Mother’s Day Event Presents Memorable Evening
Our 7th Annual Mother’s Day Celebration this year was fun-filled and a great opportunity for family to get together. In Mexico, El Día de las Madres (Mother’s Day) is celebrated much more so than here in the United States. It’s a wide celebration across the country. All schools host presentations where every grade presents a program for mothers, which involve dances, skits, or poems. It’s
Fun Camp for Kids was Fun for All
If you had come by Mano en Mano about 9:15 on April 16, you would have seen clouds of bubbles rising from in front of the building as a whole crowd of young kids and teens got to know each other through bubble blowing! This was the first day of the three-day “English Fun Camp” for children from Spanish-speaking homes that the Mano en
Mano en Mano Presents at National Migrant Education Conference
On April 30th, 2013, Mano en Mano staff member Ana Blagojevic and early childhood education consultant Bonnie Blagojevic presented at the National Migrant Education Conference in Orlando, Florida about iPad project Comienza en Casa | It Starts at Home – a curriculum that provides parents of migrant preschool children with activities and information to promote their child’s school readiness at home using integrated technology
Bayside Supermarket Staff Take Spanish Classes
During the month of February and the first week of March, employees from the local Bayside Shop ‘N Save supermarket met in the early mornings before their shifts to learn Spanish. The six employees-turned-students who participated in the class came to Robin and Kristen with an interest in learning Spanish so as to provide better customer service and better welcome their Spanish-speaking customers. The
Engaging Student Readers With Online Tools
Migrant Education Program students are using a new reading tool that measures their reading skill and matches each student with books that fit their reading ability. Called Total Reader, the program first measures the students’ Lexile Reading Level, and then lists books that readers at that level can enjoy. The suggested books are just challenging enough to help students improve without being so difficult
Playing Games, Learning English
Every Tuesday and Thursday night, various adults from our community can be found playing games at Mano en Mano. They are practicing English and enjoying themselves, too. The “class” is really a non-traditional set of activities designed to help students relax, use English more naturally, practice specific skills or vocabulary in a variety of ways, and feel competent while doing this. One recent evening,
Fulfilling our Mission!
Helping Spanish-speaking Parents Understand Our Schools On a blustery Thursday night in early April, the Mano en Mano building – which seemed so spacious when we moved in last August – was crammed! There were 7 students in the drop-in English class packed into the lounge, 2 students studying Spanish in Robin’s office, 15 children watching a video in our upstairs classroom with our
Young Spring Scientists
This Spring the project Comienza en Casa | It Starts at Home is teeming with young scientists! Six families with children between the ages of 3 and 5 are participating in the early education program funded by the Maine Migrant Education Program, which incorporates traditional early learning activities and the iPad in a home setting. During the month of March families studied different early
Success at the Education Open House
Our first Education Open House took place around Valentines Day and was a great success. Students and potential students for both English and Spanish classes came and learned about different educational services we offer. Community members mingled with staff and others, made valentines, decorated cupcakes and did fun English language games and puzzles. While there were quite a few regular students who attended there
AmeriCorps: Getting Things Done for Downeast Maine and America!
By Kristen Hagemeister This week (March 9-17), we celebrate nationally the impact that AmeriCorps members have on communities across the country. What is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps is a government program that addresses critical needs in areas all over the United States by placing thousands of adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. I