En Casa Búho nos encanta la música y creemos que es parte esencial para potenciar el desarrollo y las habilidades de nuestros niños y niñas. Cantamos para aprender y para…
Kicking off Mes de Mujeres
As you may already know, March is Women’s History Month and we are taking advantage of that fact here in Casa Búho to educate our students a little bit more…
What We Saw Under the Sea
This past week, as we entered the festivities of Carnaval, we also explored the ecosystem that is in, quite literally, our own back yard- the ocean! On Monday, we continued…
Arctic Adventures
This Februrary, it’s all about ecosystems! Each week we’re traveling to a different ecosystem with our Casa Búho students to explore the nature and differences that exist between these places…
Casa Búho’s Top 10 in 2019
From romping and stomping with dinosaurs, to the finishing touches on the new Casa Búho library, to the first successful inauguration party, 2019 was packed with spectacular occurrences. So, we…
Feeling Super!
We quite literally flew into the new year this week kicking things off with a month of superheroes! Now, I know you’re probably thinking Superman, Batman, maybe Thor… but we…
¡Feliz Navidad, Casa Búho!
As the holidays fast approached, Casa Búho took the time to celebrate Christmas within our own little community, too. Our Mañana de Lectura group celebrated their last round of “challenges”…
Celebrations come to Casa Búho
It’s hard to believe that it’s already December, but here in Casa Búho, we area already working hard to recognize the many festivals around the world that take place around…
Starting off November in Casa Búho
As things gear up for our Inauguration party on November 16, Casa Búho has also been busy with a plethora of activities with kiddos and preparations for the fiesta. In…
Casa Boo-oh!
The U.S. started preparations for Halloween this week, meaning Casa Búho was also hard at work finishing up our month of monsters. The Monday morning and afternoon classes on Monday…
Clowning Around
This week, Casa Búho continued our theme of monsters! This time we explored monsters in the movies and in popular literature. This week, we were also visited by a special…
Month of Monsters
Casa Búho continued its Month of Monsters, this time exploring “real-life” monsters. After two weeks of strike, the country has somewhat returned to normal, as has the schedule of Casa…
While the Country was on Strike…
In the past two weeks, Ecuador experienced a national strike in response to an increase in gasoline prices. Classes were suspended throughout the country as protests and roadblocks took place…
Lights, Camera, Action… Amazon!
The walls of Casa Búho echoed with laughter and the Spanish rendition of “walking through the forest” once more this week as we wrapped up September in the selva (jungle).…
September in the Selva
September in the selva (rainforest) has continued this week! After having Monday off, we dove into the rainforest once more on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The Tarde de Lectura groups…
Abstract Art and the Amazon
We had another calm but never less exciting week at Casa Búho. The kiddos are in exams this past and coming week, so we had less students than usual. September…
Seals, Llamas, and Insects, OH MY!
The animal kingdom was well and alive in Casa Búho this week! We continued our discussion of the ongoing fires and events in the Amazon Rainforest and paired the topic…
Monkey-ing Around and Secondhand Sales
Yet another exciting week at Casa Búho is in the books! On Monday, the artist Silvia visited us again to help the kiddos experiment with different painting techniques. They got…
My First Week- Weekly Summary by Ingrid
My First Week- Weekly Summary by Ingrid Last week, Casa Búho said a bittersweet goodbye to the 2017-2019 Peace Corps volunteer, Trish. My name is Ingrid and I’m very excited…
Tercera semana de dinosaurios
La semana comenzó con un dato sobre los pterodáctilos. ¡Estas criaturas no eran dinosaurios eran reptiles voladores! Ahora lo tenemos claro. También conocimos que los científicos creen que eran carnívoros,…
Los dinosaurios invaden Casa Búho
Al inicio de semana los dinosaurios se metieron en nuestra casa… Después de una entretenida conversación sobre estos increíbles animales que existieron hace millones de años nos pusimos manos a…
Dinosaurios en Casa Búho
En el mes de febrero estaremos tratando un tema nuevo para todos en Casa Búho: los dinosaurios, estos animales increíbles que nunca dejan de sorprender y despiertan la curiosidad de…
Baby Búhos: Agarrar objetos el inicio de todo
La sesión de Baby Búhos estuvo lindísima. Nos acompañaron tres de nuestros hermosos bebés: Joaquín, Susan y Elian junto a sus madres. El ejercicio del taller estuvo centrado en la coordinación…
Pintando como Pollock… ¿Cómo quién?
En Casa Búho leemos todos los días y por eso sentimos que la lectura nos ayuda a que nuestra sensibilidad ante la estética se active en su máxima expresión. Es…
Serie: bebés leyendo a través de las sensaciones
Creemos que desde el comienzo de la vida, las personas deberían experimentar un acercamiento a la lectura. Entre antes: ¡mejor! Por eso, sostenemos nuestra idea de que los bebés sí…
Maíz y poesía…
En Casa Búho es la primera vez que nos aventuramos por un poema. Eugenia y Gotzon nuestros voluntarios de País Vasco, trajeron, desde Chile, el libro: Gabriela Mistral. Poemas Ilustrados.…
The Celebrations Continue
The second week of December in Casa Búho has once again been filled with celebrations from around the world! Our Mañana de Lectura group has continued their conquest of challenges.…