2023 Hispanic Heritage Month – Beechwood School-博彩365

Staff and students collaborated on projects and activities to showcase various Latin American traditions:

• Alebrije making (K)
• Various Dances (1st)
• Colombian arepa making (2nd)
• Latinx Poetry Quilt (3rd)
• History of masa & tortilla making (4th)
• Biographies of Artists (5th)
• Learning how to play Loteria (7th)
• Folktale storytelling (8th)
• Teaching how to make pinatas (MS Spanish)

Hispanic Heritage Month dancer showing her traditional costume

Hispanic Heritage Month - students creating art projects

Hispanic Heritage Month - students showing creations

Hispanic Heritage Month - students capturing QR codes with iPads

Hispanic Heritage Month - students making a recipe on picnic table

Hispanic Heritage Month - students playing a game in classroom

Hispanic Heritage Month - students watching how Columbian arepas are made

Hispanic Heritage Month dancers, outdoor presentation

Cascada de Flores: La Bruja y La Sirena

These multi-talented artists use traditional music, storytelling and dance to weave cultural lessons into bilingual and participatory programs which are highly praised for being heartwarming, humorous and engaging for all ages and backgrounds.

They performed their new story “El Brujo y la Sirena” – The Wizard & the Mermaid: A creative story about the sea, with music from different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, songs in Spanish, English, Mayan K’iche’ & Portuguese!