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…
Category: Our weekly summary
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…
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…