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and begin at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. Led by
education staff unless noted. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1007.
S AT U R D AY
JUNE
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9:30–11:30
AM
Abstraction: What Makes You, You?
Families will view the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction and discuss
mark-making in abstraction. Afterward, you will collage with colored paper and
various paints to create a piece of abstract art that showcases the unique traits
and qualities that make you, you! Led by Leslie Ayers, visual artist.
S AT U R D AY
J U LY
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9:30–11:30
AM
Drawing Inspired by Music & Our Feelings
In conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, this program explores the ways music
and feelings can be depicted in artwork. Do certain colors represent feelings? Can
music be depicted visually? Let’s have fun exploring the many ways of making
artwork that expresses what we hear and feel.
S A T U R D AY
AUGUST 7
9:30–11:30 AM
Rubber Stamps
Using the relief printing technique of creating an image from a raised surface, families
can have fun making their own rubber stamps. All materials will be provided and
techniques demonstrated. Personalize your ideas! Led by Tara Santini, visual artist.
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Opera Makes Sense at the O’Keeffe
The Santa Fe Opera’s Opera Makes Sense program and the Georgia O’Keeffe
Museum’s Pre-K Lab collaborate to present two innovative programs for children
ages 3–5 and their parents or caregivers. Focused on learning and communicating through the five senses, the Museum’s education staff, guest musician Liang
Yeh Tai, dancer and creative-movement artist Kathryn Mark, and theater
artist Lynn Osborne will provide a creative and memorable interdisciplinary
experience for young children and their families.
Meet in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Courtyard, 217 Johnson Street.
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Notes from Claudette
Revillaging
Volume 16
Number 1
Editor/Publisher:
Claudette E. Sutton
Assistant Editors:
Steve Harrington and
Shirl Harrington
At the last of many
meetings the Santa Fe Public School
board held this spring, the last
public forum on the issue of how
the board would cut nearly $7 million from its operating budget, the
mother of a child at Acequia Madre
Elementary School spoke up with a
heartfelt plea.
“We all recognize that it take a
village to raise a child,” she said to
the board members and superintendent. “I’m asking you not to split our
village.”
She was addressing a proposal on
the table to close Acequia Madre this
June and divide its student body between two other elementary schools,
Atalaya and Carlos Gilbert, for the
coming school year.
A friend who works for SFPS asked
me if I was there as an “objective observer” (as if!) or if I had opinions. I
said I started with opinions but they
grew more complicated the more I
heard. It was painfully obvious that
there simply wasn’t $7 million of fat
in the public school budget. Options included closing high school
vocational programs, cutting art and
special education funding, eliminating elementary school band or
offering it in alternate years, going
to a four-day school week, increasing
class sizes, implementing furlough
days, cutting teacher salaries, cutting
funds for athletics, extracurricular
programs…. these aren’t “fat” in the
school budget; they’re muscle and
bone.
The mother’s phrase, and its
Solomon-esque overtones, stuck
with me. Yes, it does take a village to
raise a child, a maxim I embrace, but
I began to think about the nature of
our village, here in 21st century Santa
Fe. Has that village become more
metaphoric than literal?
Since I moved here in the mid80s, renting a little room in a house
on Cerro Gordo Road, Santa Fe has
experienced skyrocketing growth on
the south side. On the east side, skyrocketing property values and historic-zoning ordinances have inhib4
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Contributors:
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Judith Nasse, Lisa Randall, Nina
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Kids Page:
Jone Hallmark
Kids Write!:
Nina Bunker Ruiz
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Flor de María Oliva
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Ana June
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for all Santa Fe families and people
who work professionally with children.
We welcome letters, artwork and
articles from our readers on personal and
professional experiences with children.
Lauren Walsh, 5th Grade, Larragoite Elementary
ited changes in old neighborhoods
that might have kept them more
in line with the needs of children
and families. Our “village” is now
city-wide, with children transferred
between school zones and families
moving as economics require. It’s an
international village, with growing
communities from Mexico, Central
America and Asia. The old-timey
village we remember, or heard about,
of homes at walking distance from
the neighborhood school and market
is no longer a reality for many Santa
Fe families.
By the end of that meeting, the
board voted not to split the Acequia
Madre student body. It won’t close
the school yet but will give itself one
Summer 2010
year to plan its closure and consolidation into the Atalaya zone. It
did vote to close three elementary
schools this June — Larragoite,
Alvord and Kaune Elementary —
and merge them this fall into a new
school, ultimately a K-8, with a new
name to be determined.
We’ll see a great movement of
children around the district this fall.
Some families won’t want to experiment on a new school and will send
their kids to other schools, or teach
them at home. This migration of
children brings to full light changes
that Santa Fe has been experiencing
for 30 years and more. Schools that
were the hubs of their neighbor-
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Contents
Family trips and
reunions needn’t
overload young
ones.
page 10
This Father’s Day,
or any day, call
for HELP!
page 11
School
consolidations:
opportunity or
loss?
pages 18, 20
Find the right summer
camps or classes
right here!
page 28
Notes from Claudette: Revillaging
Dear Tumbleweeds
Infants & Toddlers: 15 Years of Infant and Toddler Care
Preschool: Family Reunions
Essay: HELP!
Language: İEncantada!
Noisy Acorns: Call on Me Brother (or Sister)
Voces de la familia: Llámame cuando quieras, hermano o hermana
Schools: Is Bigger Better?
Schools: Santa Fe’s Next K-8
Gardening: The Greening of My Blackened Thumb
Elementary: True Partners
A Look Back over 15 Years
Summer Camp & Program Directory 2010
Kids Page: Traveling Fun Revisited
Teens: Activism Engages Creative Passion
Spring Calendar 2010
Kids Write!: My Favorite Place
Resources for Santa Fe Families
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ON ThE COVER: Faith (age 11) and Logan (7) Velez attended a fishing clinic at Alto Park with their father, Ray Velez, in May. This fall they will transfer from Sweeney Elementary
to Gonzales Community School. In the meantime, they’re looking forward to fishing, swimming, visiting their grandmother in California and (for Logan) playing with Legos! The
clinic was sponsored by the Santa Fe Watershed Association and the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, in preparation for their annual Santa Fe River Festival and Fishing
Derby, June 5 in West DeVargas Park; see our Summer calendar on page 34. Photo © Ana June.
ARTWORK IN ThIS ISSuE is by children from Larragoite Elementary School, compiled by art teacher Joan Stango.
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Dear Tumbleweeds
SUPPORT PUBLIC
EDUCATION BY ENDING WAR
With my service on the Santa Fe
Public Schools Board of Education a decade ago as a backdrop,
I watched this year as the school
board worked to make the most
current really awful choices about
the budget. Ten years ago, a budget deficit resulted in our board
having to make difficult choices
also.
I remember one decision where
we decimated a very good program at one school in order to
move teachers to another school.
The good program was overstaffed
according to the pupil-teacher
ratio, and the other school was
understaffed. At the time, it felt
like having to choose between cutting off a hand or a foot.
There was an additional SFPS
budget deficit in 2006, which
makes three in 10 years. I watched
the same arguments and the
same accusations all three times.
Watching that same scene play out
with deeper cuts each time has me
convinced that we will never fix
education without fundamental
changes at the core of our society.
In my view, it is way past time
to call for an end to war. A fraction of the money that funds war
would address every issue in education. Moving large sums out of
the war machine and into education would pay for professional
level salaries for educators, small
schools and classrooms, culturally appropriate curriculum, arts,
physical education and music, as
well as the best math and science
for every student nationwide.
Equally problematic is the war
message. We want zero tolerance when it comes to violence in
our schools and yet, at the highest levels worldwide, we model
violence, death and destruction as
the way to settle our differences.
Right now, in the public schools,
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be available. Funding to embed
mediation and conflict resolution in the culture of education,
at every level for students, school
employees, parents and families
would provide a pipeline of future
leaders who have known how to
resolve conflicts since their early
years.
In “The Chalice and the Blade,”
Riane Eisler writes about a time
without war. It’s time to figure out
how we can get there again.
Carla Lopez, Santa Fe
Tumbleweeds Summer Fun 2010:Pasa Open House 2006
Revillaging, Continued from page 4
In this issue you’ll find eloquent
expressions of two opinions on this
subject: “Santa Fe’s Next K-8” and
“Is Bigger Better?” Tumbleweeds is
here for the community as a forum on this consolidation and the
board’s other decisions in this round
of budget cuts, not likely the last.
I heartily invite you to share your
thoughts in letters or comments
on our expanded website: www.
sftumbleweeds.com.
And lest we forget! This issue
marks Tumbleweeds’ 15th anniversary, which we observe herein with
articles looking back on changes
Santa Fe has witnessed in the last
decade-and-a-half. Various community members reflect on steps
we’ve taken forward or back in early
childhood care, public education,
opportunities for adolescents and
other aspects of Santa Fe family life,
and they speculate on what might
lie ahead. I’m honored that Tumbleweeds has been a part of this community for so long.
Here’s to a healthy, safe and joyous summer for us all.
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hoods will close. I’d love to believe
that this is a cyclical change and
that these old buildings will reopen
as public schools when demographics or economics shift. More likely
this change is linear, and Santa Fe
won’t return to the way it was when
Kaune, Larragoite and Alvord were
thriving.
But here’s something I’ve learned
about children: When you bring
them together, they make a village.
This is something like inevitable.
We may think we make their village,
but I think it’s the opposite. When
children come together, before long
we have T-ball games and scout
meetings and faith groups. We have
parent-teacher conferences and
IEPs and PTC meetings. Before long
we’re meeting our children’s friends’
parents and expanding our circle.
Neighborhood schools are closing
this summer, but perhaps the villages aren’t dying, just reconfiguring, redefining themselves.
My hope is that parents will put
their very real doubts and angers
aside and embrace these changes
and let the children, this time, make
the village — which may be what
children always do. Santa Fe may
debate for a long time whether these
school closings are something to
mourn or embrace — or both.
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Infants & Toddlers
15
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of infant and toddler care in Santa Fe
The more things change, the more they remain the same…
and the more we try to change • By Laurie Allocca
As Tumbleweeds celebrates its
What has remained the same? Enthusiasm,
need and high costs.
15th birthday, I’ve taken the opportunity to gather the
reflections of parents and professionals on developments they’ve seen in Santa Fe’s community of early
childhood care and learning for infants and toddlers, in
the years since Tumbleweeds came into the world. I found
that while there’s been a lot of growing up in the early
childhood field, we’ve got a good bit more to go.
What has changed? Quality, respect for the
field, and regulations.
Infant and toddler care has experienced a steady evolution over the past 15 years, from the image of “day care” and
“nursery school” to the more accurate “early childhood care
and learning.” Infant and toddler caregivers now receive
more acknowledgement as professional educators. This
evolution continues, supported by increased awareness of
research showing that the first three years of brain development are crucial for developing a child’s abilities and capacity for learning, and that huge strides in cognitive, social and
physical development can therefore take place during this
time. Children without high-quality care and education in
these early years, be it at home or in a formal care environment, may start preschool and kindergarten already at a
disadvantage. This is especially true for children suffering
from poverty or substance abuse within the family.
Parents I spoke with who had very young children in the
mid-90s remember less demand for infant and toddler care,
as the economic stress upon families was less intense. Care
for infants and toddlers was often found by word-of-mouth.
Many parents made arrangements for their very young
with private, unlicensed caregivers such as relatives and
friends, rather than licensed facilities. Some of those who
did put their children in licensed childcare homes or centers
remember dissatisfaction with infant care at the time, especially due to low-quality programming or “TV Fridays,” but
they also admit that they were not educated about what to
expect from early childhood care and therefore didn’t know
what to look for.
State regulations governing early childhood care have
gone up and down over the past decade, explains Dan Haggard, Deputy Director for Program for the Children, Youth
and Family Department’s (CYFD) Early Childhood Services
Division. When Gov. Gary Johnson first took office 15
years ago, Haggard explains, New Mexico had more state
regulations regarding health and safety of childcare facilities
and the quality of the early-childhood learning environment. “We went through a period of ‘deregulation’ when
Gov. Johnson was in office and many of the regulations
regarding the learning environment and program were
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Her future’s calling. Is it good news? Photos courtesy of
Holy Faith Early Childhood Community
removed,” he says.
