This week was another fantastic week at ISLA! We had our first parent meeting of the year and got to touch base with over 40 parents of ISLA students about the end-of-the-year field trip, ISLA Soccer, and the upcoming fundraiser. The Kindergarten class had an especially fun day—they each got their own thermometer and looked […]
Classes resumed for the first day of our second semester at ISLA and activities ranged from dancing, churro-making, and telling traditional stories. A few of the classes learned about Three Kings’ Day and enjoyed a traditional Mexican cake, or rosca, made especially for the occasion. In the kindergarten class, one of the instructors talked to […]
This Saturday was another fun day filled with music, crafts and even an election! In the third and fourth grade room, every child had the chance of a lifetime: to become president for the day. Students learned about the electoral process, filled out their ballots, and then casted their votes for class president to get […]
On Saturday, November 14th, our students took a trip to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens. The students were able to learn about nature and also observe the changing of the seasons. The students enjoyed collecting leaves and drawing pictures of different plants. Afterwards, they made manuals about the different plants they observed! ISLA also had […]
This Saturday at ISLA, students spent the day learning about the Day of the Dead, a cultural day that has been celebrated in Latin America for many years. Among the different classrooms, teachers led their students in numerous activities, from craft-making to singing to dancing and much more! The children learned about activities and customs […]
At “Cardboard Day” for ISLA, there were more than 100 people present to work with SLI, the Scholars’ Latino Initiative! More information on SLI can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/uncsli/ Look at some of the pictures below to see what fun we had on Saturday! It was a successful event, and the kids got really creative […]
ISLA teachers and assistants have been hard at work for the last several weeks. ISLA staff began meeting August 15th. During these trainings, ISLA teachers focus on the following areas: the mission and vision of the organization, classroom management, our teaching culture and participatory science training. ISLA teachers are one step closer to being ready […]
¡MuchĂsimas Gracias! to all of the wonderful new members of the ISLA family who stopped by our booth at the Duke volunteer Fair. We are thrilled to have Duke students joining the team of UNC and high school volunteers this year. We’ve got a growing list of volunteers but are still accepting volunteer applications for […]