Our school visit in Puerto Escondido went really well. There is no better way to get on the spanish speaking fast track then to give public presentations. We had a great turn out from all of the parents of the kids, and it went really well.
Our first presentation in Spanish was a raging sucess. School down here just started, and the Esuela Del Mundo is a brand new alternative school. In order to have your kids go there, the parents much chip in a certain amount of volunteer hours, and the whole community is involved. They felt very priveledged to have us, and we were very inspired by the results.
They were 5-12 year old kids, so it was a little harder to keep their attention for very long.
We found the hands-on stuff was the most effective.
We can´t wait for the next one!
The last school, only 300 4th and 5th graders! Thanks Y’all…
We visited Amity Creek Elementary School, and Highland Elementary school in Bend, OR.
This school was located out in the farmlands, but the kids were as stoked as anyone!
The kids went CRAZY at this school! One kid had us sign 5 autographs on his shirt, shoes, backpack, paper and postcard! I’m sure his parents are going to be psyched.
This is actually one of the more well-behaved crowds I can remember.
Not to mention……How AWESOME their posters were.
These are some of our favorites yet,
After staying at Kevin and Lisa Tinney’s house in Mckinleyville, CA (thanks!!!), we were greeted by an enthusiastic group of young bumpkins at the Dow’s Praire School.
We had events at Adventures Edge and 6 rivers Brewery and a really warm reception in Northern California. A special thanks to Lisa Beckstead, Kevin Tinney and the whole Kokatat crew for hosting our visit!
Even though it was a rainy, dreary day….. The Morris School filled a lunchroom full of excited kids, and we had a great time!
We visited both Humboldt Bay High School and Lafayette Elementary School. It was funny to see how much more the 5th graders know then the 9th!
Along with paddling some great runs in the Sierras, visiting friends and lounging in the sun, we got to visit some great schools as well. Funny thing, when we had it on the map, we were planning to visit Coloma. There was a break down in communication (imagine that), and the next thing we knew, we were scheduled in Colma (4 hours from Coloma). It put is in a random place, but it turned out to be one of the biggest successes yet!
We visited two schools in the Daly City/Colma area outside of San Francisco.