Since the late 90s, however, quality has gone up, largely
due to increased state regulations and implementation of
the New Mexico CYFD “Stars” rating system. As Leigh
Fernandez, Program Manager at the Santa Fe Community
College Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance
Program (TTAP) and a 14-year early-childhood professional explains, CYFD’s “Look for the Stars” quality-rating
scale provides families with information about attributes
they will find in early childhood programs; those that meet
specific higher criteria earn a higher star level. (Detailed
information about this rating scale can be found at www.
newmexicokids.org.)
“Even though there is a lack (of infant and toddler care
to meet the needs of working parents),” Fernandez says,
“the majority of licensed baby care is now of quality.”
Quality in early childhood care and education can
be defined as adherence to high standards of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) for the age served,
in areas including health and safety, programming
and curriculum, assessment, equipment and materials, professional development of staff, interaction and
guidance, family involvement and environment. Quality
has blossomed in licensed infant and toddler care over
the past 15 years — spurred by increased knowledge
in child development and learning for the very young,
the re-expansion of CYFD Childcare Licensing Regulations and increased parental expectations based on this
knowledge.
Summer 2010
As I started typing this article, I received a call from
a mother: “I can’t find many places that take children
this young (18 months), and every place I do find is full!”
These calls are frequent at all childcare centers. Fernandez is confident that the rise in professional expectations
for early childhood staff will encourage more people to
enter the profession, but the challenges providers face in
offering care for infants and toddlers are very real.
Haggard explains: “There has been a consistent lack of
child care for infants and toddlers in Santa Fe for as long
as I can remember. Although I’m sure there are many
factors that cause this, it is most often attributed to the
high cost of providing infant care, compounded by the
high cost of living in Santa Fe.”
What makes infant and toddler care so costly? It
requires more providers, as CYFD justifiably mandates
lower teacher:child ratios for babies than it does for
preschoolers or older children. With significantly higher
personnel costs, the expense of providing quality materials, and slightly higher costs for equipment for this
younger age group, families in Santa Fe can expect to pay
nearly $1,000 and up per month for full-time care and
education for their children under 2, and only slightly
less for children between the ages of 2 and 3.
The financial challenges of infant and toddler care
burden caregivers, families and, inevitably, children.
Teachers indirectly subsidize tuition by working for low
wages, as centers have difficulty paying teachers what
they deserve. Factors such as the decline of the economy,
increased un- and under-employment, decreased availability of childcare tuition assistance due to government
budget cuts, more single-parent and two-workingparent families, and fewer families with nearby relatives
who can help with childcare all contribute to the financial challenges surrounding early care and learning.
As Fernandez points out, “Those (families) who need
childcare are those in the age groups who are still building their income base.” She feels as most early care and
learning professionals do: “It is hard to sustain quality
without financial support.”
Fifteen years ago and now, Santa Fe has enjoyed a diverse community of early childhood professionals with a
wealth of experience and enthusiasm for their work with
children and their families. Yet in spite of this dedication,
there are not enough people providing a service that
working families need. The rise in professional expectations for early childhood staff may lead more people to
enter the profession, Fernandez notes, but those who
wish to provide care for infants and toddlers face tough challenges. As a community we need to find skilled and educated
professionals willing to open licensed
homes and centers and support efforts of
existing centers to expand programs to
offer quality service for infants and toddlers. Haggard notes that anyone interested in providing infant/toddler care will
receive professional support from TTAP
at Santa Fe Community College.
Solutions to this continuous
challenge?
CYFD, which has found Santa Fe
County particularly lacking in highquality and affordable infant child care
and education, recently undertook a
comprehensive study, coordinated by
TTAP and conducted by Coop Consulting, on the state of infant/toddler
care and education, including barriers
to improvement. Coordinators scheduled an initial public forum for May 25
at the Southside Library to hear from
families about the challenges they face
finding and financing care, and to hear
from care-providers. They will discuss
their findings in a follow-up public
forum later this summer. The study
will include specific recommendations
for improving infant and toddler care
in our community. If you’d like to give
your input, call Fernandez, 428-1703.
Several initiatives are already underway in an effort to increase the quality
of infant/toddler care in Santa Fe. These
include the recent ”Incentives” pilot
project, made possible by the Brindle
Foundation, which supplements the
wages of formally educated infant
and toddler teachers; establishing “2Star” as the minimum quality rating to
receive a childcare license; prioritizing
the college education of early childhood
teachers through scholarships funded
by TEACH and the higher educational
standards encouraged by National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC); encouraging a
more family-centered approach to early
care and learning, and supporting inclusion and diversity in our infant and
toddler classrooms.
The future challenge for those of us
concerned about early childhood care
is clear: funding the true cost of quality
care and education for the youngest
members of our community, for the
sake of their future, and ours!
Resources
• CYFD Childcare Assistance, 1920 5th
Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505. Call
Ellen Castellano, 476-5440, for information on CYFD childcare tuition assistance.
• SFCC Early Childhood Training and
Technical Assistance Program, 6401
Richards Avenue, Santa Fe; D. Leigh
Fernandez, Program Manager, (505) 4281703; [email protected]. Contact
for information on the current CYFD
Infant/Toddler Care Study and upcoming
public forum, and for information about
becoming an early childhood education
provider.
• www.newmexicokids.org: Resources
for families and childcare professionals,
including listings of all state-licensed and
registered early childhood education providers and information on early childhood
education.
Laurie Allocca is a mother, childcare
director of the Holy Faith Early Childhood
Community, an INCAF-certified Parenting Educator, steering committee member
for the CYFD Santa Fe Infant/Toddler
Care study, and member of the CYFD task
force to review New Mexico’s AIM HIGH
and Star rating system standards.
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Preschool
Family
Reunions
from a child’s perspective
Plan family gatherings around,
not against, children’s needs
By Judith Nasse
It is the annual family reunion.
The little cousins are jumping and splashing in and
out of the large paddling pool at Granny’s. A few run
to the table laden with hot dogs, cookies, chips, cake,
ice cream and sodas, gobble down some soda and
chips, and dash for the pool again.
Little Lizzie is 2 and she comes up to her mother
shivering and showing the beginning signs of a
sunburn. She begins to cry for no apparent reason.
Mom looks at the clock and realizes it is an hour
past Lizzie’s naptime. She wraps her protesting child
in a towel and pulls her onto her lap, shaded by a
picnic umbrella.
In summer we enjoy family outings to take advantage of our marvelous northern New Mexican
weather and outdoor opportunities. Sometimes this
is a chance to spend time with family members we
haven’t seen in a few months or a year. However, for
a preschooler, and even a young school-aged child,
all of the excitement, extra activity, people and traditional foods of picnics and reunions can be overwhelming. Parents can be so busy catching up with
family members and friends that they can fail to notice when their little one becomes over-stimulated,
tired or hyperactive from food loaded with sugars,
nitrates, salts and refined carbohydrates. How can
we achieve the balance of a great family outing away
from the preschoolers’ normal routine and yet stay
attuned to their needs?
For Lizzie’s naptime, Mom or Dad can set up the
alarm timer on their cell phone or iPod to help them
remember. If a nap isn’t possible, or if she needs a
respite before naptime, Mom could lift Lizzie onto
her lap for a little while, to shelter her from the activity for a bit, and even take her inside or to a quiet
outdoor corner and read her favorite book or sing
her favorite nursery songs.
Children will reach for nutritious snacks if they’re
available, so your contribution to the potluck picnic
could be fruit juices or sliced apples, grapes and
bananas. Bring a little unsweetened juice for your
child in her favorite Sippy cup, along with plenty
of bottled water. Make sure you put sunscreen on
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your “to-bring” list, with
enough for the out-oftown cousins whose parents
may not realize the extra need
for sunscreen here at high altitude.
That goes for bug repellent, especially
if you will be in an area near a river, acequia
or lake.
At the family reunion, Lizzie’s cousin Dominic,
who is 3, first got excited then began running around
the yard screaming when their Uncle Joe came up
and lifted him in the air. Uncle Joe had just come
back from his two-year tour in Afghanistan and
before that, two years in Iraq. So, Dominic had never
seen Uncle Joe. He became scared when this “stranger” began to play with him. When children don’t live
right near their relatives, they will only know about
their aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents by
hearsay and maybe photographs. It is important to
share with your children as many stories and photos
or videos of all their relatives before they meet them.
Then, if the child becomes frightened or shy or acts
out, you can hold him until he feels more comfortable, even taking him into a quiet area and telling
him a story or singing a song if that will help.
Ms. Julia, a local preschool teacher, remembers
going on long road trips with her family as a child,
before air conditioning existed in cars. It was boring,
hot and uncomfortable. Now children can travel in
more comfort, but the confines of a long plane or car
journey can still be uncomfortable. Take along plenty of books, toys and drinks. We have new options
now, like movies kids can watch on an I-Pad, and
many children’s book publishers now have downloadable picture books so you don’t have to pack a
pile of books, just an e-book device. Stop as often as
possible to stretch legs and to go to the potty.
We all get excited about going to theme parks like
Disneyland or Six Flags, or here in New Mexico to
Cliff ’s Amusement Park or the Albuquerque Zoo.
Yet how often do we see children having tantrums,
walking beyond what their little legs can manage or
being urged to go on rides that scare them? Susie
Summer 2010
Photo courtesy of Santa Fe Family YMCA
recently took her 3-year-old twins to Cliff ’s. Threeyear-olds may be considered too old for strollers,
but Susie brought along a double one with a hood,
telling the boys it was for her to store juices, sun lotion and her handbag. When they got tired, though,
they didn’t hesitate to climb in for a little ride, where
they found a pillow and a stuffed toy waiting for each
of them.
Most theme parks now have websites where you
can decide in advance which rides might appeal to
your preschooler. Once you get there, however, the
Ferris wheel or the roller-coaster may just look too
big, so if your child balks, honor that. Maybe all
they need is for you to ride right next to them, or
maybe they’ll want to wait until they are a year or
two older.
You know your preschooler better than anyone,
so prepare these outings with her particular needs
in mind. Plan in advance how long to endure a long
walk around Disneyland, reminding yourself that
maybe you, too, will want to sit down and have a
juice or listen to one of the bands. On the other
hand, that hike through Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks,
between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, might be quite
manageable for the sturdy legs of your 4-year-old,
but your 2-year-old may need lots of piggy-back
rides and a sun hat. Whatever you do, wherever you
go, you can have loads of family fun this summer
with just a bit of foresight, and your young children
may well remember the outing for the rest of their
lives.
Judith Nasse is a retired preschool teacher, now a
writer and artist in Taos.
Essay
Help!
(That wasn’t so hard, now was it?)
By Steve Harrington
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody’s help in any way.
But now these days are gone, and I’m not so self-assured,
Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors.
-Help!, The Beatles
I grew up in a household
in which admissions of shortcomings
and apologies were scarce, secrets and
denials abundant. The absence of apologies erased the opportunity for active
forgiveness. Fear and anxiety went
unrecognized, especially when they so
frequently emerged as anger. Decades
of dysfunction impressed themselves
on our family before anyone sought
solutions beyond glossing things over
with humor or treading on egg shells
(until the next time).
Forty years after the release of the
Beatles anthem “Help!” John Cleese
and other Englishmen still wring
humor from the American predilection for seeking therapy and other
forms of counseling. The sarcasm was
particularly powerful experienced as
it was during my family’s residence in
Ireland, amongst a people for whom
Freud noted that “psychoanalysis was
of no use whatsoever.”
As an American who sings the
praises of seeking counsel, I took the
critique with a wry grin. I knew many
in America actually shared Cleese’s
skepticism — or perhaps his fear? As
a wise woman once passed on to my
wife: “Therapy is not for the faint of
heart.”
Most people — especially roaring
hordes of testosterone-addled sports
fans —think nothing of the fact that
top-flight athletes require a phalanx of
coaches to analyze, tweak and inspire
their play. Yet suggest that an individu-
al who has never conducted a dedicated exploration of their emotions,
thinking or relationships get a little
assistance, and the reaction can range
from a polite “shine-on” to outright
resentment. Arrogance, even. While
women often seem less daunted on the
whole than men in confronting their
inhibitions to counseling, opening
one’s self up typically does not come
easy to members of either gender.
To acknowledge and seek help with
personal issues is risky. It exposes vulnerability, with the threat of inadequacy, shame, guilt, embarrassment and
regret. (Note: None of these conditions
are permanent or fatal.)
