These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

It's been over a month now since our first learning center opened and we see improvements and growth each week. The ayudantes and volunteers are working together closely to refine the programs and activities that happen in the center. Regular meetings facilitate this goal and the children directly benefit from the retrospectives. Our Generosity.com fundraiser is seeing success as well with over $1200 raised to date, so we're well on our way to securing the funds to hire a full time director for four years.

The most important thing to us about the learning center is the enjoyment and benefit the children get out of it. We decided to spend time chatting with some of the kids about what they enjoy most about the center. We talked with nine kids at various ages about their favorite things to do at the center.

Katia 

Age: 13
School: Escudo
Grade: 4th
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Todo! Especialment arte porque me gusta hacer cosas bonitas. 
Everything! Especially art because I like to make beautiful things. 

Rosita

Age: 6
School: Escudo
Grade: 1st
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Escribir, aprender, y dibujar
To write, to learn and to draw

Juan Carlos

Age: 11
School: Escudo
Grade: 6
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Computadoras y tablets porque me gusta los juegos y matemáticas.
Computers and tablets because I like the games and mathematics

Ashton

Age: 5
School: Escudo
Grade: Pre-school level 2
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Vocales y animales. Elephantes! Tablets! 
Vowels and animals. Elephants! Tablets! 
(pictured left)

Layjauia

Age: 5
School: Escudo
Grade: Pre-school level 2
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Vocales y animales. Tablets! Me gusta juegos. Elephantes! 
Vowels and animals. Tablets! I like games. Elephants!
(pictured right)

Yabelka

Age: 12
School: Escudo
Grade: 5th
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Arte porque me gusta hacer cosas con mis manos. Me gusta crear algo.
Art because I like to make things with my hands. I like creating something.

Jose Alexander

Age: 8
School; Escudo
Grade: 2nd
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Todo! Matemáticas. Adición y sustracción.
Everything.  Mathematics. Addition and subtraction. 

Rodolfo

Age: 8
School: Teresiano
Grade: 3rd
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Arte, Idioma y matemáticas. Todo. Es divertido estar aquí y me hace feliz.
Art, language and mathematics. Everything! It's fun to be here and makes me happy.

Mariana

Age: 11
School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
Grade: 6th
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta hacer en el centro de aprendizaje?
What is your favorite thing to do at the learning center?
Arte y todo! Me gusta pintar y dibujar. 
Art and everything! I like to paint and draw.



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