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Math and Science are Cool Too(0)
24 April 2012
Despite their nerdy reputations, math and science can be both cool and integral to students’ future success. I thought I’d highlight just a few of the cool math and science projects I’ve seen teachers doing recently. Bridge Building, 6th Grade Kids got really into this project, maybe because Miss Laura turned it into a competition [...]
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Earth Day 2012
April 22 was Earth Day, and Mayatan students celebrated a little bit early. On April 20, after spending some time in class learning about protecting the environment, students went out armed with plastic bags and gloves and did the dirty work of cleaning up a small slice of mankind’s mess. Younger kids, like those pictured [...]
Folklore Day 2012
Folklore Day is a celebration of Honduran culture and all of its many subcultures, from the Garífuna of the Caribbean coast to the Lenca and Maya of the Western mountains. It’s a day that’s best appreciated through the senses: the colors and costumes, the dances, the music, the essays, and, of course, the regional foods. [...]
ABSH Spelling Bee
Last month, a group of 14 Mayatan students, 6 teachers, and numerous parents headed off in a school bus bound for a weekend in Tegucigalpa. You don’t take an 8 hour bus ride with kids lightly: their destination was the famed Discovery School, where Mayatan would participate in its first ever English and Spanish Spelling [...]