Moreover, the requirements of our
insurance system promote diagnoses —
in other words, labels. To get support
to seek help from some counselors
you must subject yourself to labeling. Because psychiatry ploughed the
ground, so to speak, in which myriad
other forms of counseling have sprung
up, the stigma of having a psychological
problem can still attach itself to those
seeking analysis and advice, even when
you don’t need to be labeled. You can
still be perceived as, and feel as if you
You reac
h out. Gu
ess who b
are, malfunctioning.
In reality, there are few if any individuals who would not benefit from dedicated counseling and coaching. Most of
us are unconsciously or willfully blind
to at least a handful of shortcomings
or challenges that routinely undermine
our relationships. Most if us (and those
around us) would benefit from a little
growth.
It’s unfortunate that counseling often
is sought only under the lash of deteriorating relationships and emotional
stability. I’d like to suggest that we as
a culture would profit from shifting
counseling to a preventive emphasis
instead of a crisis management emphasis — where pursuing counseling is
something that everyone does to grow,
out of wisdom instead of desperation.
Since the 1990s, I’ve benefitted
from the collective wisdom of a family counselor, a life coach, a spiritual
financial counselor and a therapist.
They provided me with profound
insights and practical steps that on
many occasions directly transformed
my relationships with my wife, my
children, my blood family, co-workers
and community.
You will learn to resolve personal issues without
using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that
you need so many lawyers and therapists shows
that you’re not adult enough to be independent…
-John Cleese, Letter to America
enefits?
Courtesy
photo
The family counselor my wife and I
found in Santa Fe not only helped us
break through several difficult behavioral logjams with our children but also
provided solid relationship-building
skills that helped us avoid constant regeneration of problems — and made our
family life a lot more joyful. Her recommendations focused on shifting dynamics, and getting results, while honoring
the children and their feelings.
When I faced decisions and doubts
about a career change, a friend was
fortuitously seeking guinea pigs for
fieldwork as a life coach. She helped
me work through and transform a
number of obstacles to doing more
creative and heart-felt work, and her
counseling assistance also expanded
into helping me surmount very serious
problems that arose within my birth
family. The deep fulfillment I enjoy
in my current work for an alternative
therapeutic program can be laid at
least in good measure on her doorstep.
Interestingly, the notion of financial counseling can set off all sorts of
alarms, despite the fact that financial
issues are one of the most common
forces that erode marriages. I’m
talking about counseling about our
emotional and spiritual relationships
with money — not investment counseling. I can remember one occasion
when I recommended the process to
a couple, one of whom was involved
in a therapeutic field; their fear was
palpable. A financial counselor, who
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Language
From left: Rolando D. Somma with daughter Magdalena on his lap, Janine Johnston-Somma; F. Rolando Somma, Isabel Somma, and Nancy Ferioli Somma. Courtesy photo.
¡Encantada!
Why a juera from Santa Fe is teaching Spanish to families • By Janine Johnston-Somma
I grew up in Taos and
Santa Fe, and although surrounded by
Spanish as a child and adolescent, I did
not learn how to truly communicate in
Spanish until university. So, why and how
did I come to open my own business
teaching Spanish to children, adults and
families?
Well, for one thing, as a juera (blond
girl) in northern New Mexico, I have
always been fascinated by local Hispanic
culture. Perhaps that is where it started? I
wanted to understand what people were
saying when they switched into Spanish
at the grocery, at Sears, at Woolworth’s,
wherever and whenever people wanted to
bond with each through common culture
and language, and perhaps whenever the
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juera was not supposed to understand.
Then in university I had a dream of
studying plants and animals in tropical
forests in countries where people spoke
Spanish. So, I studied, I got a couple of
degrees, and luckily, at some point, I had
an epiphany: a switch flipped for me, and
I could hear and imitate accents. (Mind
you, this didn’t happen until I was living
in Chile for several months with very
little luck communicating in a university
and living with a family.)
And once that barrier was broken, my
curiosity about Latin American cultures
and Spain and, well, global cultures
compelled me to travel more in Latin
America, Spain and Asia, and to devour
languages. This cultural journey also led
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me, in a roundabout way, to my husband,
who is Argentine. Actually, having lived
and studied in Chile, which has a long
and passionate distaste for all things Argentine, I, too, initially thought Argentina
was a bitter pill! But of course, love has its
way of making the bitter fruit sweet.
And then came our daughter Isabel, a
product of two cultures, of two parents
who speak Spanish but whose mother’s
native language is English. Much resentment built between my husband and me
as our daughter apparently could not,
or at least would not, speak Spanish as
much as she spoke English. Isabel spent
most of her time with me and was surrounded by an English-speaking community. At times we attended local parties at
which the primary language was Spanish,
but the large majority of her days were
spent listening to and producing English,
except for the few hours a day when she
heard her father and I communicating in
Spanish. My husband therefore felt that
it was my responsibility to speak more
Spanish with her, while I felt a little funny
speaking a language not native to me, a
language peripheral to my own childhood and with which I could not express
the “cute” things a mother wants to say to
her daughter.
But then we began taking monthlong vacations in Argentina, after two
weeks of which Isabel started to speak
Spanish in ways we hadn’t thought she
could. Surrounded by Spanish (I do as
the Romans, er — Argentines do…I
speak Spanish while in Argentina),
she experienced its relevance and
began to express what she had been
absorbing all along. In the process, my
husband realized the importance of
communicating only in Spanish with
Isabel. And I made greater efforts to
speak Spanish most of the time when
my husband was around and some
of the time when we were on our
own. Isabel prefers our language to be
English, but these days when I teach
children Spanish in her presence there
are moments of brilliant collaboration
between her and me, demonstrating
the use of the language and highlighting our bilingual, bicultural lives:
treasured moments indeed.
Having experienced five years of
language-learning with Isabel, and now
embarking on teaching our second
daughter two languages, I have great
respect for the mysterious process of
second-language acquisition in children. It takes time and lots of patience
on the part of the adults caring for children learning second languages (who
never know exactly what is sticking or
which stage of the journey to fluency
the children are in at any moment),
but I have been at it with my older
daughter long enough to know that it
will happen. The child who perceives
enthusiasm for and usefulness of a
second language will use that language,
particularly when they are hearing no
other language but the new one.
Today, I am utterly grateful to have
been exposed at a young age to a
second language and am eager, when
the rhythm of life as the mother of
small children lets up (I’ve been told
by mothers of college-aged people
that it does), to further explore other
languages. I feel privileged to be able
to provide an opportunity for other
children, and their parents and other
adults as well, to learn Spanish. I seek
any avenue for helping people learn
Spanish, whether they be infants and
toddlers (for whom I introduce their
parents to lots of loving and simple
vocabulary); children pre-K through
sixth grade, through weekly Spanish
classes with my girls during the school
year and my Spanish Immersion Summer Camps; or parents of my students
and families taking classes together.
I also love teaching adults without
children, with whom I share lots of
cultural observations and encourage
extensive interactive communication
in Spanish.
My classes focus on beginner and
intermediate learners, since Spanish
is not my native language; every day
with my family and every class is an
opportunity for me to learn more
about the language, and thus I will
not feign mastery. But I know that I
know enough to help others along to
new levels of fluency. And I know how
much patience and persistence the
journey takes to gain consistent fluency, as I have experienced in my own
18-year journey with Spanish, and as I
have witnessed in both my daughters’
forays into the language.
Along with the sheer joy and satisfaction that come with speaking a new
language, studies also show that the
more exposure a child gets to a second language, the more success that
child will have, in multiple aspects
of life. Second languages improve
grammar in the native language, increase vocabulary in the child’s native
tongue, improve mathematical skills,
expand creativity, pique curiosity
about world cultures, open minds and
provide future economic opportunities. In my opinion, every child should
have the opportunity to learn at
least two languages — and so should
adults, as it is never too late!
Summer, when at least in theory
families have a bit more free time,
is a great time to dedicate to second
languages, and fortunately there are
a number of programs available. See
the box, with a variety of options for
families and individuals.
Janine Johnston-Somma opened ¡Qué
Viva! El Español in February. She is a
native New Mexican and a graduate of
Santa Fe High School, holds bachelors
degrees in Biology and Spanish from
the University of Colorado at Boulder,
as well as a masters degree in International Development Management
from American University’s School of
International Service.
CLASSES IN SPANISH, ESL AND MORE
• Cervantes Institute: Classes for adults in
Spanish and Portuguese; Special Terminologies
(Medical, Legal, Travel, etc.), English as a
Second Language (ESL); and Virtual Classes,
in Spanish and Portuguese, taught through
Skype. Isabel Jennings, (505) 438-7049; www.
santafecervantesinstitute.com.
• Literacy Volunteers: Santa Fe: ESL classes
taught through community groups, workplace
groups, individual tutoring and a computer lab
with self-paced instruction. Located on Santa Fe
Community College campus; 428-1353, lvsf@
sfcc.edu.
• Flor de Maria Oliva: Individual, family and
group Spanish lessons customized to students’
ability and purposes. 470-0558, fmo811@hotmail.
com.
• Practically Speaking: Classes in Spanish,
French, Portuguese and Italian.
Victoria
Guzzardo, 438-8194, practicallyspeaking1@
yahoo.com.
• Santa Fe Community College: For-credit
(100 and 200 levels) and Continuing Education
classes in Spanish available. Other programs
include: TESOL Endorsement Program (Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages), ESL
for students 16 years and older; Citizenship
Class, and GED classes for Spanish speakers.
SFCC switchboard: 428-1000, [email protected].
www.sfcc.edu.
• ¡Qué Viva! El Español: Beginner and
intermediate Spanish classes for children, adults
and families, and Spanish Immersion Summer
Camps (see Tumbleweeds Summer Camp and
Program Directory, page 28). Janine JohnstonSomma, www.quevivaesp.com.
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Call on Me,
Brother (or Sister)
When You Need a Hand
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Fifteen years ago,
when the first edition of Tumbleweeds
hit the press, Big Brothers Big Sisters
was celebrating its 15-year anniversary
in Santa Fe. Since then, our organization has seen some significant changes, including its name. Back then,
the agency was called Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Santa Fe and primarily
served children in Santa Fe County.
Only three staff members served 87
children, and almost 50 percent of the
volunteers were male.
Today, the agency is called Big
Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Northern New Mexico and has 20 staff
members, with a goal of serving 700
children this year throughout seven
counties: Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Los
Alamos, Taos, San Miguel, Mora and
McKinley.
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We recently formed relationships with the Eight Northern
Pueblos, Zuni and Navajo Nations
to help serve more Native American
children. The Hispanic Initiative, a
national program we helped pilot
through Big Brothers Big Sisters
of America, seeks to match more
Hispanic children and recruit more
Hispanic and Spanish-speaking volunteers. BBBS of Northern New Mexico’s
Hispanic Initiative is now considered
to be one of the best models in the
country.
However, while the number of boys
on the waiting list has quadrupled since
1995, only 32 percent of the volunteers
are male. In order to continue to make
a difference in a child’s life, Big Brothers
Big Sisters is asking men in our community to “Man Up” and become Big Brothers. BBBS needs more men to volunteer,
so we can match the boys on the waiting
list with a caring, adult mentor. On May
31, BBBS officially kicks off its second
annual campaign, 100 Men in 100 Days,
where we will attempt to recruit 100
Summer 2010
male volunteers to become Big Brothers
to dozens of children on our waiting list.
Last summer, Michael Dorfman, who
had just moved with his wife to Santa
Fe from California, read an article in the
newspaper about the 2009 Big Brothers Big Sisters 100 Men in 100 Days
Campaign. He and his wife felt that it
was important to be active members in
their new community, and he realized
this was a perfect opportunity to get
more involved. A few weeks later he was
matched with 8-year-old Kevin. The day
Michael learned the agency had found
him a Little Brother, he also learned that
he and his wife were expecting twins! As
with many people who consider becoming a Big Sister or Big Brother but have
children of their own, Michael wasn’t
sure how it was going to work out with
his new expanding family. But he says
that it’s been a blessing. He and Kevin
enjoy hiking, baking cookies, enjoying
the outdoors, going to air shows, watching cartoons and playing video games at
the Gamers Lounge.
