Amigo News

Fun Week with Teachers Alejandra, Lily, Mayra & Abraham. Big news and big splashes! This Monday, architect Irad and the crew kicked off phase one of our new Kids Club. They started by safely clearing the front area, and plan to wrap up this first step by January. While the work happens, we’re spending [...]

The holiday Spirit The holidays are almost here, and our kids—together with Teacher Alejandra—filled our Kids Club with warm cheer. Using recycled materials, they created a beautiful Christmas tree by hand. Along the way, Teacher Alejandra gently taught patience, organization, and love. Our talented sculptors Our kids explored clay and strengthened their skills. With [...]

Exciting activities this Week at Kids Club Our students started out the week with a fun drawing session led by Teacher Alejandra. They practiced simple shapes, light sketching, and careful outlining to turn everyday objects—like cups, flower vases, and toys—into drawings. With gentle step‑by‑step tips, they added shadows and little details, building confidence and [...]

Kids Club Update – Amigos de La Cruz It was a festive and spooky week at Kids Club as we celebrated both Day of the Dead and Halloween! The children created beautiful Catrina skeletons using recycled cardboard and paper, wrote and illustrated their own spooky storybooks, and proudly shared them with their friends. On [...]

Kids Club Update – Amigos de La Cruz In anticipation of the Day of the Dead celebration, the children are applying the skills they’ve learned in pottery and clay sculpting to create traditional calaveras. Normally made from sugar, calaveras are small skulls that—far from being sinister—celebrate the lives of those who have passed and [...]