Sunshine, Rain and Seeds

The rains have started in Guatemala and we've been working on turning our old sand box into a plant box.  Happy growing little seeds!

 

 

Busy Bees

Wow!  Here we are in March of 2013 and we're well into our third month of learning and exploration at La Puerta Abierta.  The days pass quickly with a group of 19 preschool students and 20 kindergartners and new a month  begins before we even  realize that the previous one has ended. 

We've been busy...

Busy exploring

 

Busy drawing

 

Busy playing

 

Busy making new friends

 

Busy celebrating

 

 

Busy painting

 

 

Busy working

 

Busy learning

 

Here's to our exceptional 39 busy little bees at La Puerta Abierta and our fantastic team of teachers!

 



All Smiles

All these smiles make me want to smile!  Do they make you want to smile too?

 

 

Miss Ana blows bubbles to her students at our Friday morning Mommy and Me class as she says good-bye to the children and their families. 

Exploration

 

 

Monday mornings carry with them an element of surprise at La Puerta Abierta. New themes, new songs, and new treasures in our sensory bin await our students' arrival.They loved exploring our sensory bin this morning  which was filled with magnets and small objects.  Our young scientists quickly discovered which materials would stick together.

 

Y

 

Lerning the letter Y the fun way!

 

 

 

Feliz Dia De La Independencia

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Guatemala!

World Tour!

We're traveling the world with our preschool students this month at La Puerta Abierta.  Our first stop was in Europe.  We visited France and learned to make crepes.  Our students agreed that crepes looked a lot like big tortillas, but were much tastier.

Then we jet-setted to Asia and stopped in China.  we cooked chow-main and learned to eat with chop-sticks!

Our next stop was in Africa. We made colorful Masai necklaces and one of our class-mates and his mother taught us about the cultures and traditions of Ethiopia. 

We're currently in Australia, learning about kangaroos, koalas and coral reefs!

In the coming weeks, we'll explore The Americas and Antarctica.  We're excited to visit Brazil, the United States and the South Pole.