“Not only have I gained patience from
this experience but I also have a lot of
fun,” Michael said. “I remember what it’s
like to be a kid again. I’ve also never had
the chance to affect someone’s life before
like I have being a Big Brother. Without
a positive male influence growing up, I
don’t know how I would have become a
good person or citizen. Just the simple
act of being a friend can open up the
world to a child (by) knowing that someone is out there (other than a parent)
who cares about them.”
And the friendship is a two-way street.
In fact, Michael feels that Kevin helps
him more than he helps Kevin. Michael
recalls the time when he was going to
have to change diapers for the first time
and realized he didn’t know how. Kevin
told him, “Don’t worry. It’s easy.”
BBBS-NM has several programs
available. In our Community-Based
Program, volunteers spend generally
six to eight hours a month with the
child doing activities such as watching
movies, playing ball, fishing, hiking or
playing games.
In the School-Based Program, a volunteer generally spends one hour a week
with a child at their school, usually during lunch, when the volunteer and child
can talk, eat, play on the playground,
work on a school project, play basketball
and so on.
The Big Couples/Big Families Program is similar to our community-based
program, except the volunteer’s significant other or family is also involved in
the match part of the time. If you are
taking your family out to play mini-golf,
going hiking, watching a movie or baking cookies, invite your Little Brother or
Little Sister to join. You can also spend
time with the child individually if you so
choose.
Help us achieve our goal of signing
up 100 (or more) new Big Brothers
between Memorial Day and Labor Day
in our 100 Men in 100 Days campaign.
The reason for this ambitious recruiting effort is to find matches for boys on
our waiting list. Boys tend to wait much
longer than girls in the program to be
matched with a mentor because of the
shortage of male volunteers.
Remember, just spending some time
with a child and showing that you care
about them makes a huge difference,
and it’s a great experience in which the
whole family can be involved! We are
always in need of Spanish-speaking
volunteers to communicate with the
parents or guardians, many of whom
speak only Spanish even if their children
speak English. We request a minimum
of a one-year commitment for all of our
programs.
If you are interested in volunteering
please call 983-8360, e-mail [email protected] or visit our website
for additional information www.bbbs.
org/northernNM.
Carissa Eret is marketing coordinator
for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern
New Mexico.
HELP!, Continued from page 11
focuses on spiritual dimensions of
money with people in the Santa Fe
area, had me visualize a family scene
from my youth concerning money.
The process revealed the roles my
parents and my grandmother played
in my own unexplored dynamics and
behavior around money, both as an
individual and as a spouse — and
led to a number of ongoing, positive
changes. My marriage improved as a
direct result, and our early, intense arguments over money became a thing
of the past.
I’m profoundly grateful for the
support and guidance these and
other counselors have provided. As
a white, heterosexual, suburbanraised, college-educated father of
two and finally Little League coach,
all I can say is: “Don’t deny yourself.”
As with anything else, it’s important to research and shop around. A
lot of letters after someone’s name
don’t necessarily equate with talent,
skill or insight. Visit the person in
their office and see how you feel
with them. Individual styles and
techniques vary widely and are
rarely if ever universally suitable for
people seeking help. It makes no
more sense to jettison counseling
after one unsatisfactory experience
than it does to stop eating out after
one bad meal.
Sometimes, effective support
costs money and this can be a stumbling block. There may come a time
when you must ask yourself, is my
taste in cars more important than
my sanity and my relationships?
Fortunately, if you are already
fiscally responsible and on a tight
budget, opening up to another person does not always have to involve
a paid professional. You might be
surprised at the body of experience
and wisdom that surrounds you if
you just scratch the surface. But
whoever you turn to, be sure that
suffering in silence often sounds
noble, but rarely brings resolution
and growth.
My forays into counseling have
been well worth the effort. Would I
still be soldiering on in the absence
of the wisdom of counselors? Probably. But to me, John Cleese and
his brand of Englishmen can go on
leading lives of quiet desperation. I’m
with the Beatles. I don’t want to be
the person I was when I was so much
younger than today — I want to keep
growing until the day I stop aging.
Steve Harrington is a father and works
for an alternative mental health facility. He and his wife, Shirl, are Tumbleweeds’ assistant editors. For a list of
some of Santa Fe’s no- or low-cost options for individual or family counseling, see the Resources directory, page 46.
THE CHILDREN’S dance PROGRAM
Arts
Alive!
Summer 2010
Museum Hill, off Old Santa Fe Trail
Free drop-in hands-on
workshops for all ages!
All workshops are from
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Groups of 6 or more, please call to reserve a place
and guarantee free admission to the museum.
Museum of
Indian Arts
& Culture
To schedule groups:
Joyce Begay-Foss
(505) 476-1272
joyce.begay-foss@
state.nm.us
Museum
of Spanish
Colonial Art
To schedule groups:
Toni Wanic
(505) 982-2226
extension 122
education@
spanishcolonial.org
DANCE CAMPS
FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Session 1- July 5 to 16
Session 2 – July 19 to 30
Session 3- August 2 to 13
4 to 6 Year olds
Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 to 12:30
$100.00
7 to 13 year olds
Monday, Wednesday,
Friday - 10:00 to 1:30
$185.00
SATURDAY CLASSES
2 & 3 Year olds
July- Saturday 9:00 $65.00
4 & 5 Year olds
July- Saturday 10:00 $65.00
Museum of
International
Folk Art
To schedule groups:
Patricia Sigala
(505) 476-1212
patricia.sigala@
state.nm.us
6 to 8 Year olds
July – Saturday 11:00 $65.00
8 & up Ballet
With Beginning Pointe for
select students
12:00 to 1:30 - $65.00
Tuesday, June 15 & Thursday, June 17
Pottery
Tuesday, June 22 & Thursday, June 24
Yarn Painting
Tuesday, June 29
Beadwork
Museum entrance to exhibitions by admission, $6 NM
residents, $9 non-residents. Children 16 & under FREE.
Wednesday, June 23
Straw Appliqué with Lenise Martinez
Wednesday, June 30
Tinwork with Cleo Romero
Wednesday, July 7
Retablos with John Jimenez
Wednesday, July 14
Colcha with Julia Gomez
Museum entrance to exhibitions by admission, $3 NM
residents, $6 non-residents. Children 16 & under FREE.
Tuesday, July 20 & Thursday, July 22
Traditional Mexican Folkloric Dance
with Los Niños de Santa Fe
Dance workshops on the hour
Tuesday, July 27 & Thursday, July 29
Making Maracas
Tuesday, August 3 & Thursday, August 5
Clay Storyteller Figures & Vessels
Tuesday, August 10 & Thursday, August 12
Appliqué Welcome Banners
Museum entrance to exhibitions by admission, $6 NM
residents, $9 non-residents. Children 16 & under FREE.
Arts Alive! is funded by: the Robert E. and Evelyn McKee Foundation; the Museum
of New Mexico Foundation; the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and 1% Lodgers’ Tax;
Newman’s Own Foundation; and the International Folk Art Foundation.
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Voces de la familia
Llámame cuando quieras, hermano o hermana
Todos necesitamos alguien en quien apoyarnos
Por Carissa Eret • Traducción por Flor de María Oliva
Hace 15 años cuando se imprimió
la primera edición de Tumbleweeds, Big Brothers Big
Sisters estaba celebrando su 15 aniversario en Santa
Fe. Durante esos años, nuestra organización ha
tenido cambios significativos, incluso su nombre. En
aquel entonces, la agencia se llamaba Big Brothers
Big Sisters de Santa Fe y servía a niños en el condado
de Santa Fe, principalmente. Su personal era sólo de
tres miembros que atendían a 87 niños y casi el 50
por ciento de los voluntarios eran hombres.
Hoy en día, la agencia se llama Big Brothers Big
Sisters (BBBS) del Norte de Nuevo México. Tiene un
personal de 20 miembros, con una meta de servir
a 700 niños este año, por siete condados: Santa Fe,
Río Arriba, Los Álamos, Taos, San Miguel, Mora y
McKinley.
Recientemente, establecimos relaciones con los
ocho pueblos del norte, Zuni y las naciones Navajo
para servir a más niños indios. La iniciativa hispana,
un programa nacional que ayudamos a introducir a
través de Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, tiene
niños que están en lista de espera puedan tener un
como fin inscribir a más niños hispanos/latinos en
Big Brother.
el programa y reclutar más voluntarios latinos e
El verano pasado, Michael Dorfman, que se
hispanos al igual que de habla hispana. Este
acababa de mudar con su esposa a Santa Fe de Calicomponente del programa de BBBS del Norte de
fornia, leyó un artículo en el periódico sobre nuestra
Nuevo México se considera ahora como uno de los
campaña del 2009, 100 Hombres en 100 Días.
mejores modelos en el país.
Michael y su esposa sintieron que era importante
ser miembros activos de su nueva comunidad y se
Sin embargo, aunque el número de niños en
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hombres. Para poder seguir haciendo una diferencia
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“No sólo he adquirido paciencia de esta experiencia sino que
también me he divertido mucho”,
dijo Michael. “Nuevamente
recuerdo lo que es ser niño.
También nunca he tenido la
oportunidad de influenciar la
vida de alguien como la tengo
al ser un Big Brother. Si no
hubiera tenido un modelo hombre
positivo cuando era chico, no sé
cómo hubiera podido ajustarme
para ser una buena persona o
ciudadano. Sólo el simple hecho
de ser amigo le puede abrir el
mundo a un niño, sabiendo que
hay alguien (fuera de los padres)
que se preocupa por ellos”.
Y la amistad es algo mutuo.
Michael dice que Kevin le ayuda
a él mucho más de lo que él le
ayuda a Kevin. Michael recuerda
cuando iba a cambiar pañales
por primera vez y se dio cuenta
que no sabía hacerlo. Kevin le
dijo: “No te preocupes. Es fácil”.
BBBS-NM tiene diferentes
programas. En nuestro programa comunitario, “Community-Based Program”, por lo
general, los voluntarios pasan
de seis a ocho horas al mes con
el niño en actividades tan varia-
das como mirar películas, jugar
pelota, pescar, caminar o jugar.
En el programa escolar,
“School-Based Program”,
comúnmente, un voluntario
pasa una hora a la semana con
un niño en su escuela, generalmente a la hora del almuerzo,
cuando el voluntario y el niño
pueden hablar, almorzar, jugar
en el patio de recreo, trabajar en
un proyecto de la escuela, jugar
basquetbol, etc.
El programa de parejas y
familias, “Big Couples/Big
Families Program” es parecido
al programa comunitario, excepto
que la pareja o familia del
voluntario también participan
parte del tiempo a la hora de la
selección. Si lleva a su familia
a jugar golfito, a una caminata,
a mirar una película o si van a
hacer galletas, el voluntario puede
invitar a su Little Brother o Little
Sister para que les acompañe. Si
lo desea, también puede pasar
tiempo sólo con el niño.
Ayúdenos a cumplir nuestra
meta. Inscríbase, entre el Día de
los Caídos y el Día del Trabajo,
para ser uno de los 100 (o más)
Big Brothers de nuestra campaña
100 Hombres en 100 Días. La
razón por la cual llevamos a
cabo este ambicioso esfuerzo de
reclutamiento es para encontrarle
mentores a los niños que están en
nuestra lista de espera. Los niños
suelen tener que esperar más que
las niñas para que se les encuentre
un mentor debido a la falta de
voluntarios hombres.
Recuerde, sólo el pasar ratos
con un niño y mostrarle que
uno se preocupa por él hace
una gran diferencia y es una
valiosa experiencia en la cual
toda la familia puede participar. Siempre necesitamos
voluntarios que puedan hablar
español para comunicarse con
los padres o guardianes, muchos de los cuales sólo hablan
español aunque sus niños
hablen inglés. Pedimos que se
comprometa un mínimo de un
año para cualquiera de nuestros programas.
Si le interesa ser voluntario,
por favor llame al 983-8360, escriba a: info@bbbsnorthernnm.
org o, para más información,
visite nuestro sitio electrónico
www.bbbs.org/northernNM.
Carissa Eret es coordinadora
de mercadeo para Big Brothers Big Sisters del Norte de
Nuevo México. Flor de María
Oliva es la editora de español
de Tumbleweeds.
Jonathan, edad 9, y George Rivera, su “Big Brother.”
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Schools
Is Bigger Better?
