Bug Parade!

During our morning exploration, Angel created a parade of bugs on the go!

Let your Garden Grow!

Angel and his companeros de La Escuelita planted their bean seeds two weeks ago. The seeds hang in our classroom window and every morning we visit our little plants to observe their growth. We also potted plants to take home with us during the Semana Santa vacation.

We're to give our little seeds lots of sunshine, rich soil and water.

Potted and ready to go home!

Seeds, seeds and more seeds!

Feliz Pascua!

Egg painting... Easter crowns...

Egg hunt...

Art...

And fruit salad...

made for a perfect Easter Celebration at La Escuelita Puerta Abierta!

Montse the Music Teacher

Montse the Music Teacher (aka Oriol's Mother) has been collaborating with La Puerta Abierta for 3 months now bringing creative and dynamic music classes to our students. Montse is a professional music teacher and musician from Spain who has been living in Santiago Atitlan for over ten years. We are so lucky to have her support and talent at La BPA.

Dinosaurs, Big and Small!

Dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes have been visiting La Puerta Abierta throughout the past weeks during our dinosaur exploration unit. We've painted dinosaurs, created play-dough houses for our dino friends, discussed their habitats and diets, read exciting dinosaur books, and engaged in creative dinosaur play.

Here are a few photos from our dinosaur fun!

Bee Season!

While looking at animal habitats, we decided to take a closer look at the life of bees. Artist Lisa Simms and Miss Bonnie helped us create a paper mache bee hive which we had so much fun using during our dramatic play.

Bee keeper Don Francisco visited as well and talked with us about honey making. At the end of the week, we enjoyed a wonderful slice of gooey, sticky honey cake!

Paul's Fire Fighters visit La BPA

We received a wonderful training from Paul's firefighter team at La Puerta Abierta last week. The team lead us in a training of first aid and CPR. All our staff and many parents participated.

We send out a warm muchas gracias to Paul and his team!