Mundo Lindo Lives!

Thanks so very very much to generous anonymous donors of the $5,000 challenge grant, and to the Current Wisdom Foundation and to the individuals (noted below) Mundo Lindo has raised $10,000 and will start up again on Thursday, January 14th! The free two hour class runs 3-5pm every Thursday, and pre-registered 4th & 5th grade students, from the Escondido School District will begin a year long art adventure!

BIG thanks to : Cheryl Gaston, Rick Keating, Jim Kelly, Andrea Cassilas Hein, Virginia Sumner, Gary Carpenter, 10 North, Gillian Moss, Linda Shaw, Helen Shafer Garcia, Rachel Kopel, Nancy Lemke, Elizabeth Chiment, Seema Sueko, Ellen Speert, Wendee Lee, Lori Mitchell, Susan Avery Clark, Maureen Griffin, Rachel Grant, Kent and Erma, and Jo Ann Bryan.

Thank you--from me and most especially all the kids!

Through out the year, California Center for the Arts, Escondido Education Department will continue to fundraise for the year 2011.

Fundraising as of November 14th

As of today, we've raised $1,325 towards our goal of $5,000 in matching funds and we have less than a month left.

BIG thanks to recent donors: Rick Keating, Jim Kelly, Virginia Sumner, 10 North, Gillian Moss, Linda Shaw, Helen Shafer Garcia, and Rachel Kopel.

and donors: Cheryl Walker, Andrea Cassilas Hein, Gary Carpenter, Nancy Lemke, Elizabeth Chiment, Seema Sueko, Ellen Speert, Wendee Lee, Lori Mitchell, Susan Avery Clark, Maureen Griffin, Rachel Grant, Kent and Erma, and Jo Ann Bryan.

Please send your contributions, big or small to Education Department, Mundo Lindo, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025.

Questions? please contact me.

fundraising

I was interviewed yesterday for this article in the North County Times newspaper. You can read the whole article here. And make a donation by mailing it to: California Center to for the Arts, Escondido and sent to the Education Department, Mundo Lindo, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025.

$765 so far

As of today, Mundo Lindo has $765 donated towards our goal of $5,000 by mid December. Remember, every dollar donated will be doubled, so any amount is appreciated and welcome. Remember, it's tax deductable.

THANK YOU dearest donors so far:
Cheryl Walker, Andrea Cassilas Hein, Gary Carpenter, Nancy Lemke, Elizabeth Chiment, Seema Sueko, Ellen Speert, Wendee Lee, Lori Mitchell, Susan Avery Clark, Maureen Griffin, Rachel Grant, Kent and Erma, and Jo Ann Bryan.

The kids and I really appreciate your support!

Mundo Lindo Letter Fall 09

Mundo Lindo~beautiful world lives on! California Center for the Arts Escondido will be hiring me to continue to teach after school art to 4th and 5th graders of Escondido--FREE to the kids! The above letter tells how you can make a donation--any amount--and it will be MATCHED by a generous anonymous donor (up to $5,000)! PRINT this letter, by clicking on the letter and it will take you to Flickr; select 'All Sizes' at the top, then download original size, and print out on your printer.
THANKS in advance! Most Sincerely, Jane LaFazio

Mundo Lindo Lives!

Great news! thanks to my dear friends, who wish to remain anonymous, and to Tomoko Kuto, Director of Education at California Center for the Arts, Mundo Lindo will continue! And it will continue to be free to Escondido 4th and 5th grade kids! My friends have issued a challenge grant of $5,000. So for every penny/dollar/hundred/thousand, they will double it to 2 pennies/2 dollars/2oo dollars/2,ooo dollars and on up to $5,000.

If you would like to make a donation to help fund Mundo Lindo mail your check to:

Tomoko Kuto, Director of Education
MUNDO LINDO Funding
340 N Escondido BlvdEscondido, CA 92025

Mundo Lindo will be starting up again October 1, from 3-5pm and run every Thursday. Registration will be through the Escondido schools and start up mid September.
Yahoo!

last thursday class

The last Mundo Lindo class....

