by Margine Quintanilla
Celebrating Children and Books Day
The government of Mexico donates 25 thousand textbooks to schools, public libraries and community centers in the United States, to be used as support material in the education of children and young people of Mexican origin who live in the USA.
This program is a part of an annual agreement of cooperation signed by the Secretaries of Foreign Relations and Public Education of both countries in order that Mexican and Hispanic students, who live and go to schools near the consular district of San Francisco, are provided with a valuable tool to support their educational process.
The collections that will be delivered, are comprised by textbooks from fi rst to sixth grade of primary education based in the Mexican educational system, in which is promoted in the children the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
This contribution comes an important ally for parents and teachers, for whom it will represent a valuable educational tool that will help to strengthen the education of the children and pupils.
On April 14, ConsulGeneral of Mexico Carlos Flix, would make delivery of 500 collections of books with 50 units, to diverse representatives of educational districts, and those in charge of schools, community centers and libraries.
The information office opens with the following schedules: on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m., on Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m., on Saturdays and Sunday, the 12th to 4 p.m. For more information call (415) 557-4277.
New alternative to learn to dance
If you like dancing, you can learn diverse types of exotic dances across a new interactive methodology of dance that proposes the Ballet Center of San Francisco.
According to specialists in this field, any person can learn to dance with this new method, which includes videos digitized during the practices.
This program incorporates a big diversity of different styles of dance as ballet, African dance, Mexican folklore, Tahitiano and other styles that exist around the world.
For major information you can come to the Children’s Center Library, where this proposal is being presented, in collaboration with the Main Library and the support of John Crawford, specialist in videos at the University of California, Irvine.
Also if you do not want to come alone, there will be a program – workshop of special dance, for families and children from 6 to 13, focused in world dance and culture. The classes will start from 2 to 3 p.m. on April 26 in the Children’s Center. The space is limited to register, call at (415) 557-4554.
San Francisco celebrates Children and Books
Close to a 1,000 Bay Area children and families will celebrate Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros (A Celebration of Children and Books) on Sunday, April 27th at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco. This annual event honors children and their families, and promotes literacy, language, and culture.
Free and open to the public, Día provides each child with the opportunity to see live performances, participate in high quality art activities, and leave with a book of their very own. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Planting the Seeds of Reading.”
By making culturally relevant books available to children of all backgrounds, Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros allows children to see themselves reflected in literature and, in doing so, fosters enthusiasm for reading,” says Janet del Mundo, Sales and Marketing Manager of Children’s Book Press.
Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros San Francisco. Sunday, April 27, 2008, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at Mission Dolores Park (Dolores St. @ 20th), San Francisco, CA 94110.
In case of rain, the event will be at SF Bahá’í Center, 170 Valencia St. @ Duboce For general information, call 415-575-3535 x14, or visit: http://www.mlcsf.org/communityprograms.html.