Paean to Santa Fe’s small schools • By Nina Bunker Ruiz
My grandparents moved
to 408 Hillside Avenue here in Santa
Fe from Las Vegas, New Mexico in the
mid-1960s. The Hillside house was appealing for a number of reasons: It was
near Grandbobby’s work; it was large
and therefore adequately accommodated the five of their seven children who
still lived at home; and as it was old,
rundown and located in a “rough barrio,” it was cheap enough for a teacher
with a large family to buy. I put quotes
around the words “rough barrio” because I always hear my Granny saying
that phrase with her British clip, which
struck me as funny, even as a kid.
The truth is that despite her accent
and foreign ways, Granny made all kinds
of friends in that neighborhood, a truth
in which she took great pride. My grandparents lived in that house for 30 years.
It is the house in which I was born. My
aunt Susan and my father settled nearby
with their own families. Thus began a
family tradition of attending the small
neighborhood school nearby, Acequia
Madre Elementary.
Sadly, I am not part of this cozy tradition myself. My parents returned to Las
Vegas for my elementary school years.
I probably would have had a hard time
anywhere, but in Vegas I was twice
cursed. A fair complexion and a dearth of
social skills made my first years in school
a painful and lonely experience.
My father and aunts continued in the
family vein and became teachers and
social workers. Consequently, no one in
the family made enough money to retain
the Hillside house as the neighborhood
transitioned from barrio to ritz-io. When
my grandparents retired to a small village
north of Mora, the house was sold. Once
in a while I take a detour past the gate
that bears the numbers 4-0-8 on the same
blue tile that hung there on the day I was
born. Just behind that gate, Granny’s
sweet garden stepped down into patios,
beds of poppies and lilacs, and a small
yard with a pear tree — all this tucked
neatly into the sunny side of a hill; I remember the feeling as a child that it was
the safest place in the world.
My husband and I were able to buy
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The extended Bunker family, with Granny and Grandbobby at the center, included many children who attended Acequia Madre
Elementary School and several current Santa Fe residents. That’s Wood Gormley teacher Susan Yanda (far right) and the author as a
baby (front). Courtesy photo
our house off Cerrillos for all the same
reasons my grandparents were able to
buy the Hillside house, and our neighborhood is a lot like the one my grandparents moved into over 45 years ago. Like
the old Hillside neighborhood, ours is
ethnically and economically diverse. Its
charm lies in its funk. It also has the same
potential for going through the dangerous gentrification that would push out
people like us.
Surviving Lincoln Elementary in Vegas
made me feel less than adventurous
when regarding public school choices for
my eldest child. To a lesser degree, she
suffers from some of the same timidity
that afflicted me. My perception of her
social vulnerability and desire to protect
her from a similar experience compelled
me to seek out Acequia again, rather than
have her attend our own neighborhood
school. My daughter “won” the lottery
and, by way of inter-zone transfer, is the
third generation of our family to attend
there.
I love this school for the same reasons
I loved 408 Hillside: there is a strong,
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diverse community, and a feeling of history to which I feel connected; the space
feels a little funky and old, and most of all
it feels tucked away and safe — a feeling I
never once had in my grade-school years
in Vegas.
Also, it feels like the last genuine connection I have to downtown. I walked
so many times between my aunt’s and
grandmother’s houses when I was young
that I knew exactly how many steps there
were between the two. I remember visiting Granny when I was 7 or 8 and telling
her on that very walk how miserable I
was at school, and I remember wishing
I could stay with her at Hillside forever.
When my family returned to Santa Fe, I
attended Santa Fe High and spent many
weekend evenings on the Plaza with my
friends. We were part of the noisy, pubescent group given the flattering name
“Plaza Rats.” Shortly after I graduated, the
city passed curfews so the teens would
stop scaring the tourists away. Another
thread cut.
My aunt and cousin are the only family
members who have managed to stay
downtown, by the skin of their teeth. My
cousin Katy now has her own child and
mourns the lack of families and full-time
residents in her vicinity. Until recently,
we rejoiced at the idea of having both our
children in the same school. Now, it looks
like the last strand will snap. There will
be no part of downtown we can still call
part of our community in any real, daily,
down-to-earth kind of way. The place of
my childhood will only be a place to visit,
and I will just be another tourist myself.
To make matters worse, when it came
time to register our younger, more
socially-adaptable daughter, we tried to
enroll her in our own little neighborhood
school, Kaune. But the consolidations
the board passed mean that Kaune, too,
will soon be absorbed in a larger, newer
school, on the campus of the old Alameda Middle School. Kaune is slated for
closure at the end of this school year, even
sooner than Acequia.
While we hope the new school will
have the same community feel, we’re sad
that our small “neighborhood” school
will be gone, forever, as will our older
daughter’s school. There are several
the 2011-12 school year, also enjoyed a
successful examples of large schools in
strong show of support at this meeting.
Santa Fe, and the south side has many
A man stood up and in broken English
legitimate grievances over distribution
said, “We love this community and we
of resources, but does that make super- are immigrants. Please help us!”
sizing all our schools and eliminating
Theresa Ulibarri, Chaparral principal
the small, neighborhood schools a
and a member of the superintendent’s
good idea or example?
Budget Committee, tried to maintain a
Fred Nathan, director of Think
balanced view: “We’re stuck between a
New Mexico, says: “Smaller, neighborrock and a hard place. We have to cut
hood elementary schools are popular
hard now and remember what is good
because they work. Three decades of
for the children.”
research indicate that when you control
Though I didn’t speak, I felt sweaty
for other variables, children perform
and anxious after the meeting at 610
better academically in smaller schools,
Alta Vista that April morning. I could
are more likely to advance to the next
see that I wasn’t the only person who
grade level, and are less likely to feel
felt her delicate sense of community
alienated or disengaged from school.
was being tossed in a blender. I never
“Ironically,” he adds, “when the
realized, until both of the small elemenSanta Fe Public School district decided
tary schools I am tied to were threatto close some small neighborhood
ened with extinction, that in these
schools, including Alvord, Acequia
tenuous times, schools are one of the
Madre, Kaune
few places left
and Larragoite, Q: How many Santa
where we feel
it in effect
there is still
Feans does it take to
guaranteed that
some vestige,
screw in a light bulb?
other schools
some small
in town will
A: Three. One to screw it thread of comremain overleft.
in, one to hold the ladder munity
crowded for
Perhaps we
the foreseeable and one to say she liked
are wrong, but
future, since
it feels like that
it better the old way.
the smaller
little bit left is
schools are no longer available for
being whisked away, and quickly.
students from the overcrowded schools
It feels unfair that these decisions
to transfer into.”
fall on the shoulders of a few board
Think New Mexico’s recommendamembers who have little or no say
tion was to keep open all of Santa Fe’s
in our budget. It feels unfair that
small neighborhood schools and redis- schools aren’t automatically our policy
tribute kids from the larger schools, so
makers’ number one priority. It feels
that every child in every part of Santa
unfair that SFPS students will bear the
Fe would have the opportunity to learn
weight of a faltering economy when
in a public elementary school with 400
our leaders continue to spend an unor fewer students.
imaginable amount of money on war.
What if Think New Mexico’s model
One positive result of the budget
was put into effect? Does it truly make
crisis is the diverse dialogue in the
good financial sense to close functional Santa Fe community: people speaking
schools and build new facilities? Truly?
up for small schools, people speaking
I talked with Rita Rios-Baca, a thirdup for large schools, people speaking
grade teacher at Kaune, after one of the up for change, people resisting….
many school board meetings that the
Losing Kaune and Acequia Madre
district held this spring. She believes
Elementary Schools will hurt deeply,
that through the leadership of Princibut if this is the future for Santa Fe’s
pal Danny Pena and the partnership
children I hope and pray this dialogue
with United Way, Kaune has made
continues. I hope this dialogue results
big strides in addressing the special
in community action that benefits all
needs of its community. “We held table our students — despite the budget.
conversations with parents to work on
More than anything I hope, wherevmaking Kaune a community school,”
er children end up, there is a place for
she said. “The parents told us they
each of them in a school that feels as
wanted ESL classes, Spanish classes
safe and nourishing as a gated garden
and computer classes for adults. The
on the sunny side of a hill.
after-care program has been so enriching [for the students]. We are actually
Nina Bunker Ruiz is a product of public
meeting the needs of our community!
schools in northern New Mexico from
I’m disheartened to think how all this
kindergarten through college. She
hard work and community connection
coordinates a peer-helping program
could go down the drain.”
through the Sky Family Counseling
Chaparral Elementary, scheduled for Center for students at Ortiz, Capshaw
consolidation with Nava into a K-8 at
and DeVargas Middle Schools and
the DeVargas Middle School location in ATC Charter School.
2010-2011 Budget Cuts
Closing SFPS’s small schools was just one of many cost-cutting
measures the board adopted in May to achieve a balanced budget as required by state law. This is the complete list:
• Eliminate executive team Supplies and Materials budget
$4,900
• Staff reductions - Operational Personnel
637,444
• Non-renew “Return to Work” employees
139,764
• Reduce superintendent and executive team salaries by 2%
8,076
• Increase class size (proposed: Kindergarten and 1st grade: 22:1
2nd and 3rd grades: 24:1
4th through 6th grades 27:1
Middle school and high school: 27 to 30:1)
2,700,000
• Eliminate Board per diem and travel budget
30,270
• State assessment waiver
216,650
• Middle school athletics redesign
100,000
• Administrators substitute teach 1 day every 2 weeks
150,000
• Combine Kaune, Alvord, and Larragoite Elementary Schools 982,000
• Cash from school district’s reserves
703,248
• Use city’s payments for new Amy Biehl Elementary School
560,000
• Fine Arts (proposed: cuts to instrument repairs, visiting artists, theater
program, transportation to music and art venues, supplies) 200,000
• Increase Special Ed case loads for ancillary staff
325,000
• Add LPNs to replace RNs as school nurses
42,648
ToTal
$6,800,000
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19
Schools
from Imagination to Reality
It’s not a school’s walls that matter most; it’s the people inside • By Lisa Randall
Imagine a K-8 school
where students are engaged in handson science, a curriculum based on
New Mexico standards and scientific
inquiry, all on a daily basis. Imagine
too, these kids from ages 5 to 13, being
taught with a focus on sustainability
and systems thinking, or viewing their
world through the lens of interconnectedness. With community partnerships supporting this model, as well
as public and private sector mentoring added to the focused curriculum,
these students would have an opportunity to learn in an environment
totally unique among Santa Fe Public
Schools.
This is what I envisioned as I worked
with members of the Facilities Subcommittee of the Superintendent’s
Budget Advisory Committee for
Santa Fe Public Schools, in an effort to help develop a consolidation
plan for Kaune, Alvord and Larragoite. In school year 2010-11, these
three school communities will come
together inside the walls of the old
Alameda Middle School campus to
create something the district hasn’t
seen before — a unified K-8 magnet
school, with a very intentional focus,
and the support, both financial and
instructional, of the Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) Foundation.
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Since every school community is
unique, the newly-consolidated science/math/ sustainability school at
the Alameda site (with a new name to
be recommended by a committee of
students from all three schools) will
have its own particular personality.
The focus of the LANL Foundation
is to enable science and math-based
inquiry/study through a New Mexico
standards-based curriculum, while
funneling resources and training to
staff, students, and families.
This new school will use a proven
model of curriculum, which was
incredibly successful in a school in El
Centro, California, with a very similar
student population. Families can
expect to see their children improve in
all subject areas, not just science and
math, because their children will be
practicing their reading, writing and
math skills through hands-on science
exploration. Teaching staff can also
expect materials and training support
before and during the school year, and
all will benefit from a core curriculum
that is aligned horizontally and vertically: each school year will build upon
the previous one, and the content and
skills children are learning will connect and flow with each other as they
move from subject to subject, grade to
grade.
We know that consistency of curriculum is essential for a child’s educational success, as well as for teacher
effectiveness. Teachers are asked to
adopt new programs on a much too
frequent basis and often don’t get the
in-depth training and support they
need to be successful with that program. In the end, both students and
staff suffer. The support and programmatic integrity offered through the
LANL Foundation will not have this
pitfall, as the training and support is
school-wide and ongoing. Teachers
sometimes refer to new training as
“drive-by professional development,”
but that will not be the case with this
initiative, so both students and staff
will continue to hone their skills in a
focused and sustained environment,
year after year.