Good news though, a large non-profit in Escondido, wants to hire me to continue Mundo Lindo at the same location! If all goes well, and they get some donations earmarked for Mundo Lindo, we could start up again in the fall. Cross your fingers!

thursday kites

idaillia

She is 4 years old. Her older sister asked me if she could stay for class today. I said, no, I didn't think it was a good idea, she's so young. Her sister replied, well, my mom left already. Hmm, guess she's staying for class! She ended up being the BEST little kite flyer!! Running, grinning and flying her kite high above her.

erika

The designed their kites a paper first--then onto the kite.

thursday flying

Kite flying was chaotic but totally fun! The kids ran and ran till they collasped in exhaustion and giggles.

me and lizzie

Thank You Lizzie! Lizzie has been my assistant since last fall--it's been great working and playing with you!! thanks sooo much.

Last Tuesday Class

Lizzie (on the left) and me with the last class for the Tuesday kids. Xiadani, Amanada, Taylor, Alyssa, Janet and James.

tuesday kites

We bought the kite kits, the kids decorated them with markers.

kite flying

Grape Day Park is a wonderful spot for kite flying.

final reception

The final Mundo Lindo reception was Saturday, May 23. The kids could bring their friends and family.

yailene

We used chalk pastel and were inspired by African mask designs

thursday pastels

Jennyfer brought juice boxes and chips for all the kids.

mask including red hat

Love the red hat!

jonathan and franco

African inspired mask drawings

erika h

husb and monster meet

may 09 newspaper

Erika wins, Jonathan comes in second

Erika's plane was named 'mundo lindo'!

jenny and yalene

violet and jasmine

Airplane kits that the kids decorated with marker, then put together.

ready set go

Then out on the lawn for the air races!

thursday kids

Thursday kids, before the air races began.

sailing

At the fountain at the Escondido City Hall.

Victor saves the Day!

Victor, Executive Director of the Picerne Foundation (that so generously funds Mundo Lindo) just happened to drop by on Tuesday. Thank goodness! We we making sailboats (from kits I'd bought for $1 each) and needed some help with our clove hitches. That's Lizzie, trying to learn too.

sailboats

After the kids assembled their boats, they decorated them.

water caligraphy

That's Xiadani with a geniune caligraphy brush made use outside with water.

sailing

sailing
Originally uploaded by janelafazio.

Tuesday kids

I got a pic of the kids with their boats before they sailed them. It was rough sailing in the fountain!

Xiadani

Xiadani with her 'signature' vampire hamburger in shrinky dink, ready to go in the oven. She made a necklace for herself and it was really cute.

shrinky dink

Stephany works on her design

cookin shrinky dink

Watching shrinky dink shrink is endless fascinating!

Tuesday's shrinky dinks

Some of the Tuesday class shrinky dinks. They each made a gift for their moms, and then they could make whatever they wanted. Notice the kitty face buttons.

thursday's shrinky dink

Gifts for mom, a picture and yes, a foot.

Mundo Lindo closing reception May 23, 11-1 pm

thursday kids and self portraits

thursday kids and self portraits
Originally uploaded by janelafazio.

tuesday kids april 26 09

A really sweet photo of the Tuesday kids and their chalk pastel self-portraits. Xiandani, Amanda, James, Andrea, Alyssa, Elizabeth and Taylor.

kids and me

Andrea and Taylor were drawing portraits of me (the book is up to keep me from seeing what they're drawing) Alyssa is studying one those 3-d picture books and Elizabeth and James are just hangin' out.

Amanda, proud bookmark contest winner with her swag

Shells

James and his mom contributed this box of shells. We had great fun looking at all the different ones, and then the kids glued some onto their treasure boxes.

painting her treasure box

treasure box

vampire hamburger

Xiandani drew this on the center of her treasure box. She likes hamburgers and vampires. Makes perfect sense.

treasure box

Alyssa's completed treaure box.

winning bookmarks

Escondido Library had a bookmark contest and awarded one winner per grade. Three of the Mundo Lindo kids won!

turtle

an extraordinary turtle!

Noemy

Violet

Yailyn

Yailyn felt she needed to make a skirt instead of a quilt...