El Camino del Heroe (A Hero's Journey) based on a book called "El Heroe de las Mil Caras" by Joseph Cambel. Through fun activities they learned about the stages a hero must go through before they become a hero. They learned about characteristics of hero, their strengths, obstacles they must face, how family and friends are important and how to overcome fear.
In one of the exercises they were put into groups and asked to choose one member for the group to dress up as a superhero; they were given paper, tape, markers and string. They then had to explain their hero to the group and what his/hers strengths are. It was very impressive to see their creativity shine through. Some were given the power of honesty, others of being strong enough to save people, others were fearless, and one even had the power to make friends quickly.
After pizza and fruit for dinner, we prepared them for a very fun night walk. They were taught that every hero has a "guide," someone who teaches them, or advises them, and someone they can trust. They also learned that all heroes need, aside from family, friends to support them and help them to be who they are. For the night walk, the adults were the guides and they blindfolded their groups of three and they took them on a walk with obstacles, places with different scents, and noises. Although some were scared at first, they had to trust their guide and group to get to the end. The workshop ended with the adults leading them to a dark room where they all sat, still blind folded and were told a story. Toward the end of the story, Madeleine quoted "Somos una semilla y nos convertiremos en un árbol, al abrir los ojos, todos descubriremos nuestra luz interior" (we are all seeds and we grow into trees, when you open your eyes, you will discover your inner light), and while she spoke, the adults sprinkled glow sticks all over kids and when they opened their eyes they were all mesmerized. It felt like they were in space covered in stars. Thank you Madeline for teaching our children valuable lessons.
To end the night, the kids changed into their pjs and settled in with their popcorn and pillows and watched The Never Ending Story. On Sunday morning they had a classic pillow fight, and a very fun lightsaber battle. After a scrumptious breakfast of pancakes, fruit and milk, the kids were picked up at 10am.
We had an amazing time and cannot wait to have many more sleepovers in the future. This was the beginning of a fun and beautiful tradition. Thank you to the children that were engaged and assisted, and thank you to the parents for trusting us with them for the night they did great.
If you want more information about Casa Circulo, or would like to stay updated with upcoming events please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/circulocultural.rwc/ or our website at www.circulocultural.org.
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