school is cool!

As of two weeks ago, the school year has officially started. Even though we haven't taught a single class in the library, the rest of my job has me diving right in! For one, I'm back teaching English to my tercero basico kids. This year I have 22 ready-to-learn students. They can already recite the "Our Father" and say "What's up, giiirl?" (both incredibly useful, right?).

With the start of a new academic year, I decided to make some changes in the library. Hence, my two new projects: the Book of the Month and the Drawing of the Week. Since all our books are behind the counter with us, it is hard for kids to get to know our collection. Therefore, I decided to feature a book of the month. I'm trying to find ones that are bien bonito, but that the kids don't necessarily ask for on a regular basis.

Additionally, our kids here are ridiculously talented in the art department. They love doodling, sketching, singing, dancing, writing.. you name it. Yet, ironically, their work is almost never seen. With the Drawing of the Week, kids of all ages are invited to submit something. If selected, their piece is featured with their name below it for a full week. Plus, they win a prize AND get their picture taken! For the first week, darling Aroldo won. While he was a bit timid at first, he cracked a smile for me as I snapped his photo alongside his dibujo hermoso. I'm looking forward to seeing how these programs unravel as the year continues!