Latin Summer … pyramids, salsa, surf

July 17, 2016

Written by: Isa

People say that Latin Culture is fun and colourful! or that “it’s all about being happy, dancing, enjoying the sun, working hard, staying positive and learning as much as you can”… and we agree! … by we … we mean, Denet & Isabel.

This month, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, our Big Kids Club classes have been about Latin America, through two puppets, Spanish-speaking Juanita our Canadian friend Mike the Moose… they’re always hungry, but happy.

There is much to say about the assorted countries of Latin America! — Their people… art, history, language, is so wide!

We started this adventure by exploring Mexico and the history behind the Kukulcan Pyramids. Whoa! These Mexican pyramids have 4 sides, one roof and 91 steps on each side…so after doing some calculations the number we got was 365! And it means 365 days, and that’s how they kept the count in their calendar. The Wikipedia link above has a lot of cool information about this Mayan temple, and we made temples of our own.

Piñatas are also very famous in Mexico, so part of our adventure also meant a little bit of work since we constructed our own piñata and celebrated for a little while…our big kids were so happy, they would say: (dúh-le) dale! dale! dale! (that’s what kids say to encourage themselves while having their turns)

Here’re a few images of our days … enjoy 🙂

Last week, we traveled to Central America…People say it’s Latin America’s little treasure since it’s quite a small area but it’s recognized for its large amount of natural resources, green areas, good salsa music and …oh! oh! big waves, so first we had a lesson from our friends in Costa Rica and started to work on a hand made surfboard to get on the water.

There’s so much to share … and that’s why we would love to show our big kids the valuable contributions that all the latin countries have made and are still making to the world through this summer program 😎

Join us Tuesdays and Wednesdays as we continue to travel and explore Verano Latino! (“Latin Summer”) until Aug. 26.