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 Global Explorers Kids News
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Summer is just around the corner!
Greetings!
With summer just around the corner, we are gearing up for summer camp, but children are still enjoying our after school programs and special events. Read below for information about our upcoming programs and summer camps, and a report on our recent family field trip to sample Kyrgyz cuisine at Jibek Jolu. Happy explorations! |
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Young fans of Kyrgyz cuisine 
Thirteen children and their parents had their first taste of Kyrgyz cuisine on Saturday, April 17 during Global Explorers Kids' family field trip to Jibek Jolu restaurant in Lincoln Square.
Jibek Jolu arranged a family style meal for us, so everyone could experience a range of Kyrgyz foods. The meal included borsok (fried bread), samsy (lamb and potato pies), carrot salad, funcheza (noodle salad), plov (beef with rice), manty (steamed meat and pumpkin dumplings), vareniki (potato dumplings), lagman (lamb stew over noodles), and chicken kotlety.
After lunch, the families were treated to a special discussion about Kyrgyz culture and food by Munara Mailybekova. Munara played the children a song on the komuz, a stringed instrument that is the national instrument of Kyrgyzstan, and the temir ooz komuz, the mouth harp. Families were also treated to a demonstration of traditional Kyrgyz dance. Check out our Facebook page for more photos of the event - and become a fan while you're there! |
Global Explorers Kids Happenings
Uthando Doll Making Session. Waters Elementary School, 4540 N Campbell is hosting a Uthando doll making session on April 24th, 10 am - 2 pm. The event is in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day. All are invited to come and make a doll for a child in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Kids in the Square. Look for Global Explorers Kids in Giddings Plaza, Lincoln and Leland, during Lincoln Square's Kids in the Square event, Saturday, April 24. Global Explorers Kids will be helping children make Guatemalen trouble dolls from 2-4 pm.
Summer Camp Time is Near! Summer is just around the corner, time to think about camp! Global Explorers Kids can help your child explore the world this summer through arts and crafts, storytelling, games, movement, flag making, and more! Camps are offered for children ages 3-1/2 - 9 years old.
This year, Global Explorers Kids is offering two summer camps:
July 5-16 at Luther Memorial Church, 2500 W Wilson and
August 2-13 at Northshore Baptist Church, 5244 N Lakewood
Camps run from 9:00 - 11:30 am and include a snack. Prices are $130/week. An in-person registration day is scheduled for Friday, April 30, 8:30 - 8:55 am, at Waters Elementary School. Reserve your spots early, as the camps do fill up!
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Barefoot Books Fundraising
Spread your love of multicultural literature two ways! When you purchase a Barefoot Book to share with a loved one, your purchase will help provide scholarships so children from low-income families can attend Global Explorers Kids classes free of charge. Purchases must be made through Global Explorers Kids' online Marketplace http://www.barefootbooks.com/marketplace/9226/. Start shopping today!
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Global Explorers Kids
After School Programs
Global Explorers Kids after school program is growing! Programs are currently being offered at Waters Elementary School, Nettelhorst Elementary School, and Oakwood Shores. Look for new programs in the fall at Blaine Elementary School and the Menomonee Club.
Children at Waters have started a new session on World Mythology. Students, grades K-4, are learning about flood myths from various cultures. The children will learn to perform two of the myths, Deucalion and Pyrrah, a flood myth from Ancient Greece, and Manu and the Flood, a flood myth from India. They will have a performance of Deucalion and Pyrrah during Waters School's International Day on Saturday, May 15.
Children at Nettelhorst are starting a session on masks from around the world. The children, grades K-3, are learning about and making masks from various cultures, including Mexico, Mali, Tibet, and the Caribbean.
Our newest program is in partnership with Oakwood Shores after school program. Oakwood Shores is a mixed income apartment complex in Bronzeville. They provide an after school program for their low-income residents. Global Explorers Kids is meeting with them once a week to help the students, grades K-8, participate in the Uthando Project. We are making dolls to send to the children of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, who are suffering from the effects of AIDS.
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This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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