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.