Isa, Lidiana and Flor, the three core members of the Comite Tutelar.
Some of the youth.
One of the ideas of the Comite Tutelar, the group I helped form to build the playground and work with the children of the community, was to get the youth together and see if they would like to form a group. Our first Actividad Juvenil was on October 3rd and it was a great success with over 30 kids in attendance. We invited all of the youth aged 12 to 18 to the meeting, and over 90% of them came. We played some warm-up games, had a snack, and discussed their desires and thoughts on forming a group. In that meeting we learned that yes they would like to meet regularly, and that their first goal is to take a trip somewhere – either the zoo or the amusement park.
Since then, we have been meeting every few weeks. We still play games and we even elected a President, Vicepresident etc. to lead the group. Our next big project is to throw a Bingo on Valentine's Day. It should be fun!
On December 12th, we had a special meeting to celebrate the holidays. I made chocolate cookies and we worked on an art project. Everyone was really focused and into constructing their star. Here are the results:
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