Another benefit of this new K-8
configuration will be the availability of
a full-time nurse, counselor, physical
education teacher and music teacher,
rather than the part-time services currently offered at these small schools.
Students who are learning English as
a Second Language will also benefit
from having sufficient numbers to
warrant a fully-integrated bilingual
program. There will be more choice
and flexibility in classroom configuration, giving parents and students
options and variety as they move up
through the grade levels.
A larger student body boosts funding for many activities and programs.
For instance, students will have more
options when it comes to sports
teams, as there will likely be an A, B,
and even C squad, giving more children an opportunity to play. They will
have science labs, beautiful athletic
facilities, the outdoor space needed
for vegetable and xeriscape gardens,
outdoor science classrooms and close
access to a river ecosystem. With a full
cafeteria on campus, hot meals will be
cooked and served onsite everyday,
rather than having a meal prepared
elsewhere and trucked in.
As parents begin to witness these
positive changes, we hope to see the
parent/teacher committee grow even
larger and more active than it currently is at the individual schools,
and we also hope to see parents and
families coming together to pool their
resources. K-8 conversions across the
country are beginning to see increased
student achievement, a decrease in
incidents of inappropriate behavior,
a building of community amongst
different age groups and an increase
in parent involvement. These factors,
along with the previously mentioned
benefits, will keep our kids in school,
keep them interested and create an
atmosphere of safety and success. But
it takes all of us to make this happen,
not just a committed few.
Lisa Randall and her fifth-grade ecologists rest after a session in the Outdoor Science
Classroom at Agua Fria Elementary. Courtesy photo
While the current Alameda site
admittedly needs some sprucing up
and a little remodeling, Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez has committed
to “moving heaven and earth” to make
this happen. For those of you who
know Superintendent Gutierrez well,
you know that is exactly what she and
her staff will do. She has committed the necessary human and capital
resources to make this new school a
success. A committee has been chosen from all three schools to interview for a new principal, remodeling
plans are already in the works, and
the superintendent will need all of our
support to move forward.
As we have heard from school
communities over these past years
of school-consolidation dialogue,
schools are the unique creations of
the people who inhabit them. Each
family, each staff member, each community partner will lend a piece of
themselves in the birthing of this
“new baby,” and we will all share the
responsibility of making it the engaging, culturally diverse, safe, respectful
and viable environment it should be
for our kids.
Yes, the walls of a school matter, but
the people inside matter more. If we
are all committed to bringing our own
talents, resources and knowledge to
this new facility, then it will be a success. Yes, we will need to adjust and
be flexible as we all learn and grow
together, but that is the same for any
school setting — schools are dynamic
and ever-changing environments. We
can continue to teach our children
that sustainability is the future, and
that our choices and learning need to
happen within that framework. We
are the role models, the ones who
demonstrate that change is possible,
that adversity can be overcome by
embracing our challenges, strengths
and weaknesses.
This new K-8 won’t be alone in
this endeavor. The new Amy Biehl
Elementary School in Rancho Viejo
will be opening at the same time, using the same model and curriculum
through the LANL initiative, and
encompassing students from not only
Sweeney and Piñon but many schools
throughout the city. Salazar Elementary, though maintaining its current
student body, will also begin this new
journey, funded and supported by
LANL as well.
The possibilities for collaboration,
collective learning and a focused, sustainable momentum are incredible.
We are the village that raises these
children, and we are all responsible
for their learning and success. Let us
come together and create something
that is a model for the future, for our
city’s future.
Lisa Randall taught for 10 years at
Agua Fria Elementary and is currently
a coordinator at Ramirez Thomas
Elementary. She is a member of the
Superintendent’s Budget Advisory
Facilities Subcommittee for SFPS.
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Gardening
The
GreeninG
of my
Blackened
ThumB
How I got over my fear of gardening,
one square foot at a time • By Ana June
Though I knew there was really no
cause for concern, I couldn’t help myself. I pulled some
produce out of the fridge, piled it on the counter and held
up…a tomato.
“What’s this?” I asked my 5-year-old son, Graysen. I was rewarded with a confused and suspicious stare.
“It’s a tomato,” he finally said.
“How about this?”
“Potato,” he said without hesitation, one eyebrow raised. He
looked at me like I’d gone crazy.
I hadn’t though. I knew that Graysen knew the answers. But
after watching a recent episode of “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” in which Oliver discovers that a class of first-graders don’t
know what tomatoes and potatoes look like…well, I had to be sure
he knew the answers.
Being able to identify basic veggies and fruits is, of course, only
part of a child’s education about healthy food. I firmly believe that
children should also know where their food comes from — not
only what a tomato looks like, but also what sort of plant grows
a tomato and, further, what sort of environmental conditions are
necessary for proper tomato growth.
Problem was, I’d always suffered from a black thumb. A few
years ago I tried to grow tomatoes (that was the only food crop I
felt comfortable attempting at the time), but what we were finally
able to pluck from the spindly, diseased-looking plants was painfully acidic. I fought a losing battle with my crop that year, and the
fruits of my labor scared my older son off tomatoes entirely. To
this day.
So I gave up.
But last year, I decided to get over it. I needed to have a garden.
I craved the experience, for my kids and myself, of plucking fresh
food from our own backyard every evening for dinner. I wanted
to carry a wicker basket in the crook of one arm and load it down
with the bold and beautiful colors of veggies I’d nurtured.
I decided to ditch my trepidation and learn how to grow things
— by trial and error if necessary. I promised myself that I would
do my best to keep my plants alive and thriving, but wouldn’t fall
apart and decide I was a gardening failure if they didn’t.
I signed up for a class about New Mexico soil through the Master Gardeners (see box) and pondered the idea of buying space
in the new Eldorado Community Garden. In the end, however, I
decided to keep our garden close by, and with my husband’s help
(meaning that he did 99% of the work), I assembled three raised
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beds in the backyard with 2x12
planks, stapled chicken wire to the
bottoms of them to keep the burrowing critters out and filled them with
topsoil. I amended the soil with some
compost and ran drip lines. Then,
to keep out the rabbits (and our
dog, who loves to dig in loose soil)
we fenced the whole thing off with
chicken wire stapled to some leftover
fence latillas.
Finally, it was time to figure out
what to grow. I’d heard that my sister
had great luck the previous year with
a system called square-foot gardening, so I looked it up online and was
instantly intrigued. An hour later, I’d
plotted out our garden and designed
a colorful schematic in Adobe Illustrator.
That schematic flapped in a
plastic sleeve on the garden fence as
my 12-year-old daughter, Mirabai,
and I marked off the raised beds
in square-foot sections and shook
seeds into the soil. We followed our
diagram closely, making note of how
many seeds per plant per square
foot we were setting, losing track
only when we got to the carrot seeds
because they were so tiny. Then we
did the same with the starter plants
I purchased from the nursery. By
the time we were done, we’d planted
corn, peas, beans, tomatoes, three
kinds of peppers, radishes, carrots,
squash, cucumbers, basil, sunflow-
ers, garlic, mint, kale and mixed
greens — all in 76 square feet. I set
the drip timer to water a little bit every night as the plants were getting
established, and that was it. All we
had to do was stand back and watch
our garden grow.
Almost.
One afternoon, I noticed lacey
little holes all over our kale. On
closer inspection, I discovered an
infestation of flea beetles happily
munching holes in all the leaves.
They affected the kale and the radish
greens, but the kale recovered with
little intervention. There’s not much
you can do to combat flea beetles
naturally except squirt them with
soapy water and curse them under
your breath. As the kale leaves grew
and toughened, the flea beetles
disappeared.
I was also dismayed, one day, to
see that our pepper plants and tomatoes looked … sad. That was the
best way I could think to describe
them. I looked them over with
dismay and heard that little voice
of gardening doom sound off in my
head. Determined to save my plants,
I looked through my gardening
books and decided that they were
lacking minerals. I put some diluted
fish emulsion in a squirt bottle and
after the sun went down, I doused
all the sad plants — I really soaked
the leaves. By the next day, the plants
were happy again, and they stayed
that way.
Aside from those small interventions, and having to pluck some
really plump tomato worms off my
plants in the thick of summer, I did
little more than spend hours poking
around in the leaves looking for edible treats and interesting bugs. Our
garden was truly a wondrous place.
We enjoyed a summer filled with
delicious salad greens, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, peppers, basil, tomatoes and squash. We stood in awe
of the sunflowers as they stretched
toward the sky and towered over us.
Oftentimes, I would glance out the
kitchen window to see one of the
kids — even the teens — just sitting,
Zen-like, amongst the plants.
Now, our 2010 plants are beginning to poke through the soil. Beans,
peas, spinach, broccoli, carrots and
onions are in the ground and starting
to stir. I love to go out in the mornings before the mad rush out the
door to see if anything new is peeking
up into the world and can’t wait for
the day when I can pull some more
amazing produce out of the ground.
It is, after all, a much better place
than the fridge to find the food my
kids love.
Ana June is a writer, photographer,
mother and Tumbleweeds’ graphic
designer.
STUFF WE LEARNED
1. The corn we started inside did MUCH better
than the corn we seeded directly, despite the
package instructions not to start separately.
Unfortunately, we were unable to protect all
but three ears of corn from mice that had no
trouble scaling our chicken wire fence. This
year we plan to try an ultrasonic rodent repellent device.
2. Veteran gardeners are going to laugh at
this, but I have to say it: Six squash plants is four
too many! Granted, one of the plants turned
out to be a white squash, instead of a zucchini
as we thought (and white squash is delicious),
but…six plants equals more squash than anyone wants to eat.
3. Garlic doesn’t like to be watered too frequently. It rebels by getting slimy and disgusting.
4. Peas and beans should be started early…as
soon as the soil is warm enough to work (and in
the case of beans, after the last freeze. Starting
them inside is the best choice). We planted ours
the same time we put everything else in — late
May — and they all died back during the first
heat wave of the summer, never to return. Alternately, they can be planted toward the end of
the season, as the days become cooler.
5. After the flea beetles threatened our kale, the
aphids moved in. This year, we’ll be more vigilant
about our kale-loving pests and have the soapy
water spray ready to vanquish them. The kids did
enjoy scoping for ladybugs and setting any they
found amongst the aphid bounty, but we had to
make sure not to spray them.
6. Square-foot gardening is great for keeping weeds down. I didn’t pull a single weed
all summer because the plants had just the
right amount of space and there’s really no
room for weeds to take hold (it also helps,
of course, to use topsoil and compost that
doesn’t have a bunch of weed seeds in it).
RESOURCES
• All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More
in Less Space! By Mel Bartholomew (Cool Spring
Press, 2006)
• Santa Fe Master Gardeners Association, 4716251, promotes locally-responsible gardening
through information and education, including
a 16-week course in Santa Fe and Eldorado.
Their website, www.sfmga.org, offers tips, “Ask a
Master Gardener,” recipes and photos.
Photos by Ana June
Opposite page: Mira June, 13, hefts some squash.
Left: Soren June, Mira June, Graysen Riedel and
Chiara June show off an evening’s bounty; Graysen tests the squash to see how heavy it is.
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Elementary
True Partners
Community support remains vital for public school success • By Ruthanne Greeley
As part of Tumbleweeds’ 15th anniversary retrospective, we look at the state
of Santa Fe’s public education – past,
present and future – through the eyes of
four women affiliated with Partners in
Education, which for 22 years has linked
the community with its public schools by
raising and distributing money and other
resources to support our teachers. This
involvement has given Lorraine Goldman, Valerie Ingram and Teri Thomson
Randall (three of Partners’ former executive directors) and Marcy Litzenberg (its
current board chair) an intimate view
of the strengths and needs of Santa Fe’s
public schools.
What do you think has changed for
Santa Fe’s children/schools in the past
15 years?
Lorraine Goldman: When PIE began
there was limited community support for
the public schools. Those schools with
educated, informed, financially stable
and connected parents were able to raise
the needed money and provide missing
services in their children’s schools. But
poor, immigrant, uneducated and unconnected parents couldn’t do that. The
creation of programs like HOSTS (Helping One Student to Succeed), South Side
Music Program, Adelante (in support of
homeless students and their families),
YouthWorks, and the SER Academy have
helped kids learn and stay in school or
return to school.
Other helping organizations were
getting started, including Fine Arts for
Children and Teens, Cooking with Kids,
National Dance Institute, ArtSmart, the
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, the Santa
Fe Children and Youth Commission and
the McCune Charitable Foundation. The
museums, the Santa Fe Opera, and the
community’s professional music groups,
already providing support, increased
their involvement with the schools.
Faith communities helped by “adopting”
schools, assisting with tutoring programs,
and providing supplies for poor children.
And service organizations, such as Rotary, supported arts, science, and literacy
programs in the schools.
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Arts money coming from the state
legislature has supported educators
and guest artists throughout the state.
The music programs resulting from the
Superintendent’s Task Force work have
shown tremendous growth and strength.
The Santa Fe Rotary Foundation for the
Arts, the Frost Foundation, the LANL
Foundation and others have provided
essential resources across the educational
spectrum, from health to math and science, to literacy and the arts.
At the same time, the social safety net
has been unraveling, and what society
can’t — or won’t — address gets dumped
on the schools. Ill-conceived educational
monitoring programs, like No Child Left
Behind, have put impossible burdens on
teachers and left the clear message nationwide that our public schools are not
worth the candle, literally a self-fulfilling
prophecy.
We are blessed to have all of these
community helpers. Without them, I
do not want to even speculate where
we would be. Even with all this support,
here we are, once again, facing a schooldestroying financial shortfall, yet we are
unwilling to tax such unnecessary (and
often dangerous) commodities as liquor
to help fill the gaps.
Valerie Ingram: The public schools
reflect the changes in our city — as the
middle class shrinks, we have a gap
between families of means and families
living in poverty, without a lot in between. The percentage of public school
students coming from families living in
poverty has risen as families of means
have left the public system. Most recently,
the United States’ economic downturn is
reflected in our schools — the cuts we are
facing in our school budget now are going to have serious consequences for our
community for years to come.
Marcy Litzenberg: There has been a
dramatic shift in the demographics of
the students in the public schools. While
overall enrollment has stayed relatively
level, the percentage of low income and
ELL (English Language Learner) students
has skyrocketed. That means students
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from affluent families are leaving the
system at the same rate as students from
the lower end of the socioeconomic
spectrum are entering it. This shift results
in predictably lower achievement and the
need for more support services, especially at some schools, and that reinforces
the cycle.
What has not changed, for good or bad?
VI: When I first worked at Partners, I
didn’t have any children. Now my two
sons are in elementary school. Now, as
was true 15 years ago (and even further
back when I was a public school student
in Santa Fe) I encounter amazing teachers
every day who are driven to ensure their
students succeed. Their dedication to
their craft and their students inspires me.
Teri Thomson Randall: For the good:
We have some fabulous teachers. For
the bad: We still struggle to give teachers
the resources they need. Teachers are
still reaching in their own pockets to buy
materials and supplies.
ML: Three years ago a statewide study
concluded that the public schools in New
Mexico have been chronically underfunded by 15 percent. Since that time
the situation has only gotten worse. We
probably need to spend about twice as
much per student to meet our challenges
here in Santa Fe, let alone become an
exemplary school district.
Who or what do you think has made a
major difference for Santa Fe children/
schools in that time?
VI: Being superintendent of a school system has got to be one of the most difficult
jobs ever conceived. The constituency is
huge: students, school board members,
teachers, principals, other employees and
parents. Actually, the entire community
is part of the constituency, because it is
affected by the success or failure of the
schools. Add into the mix the constituency’s expectation that you should be
able to do more and do it better while
your resources (funding) are diminishing.
I greatly admire Bobbie Gutierrez and
her predecessor, Leslie Carpenter, who
always put students first in their decisionmaking.
TTR: Lynn Walters, who founded and
now directs Cooking with Kids, has
brought about significant improvement
in our children’s consciousness about eating healthy food and the joy of preparing
it. Our school lunches have also become
healthier, in large part because of Lynn.
The addition of school gardens at many
of our schools is another healthy change.
And the dual-credit programs between
our high schools and Santa Fe Community College are giving our high school
students a good start on their careers
and optimism for their futures. Lorraine
Goldman has worked tirelessly for our
schools, most recently in building up the
Healthcare Career Pathways program
at Capital High School. This program
has become a resounding success, giving
hundreds of students a start on well-paying, satisfying careers in the health care
profession, and the opportunity to make
a living in the community in which they
were raised.
What can parents/community members
do to make a difference for local public
education?
LG: Pay attention, not just when crisis
or school closings loom. Participate,
with time, money, advocacy. Focus on
the totality of our schools and students
as a cohesive unit that affects us all, not
simply a “my school” issue.
VI: Some friends and I once decided
to help a school instead of throwing
ourselves a holiday party. When I asked
a principal what our group could do for
her, she asked us to buy socks and underwear because she often had students
who didn’t have sufficient clothes. Of all
the things she could have asked for, she
needed socks and underwear.
TTR: Find some aspect that you are
passionate about and volunteer. Make an
annual contribution to Partners in Educa-
tion, designating your favorite program if
you wish.
this community is strongly supportive of
public education and would vote to fund
the public schools at a higher level so we
could have the flagship district we deserve.
ML: Parents and community members
must see themselves as partners in the
job of educating our children. We must
give of our time, money and experience
as an investment in the future, not just for
our own children and grandchildren, but
for the community as a whole. We are all
in this together.
Would you, and/or how would you,
change Partners’ role for the future?
VI: As Lorraine Goldman often says, Partners
in Education shouldn’t have to exist. What she
means is that the schools should have all the
resources they need to accomplish their goals
— if that were true, Partners could go out of
business. Since that’s not likely to happen, I
wish I could find about $1 million for Partners’
endowment because I believe that endowments are key to nonprofits’ sustainability and
make it possible to meet the mission. Short of
that, I’ll keep making my own donations to the
endowment!
ML: I would do two things: 1) Build the
endowment fund to at least $5 million so the
proceeds from it can fund exemplary districtwide programs on an ongoing basis; 2) Bring
more of the nonprofit organizations that serve
students and teachers under the Partners
umbrella, so there could be more coordination and cooperation.
Anything else?
Partners in Education executive directors, past and present: Teri Thomson Randall,
Valerie Ingram, Lorraine Goldman and Ruthanne Greeley, and board chair Marcy
Litzenberg. Courtesy photos
If you had one wish, could make one change,
for Santa Fe children/schools for the next 15
years, what would it be and why?
LG: This is a global wish, with interconnected parts: Pay to have teachers teach
and create a societal safety net that works
(as in Finland), allowing students to come
to school ready to learn, and removing all
of those extra, non-teaching burdens from
our teachers. The corollary to this is that we
must all take responsibility for the education of all of our children and not put the
entire responsibility on the teachers and
then blame them if they are unable to perform this superhuman and impossible task.
VI: Every single elementary school child
should have the opportunity to partici-
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funding the public schools back to Santa
Feans — along with the tax revenues the
state now takes from us to do it. I believe
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pate in a fully-funded physical education
program that actually meets state standards. We don’t meet them now because
we can’t afford to hire the teachers — when
PTAs do succeed in raising enough money
to hire them, they are usually part-time and
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the rates of childhood obesity and diabetes.
This is more than one wish, but it’s related
to the first one: it should be unacceptable
to ever put art and music on the chopping
block as a means of balancing the budget.
ML: If we want the Santa Fe Public
Schools to serve all of our children
well, we need to offer a variety of
options and let families decide what
works best for them. Some will pick
large schools with many resources,
others will pick small schools with a
more personal touch, some will pick
neighborhood schools, and some will
choose to send their kids to magnet
schools with specialized programs
and services. If we offered some of the
same variety that is currently available
through charter or private schools, we
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A look back over
15 years
So many new programs, schools and museums in the past 15 years! Here are a few.
Moving People Dance Centre school opened
in 2003; top two photos above by Paulo T.
Photography. Pandemonium Productions has
been making magic since the new millennium: left, Molly Caballero as Peter Pan; above,
a scene from Alice in Wonderland. Below:
Clayton Lobaugh (left) and Galen Stoller in
HONK!, produced in 2007 by Eldorado Children’s Theatre. Photo by Ana June.
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Summer 2010
Left: Arts Alive, a free, hands-on summer art program of three museums: International Folk Art, Indian Arts and Culture, and Spanish Colonial Arts. Photo courtesy of Museum of International
Folk Art. Center: Many Mothers Circle, peer support and educational presentations for new moms. Right: School groups and families frequent the new Museum of New Mexico History.
Left: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s summer 2010 class in Santa Fe is its largest ever. Center and right: Students from Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Folklorico program at César Chávez, RamírezThomas, Sweeney and Salazar Elementary schools. Photos by Steve Carmichael.
Drought: Santa Fe River levels in 2006 and 2010. Anne McCormick, beloved founder of Many Mothers, a home visitation program, passed away in 2008.
Breaking ground on Flores del Sol Head Start Center. Photos courtesy of Presbyterian Medical Services. Santa Fe Family YMCA’s child care program for 3 to 5 year olds at Zona del
Sol opened in 2006. Courtesy photo.
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Camps, classes,
programs and
workshops for
summer
Residential
Programs
COTTONWOOD GULCH EXPEDITIONS
Backpack up a mountain, survey with an
archaeologist, go rock climbing, restore
burrowing owl habitat, silversmith your own
jewelry, sleep under the stars, become
best friends with someone you won’t meet
anywhere else — all in one summer. Since
1926 our Trekkers have experienced New
Mexico through wilderness adventure, hands
on projects, and fun! Expeditions 2-7 weeks in
length for kids ages 10-19, adults, and families.
Call (800) 2GO-TREK or check out www.
cottonwoodgulch.org/ to learn more!
GLOrIETa SUmmEr CamPS fOr BOyS
aND GIrLS
Looking for a new experience for your kids
this summer? Glorieta offers a residential
summer camp with a Christian emphasis.
We strive for our campers to grow
physically, mentally, socially and spiritually,
and our focus is on each individual camper.
Our camps offer a wide range of exciting
activities and a great staff. Camps are for
kids who have completed first through 10th
grade. Call (866) 794-CAMP or go to www.
glorietacamps.com for more information.
Day Programs
aNOTHEr BIrD Of SONG mUSIC Day
CamP
One week-long session for ages 6 to 12,
August 2 through 6. Learn basic music
theory and have fun with music. Activities
include singing, piano, Taiko drumming,
instrument-making, song-writing,
performance, field trip, music games and
more. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maximum 10 kids per session, $225. Private
piano, voice and composition lessons
also available. Call Angela at 310-3699
or e-mail [email protected].
www.anotherbirdofsong.com.
BELISama IrISH DaNCE
We offer ongoing classes in Irish dance, for
ages 5 to adult, in Santa Fe and Los Alamos.
Come and experience the exhilaration of
Irish dance in a relaxed, fun and healthy
atmosphere. Performance, choreography
and competition opportunities available. Adult
class Wednesday evenings. Contact Adrienne
at (505) 670-2152, e-mail belisamadance@aol.
com or go to www.BelisamaIrishDance.com
for more information.
BIG SKy LEarNING’S BUILD IT! SUmmEr
Of arT aND SCIENCE
Design and build a solar powered dragon,
a flashing space station, a working electric
guitar, headlights for your skateboard,
even solder together a dancing robot
and a docking station for your iPod. Lots
of time to build, learn and play in 22 weeklong programs for kids ages 6 to 8, 9 to
11 and 12 to 15. June 14 through August
15. Teaching internships for teens, college
students, and adults. Located at Desert
Academy near downtown Santa Fe. $235
plus materials per camp. Scholarships
available. Real tools, real skills, real
educational, real fun! 1114 Hickox Street,
Unit G. Contact Michael Sheppard at 4287575 or [email protected], or go to
bigskylearning.com.
CaNDymaN STrINGS & THINGS SUmmEr
rOCK CamP
Form a band, record a CD, perform in front
of an audience, work with professional
musicians, attend workshops, create your
band’s logo and promotional materials,
and more. Saturday concert held after
each session! Now registering for guitar,
drums, bass, keyboard, vocals. Ages 8 to
18. Beginner, intermediate, advanced. July
12 to 23 and July 26 to August 6, Monday
through Friday. Morning and afternoon
sessions. Call 983-5906 or go to www.
candymanstringsandthings.com.
CaTrON COmmUNITy LEarNING CENTEr
Catron Community Learning is committed
to providing high-quality opportunities for
academic, professional, and personal
development in a supportive and caring
environment. Summer Sessions, June 7-11:
Arts & Crafts; June 14-July 2: Math Mania;
Multiplication Madness, Pre-Algebra; July
5-23: Reading & Math Readiness, Reader’s
Workshop, and Bible Story Camp. For more
information call 983-8102, or visit www.
catroncommunitylearning.com for a
complete listing of programs, dates, times,
and tuition. Catron Community Learning
Center, 306 Catron Street.
CHarISma / DaNCE fOr JOy SUmmEr
DaNCE PrOGramS
Professional, caring instruction by certified
dance educators. Ballet, Jazz, Modern,
Creative Movement, Boy’s Class, and
Belisama Irish Dance for ages 3 through
adult, June 21 to August 6. To register,
please call Audrey Derell or Allegra Lillard
at 983-2840.
CHILDrEN’S DaNCE PrOGram
CamP SHaLOm 2010
A summer program for ages 2 to 6,
emphasizing an enriched curriculum of
the arts and ecology, on the spacious
grounds of Temple Beth Shalom. Led by
experienced teachers, children play and
learn safely outdoors. Three 3-week sessions
are offered beginning June 7. For further
information, contact Leah Gibbons, director,
at [email protected] or call 982-6888.
Classes for boys and girls ages 2 through
teens. Our summer program offers halfday camps that allow the student to
experience a variety of dance styles.
Ballet, modern, tap, jazz/hip-hop, creative
movement and gymnastics. Our spacious
new studio is conveniently located with
ample parking. For brochure and more
information call Pearl at 982-1662 or come
by at 3209 Calle Marie.
CHILDrEN’S yOGa aT BODy
Children’s Yoga for ages 4 to 9,
Wednesdays, from 4:15-5:15 p.m. A
structured hour of asanas, breath work,
storytelling and playtime. Children are
supported in creating a safe space based
on team building and noncompetitive
cooperation. $11 adults , $5 children under
12, free for children under 2. Body of Santa
Fe, 333 Cordova Road. Call 986-1111,
extension 112.
CITy Of SaNTa fE SUmmEr yOUTH
PrOGram
Arts and crafts, reading, music, cooking,
field trips, swimming and sports, for ages 6
through 12. June 14 through August 5, 7:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $80/child for eight week
program, includes breakfast and lunch.
Seven Santa Fe locations; call 955-6568 to
find out where spaces are available.
DESErT mONTESSOrI PrESCHOOL
SUmmEr CamP
A Montessori-based preschool camp for
ages 2 to 5, featuring summer activities,
outdoor play and meaningful, fun projects,
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offered June through August for either
four or five full days per week. Summer
camp is a great time to start your toddler
in school. Our caring, Montessori-trained
teachers offer a relaxed and fun summer
curriculum that will prepare your child for
the coming school year. All are welcome.
Please call Missy at 983-8212 or go to www.
desertmontessorischool.com.
DraGONfLy arT STUDIO SUmmEr CamP
Ten one-week summer sessions for
children ages 6 to 15 stimulate kids’
imagination and creativity while they
have fun experimenting with a range of
art mediums and materials. Projects are
determined by the students’ interests
and creativity within a theme: Painting/
Sketching, Folk Art, Textile, Sewing,
Recycled Art, Japanese Art, Native New
Mexico Art or Sculpture. Different projects
for each one-week session. Monday to
Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., maximum
16 students. For information about our
camp, after-school classes or art birthday
parties, call Oceanna at 670-5019 or visit
dragonflyartstudioforkids.com.
fILmmaKErS INK
Intensive Summer Filmmaking Camp
in Santa Fe, June 7-18. Work alongside
professional award-winning filmmakers,
who will work with you to create your own
movies from script to screen. Morning
and afternoon programs in Filmmaking,
Screenwriting, Acting and Special FX for
ages 8-10, 11-13 and 14-17. Filmmakers
Ink offers affordable summer filmmaking
day camp opportunities in New York City,
Connecticut, Boston and now Santa Fe.
Check www.Filmmakers-Ink.com, or call/
write Patrick McCullough at (413) 320-6071,
[email protected].
fINE arTS fOr CHILDrEN & TEENS (faCT)
Explore drawing, painting, sculpture, collage
and printmaking through FACT’s awardwinning art education programs. Youth
learn vocabulary, history and skills in positive
critique as they create their own works. Ages
5 to 7: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., June 7-11, July 5-9
and July 26-30. Ages 8 to 12: 1:30-5 p.m.,
June 14-18, July 12-16 and August 9-13. Ages
13 to 18: 1:30 p.m.-5p.m., June 21-25, July
19-23 and August 2-6. Classes meet in FACT’s
ARTbarn, 1516 Pacheco Street. $225/week;
scholarships available. Call 992-2787. www.
factsantafe.org.
fUN arT fOr CHILDrEN
I offer a unique way to make your next
event special! An interactive children’s
space at special events, birthday parties,
schools, summer camps and resorts.
Whether you are planning an event just for
kids, a family event or an event for adults
with a kid’s space, our unique activities are
fun for everyone! Check my interactive
ArtSpace at Indigo Baby in the DeVargas
Mall, Tuesdays 10-12 p.m. Call Anabella,
992-3261
GaLISTEO SUmmEr CamP
Small, nature-based camp for ages 5 to
9. Hikes, crafts, exploratory learning about
plants, animals and ecosystems. Splash
in the tank, play in Galisteo Creek, feed
the chickens, pet the baby goats. Two
days per week onsite, two days on field
trips to mountains, wetlands, zoo, youth
concerts and pools. Pick-up and drop-off
Summer Camp & Program Directory 2010
in Eldorado. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., June 15 through August 6. $40 per
day, $70 for siblings; includes materials and
entrance fees. Kathleen Murphy, 466-2659.
GENOVEVA CHAVEZ COMMUNITY CENTER
SPORTS CAMPS
MARIA BENITEZ INSTITUTE FOR SPANISH ARTS
Exciting classes in Spanish dance, Flamenco
and guitar for youth and adults. Classes
June 16 through August 21. Call 470-7828 or
go www.mariabenitez.com for updates.
MOVEMENT ARTS FOR EVERY BODY
Fun, Educational and Safe programming
for ages 6 to 12 (proof of age required
for 6-year-olds). Half-day camps, June
7 through August 13, 8:30 a.m.-noon:
basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball
(ages 8-16 only) and cheer. Sports Camp
$55 per week: skills, drills, scrimmages,
a presentation for parents, pizza party
and t-shirt. Combo Camp $155: children
participate in morning Sports Camp then
join Day Camp and afternoon activities. Call
Mona at 955-4014 or Melissa at 955-4005.
www.chavezcenter.com.
Saturday dance classes for children next
door to the Farmer’s Market. Creative Kids
Move, creative movement for children ages
2 to 6, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Also, Barefoot Ballet
for Beginners, ballet technique for dancers
ages 5 to 8, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Classes cost
$10; some discounts available. This summer
will feature some guest teachers! Classes
are ongoing at the Railyard Performance
Center, 1611 Paseo de Peralta. Drop-ins
and friends are always welcome. Call
Kathryn Mark at 699-3464 or e-mail katelyn@
newmexico.com.
GENOVEVA CHAVEZ COMMUNITY CENTER
SUMMER CAMP FESTIVE
MOVING PEOPLE DANCE DISCOVERY CAMP
Fun, Educational and Safe programming
for kids ages 6-12 (proof of age required
for 6-year-olds). Weekly sessions, June 14
through August 13, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Weekly Camp $135 per camper. Half
Day Sports Camp $55. Combo Camps
$155. Activities include sports, swimming,
ice-skating, visual art lessons with FACT,
games, outdoor play and special field
trips. Optional free breakfast and lunch
program. Call Mona at 955-4014 or
Melissa at 955-4005. www.chavezcenter.
com.
GIRLS INC. OF SANTA FE SUMMER CAMP
Now at two locations! Hillside Center,
for girls ages 5 through 15, 301 Hillside
Avenue: contact mwillis@girlsincofsantafe.
org or 982-2042. Zona del Sol, for girls
ages 5 through 11, corner of Jaguar Drive
and Country Club Road: ecrumpler@
girlsincofsantafe.org or 795-7774. Safe,
fun, positive, girl-centered environment.
Activities include science, art, sports, fun
and new friends. Scholarships available.
June 14-August 13, Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sign up for one week or
all nine. Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart
and bold. www.girlsincofsantafe.org.
GOLDEN ACORNS SUMMER CAMP OF LIVING
ARTS AND CULTURE
Each day begins with yoga and ends
with Tai chi or Qi gong. Six weeks featuring
Permaculture, intuitive awareness and
cultural experiences. Guest teachers share
their knowledge of the dance, story, music
and healing arts of Tibet, Israel, Palestine,
West Africa and the Mayan traditions. Urban
Culture week with break-dancing and
graffiti art! Ages 5 to 11. June 28-August 6.
The way to a peaceful future is through our
children. Call Helen Wildman Meehan at
(505) 795-9079.
LITTLE EARTH SCHOOL SUMMER DAY CAMP
Memorable summer experiences for
children ages 4 to 9. Three sessions: June
7-25, June 28-July 23, and July 26-August
13, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Minimum enrollment,
one session. Three, four or five days per
week. Art, cooking, music, weekly nature
field trips, games, storytelling and swimming.
Low student-teacher ratio. Enrollment
limited. For more information or to request a
preregistration form, call 988-1968.
A fun exploration of dance styles for ages 3
to 10. Show off what you’ve learned in the
final performance! Classes include Creative
Movement, Pre-Ballet, Tumbling, Hip-Hop,
Breakdance, Tap, Jazz and Modern. August
2 through 7, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Moving People Dance Center, 1583
Pacheco Street, Suite A2. Call 438-9180 to
enroll today! www.movingpeopledance.org.
NEW MEXICO FENCING FOUNDATION
SUMMER DAY CAMPS
Summer Fencing Day Camps are for children
ages 7 to 14 in our stand-alone facility. No
previous fencing experience is necessary.
Camps are designed for students that have
never fenced before and also for students
that have prior experience. Emphasis is on
teaching the fundamentals of fencing,
including footwork, offensive and defensive
actions and proper equipment use. When we
are not fencing we play lots of games, enjoy
snacks and have some goofy fun. Contact
James Odom at 699-2034 or jaleod@yahoo.
com, or go to www.nmfencing.org.
“NOW I GET IT” SUMMER TUTORING
Summer is a great time to strengthen the
basics ... and have fun while you learn.
Improve reading/writing skills (K-8) with
engaging activities like action phonics,
solving mysteries, reading plays or writing a
news article. Boost math skills (K-12) through
innovative use of manipulatives, analogies,
color coding and student-generated
problems. Witness dramatic change in a
short time! Former teachers with years of
experience. Call Kathy or Josh at 438-0398.
PRIVATE TUTORING IN LITERACY
Reading comprehension and academic
writing skills. I have more than 20 years
experience. D.L. Blake, Tier Level III Endorsed
Teacher, Certified Kindergarten through 12,
Masters in Education. Will send résumé and
references upon request. $25 per 45-minute
private session in my home, or $30 per
45-minute session in your home. $50 for any
two-hour sessions. Call 920-3127.
¡QUÉ VIVA! SPANISH CLASSES
Español Para Familias: Parents and children
of all ages learn Spanish together. Lessons
focus on common themes like eating
dinner, going to bed, etc. Mondays 6:307:30 p.m., 1730 Camino Carlos Rey, June 14
to August 16. Spanish for Parents of Infants
and Toddlers: Learn how to communicate
with your young child birth to age 2 1/2 in
Spanish (and/or gain confidence to use
the Spanish you have) Wednesdays 1:302:30 p.m. at Indigo Baby, June 16 to August
11 (except June 30 and July 28). www.
quevivaesp.com and 467-8393.
¡QUÉ VIVA! SPANISH IMMERSION CAMPS
Three one-week camps of Spanish immersion,
8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday to Friday,
ages 4 to 11, beginning June 21, June 28
and August 9. The weeks of July 13 and
July 20: Spanish Immersion and Santa Fe
Watershed from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday
to Thursday. Five children per week learn
Spanish and about the watershed, as well
as Latin American or Spanish culture. Each
week is structured around a Spanish-speakingcountry theme. For more information: www.
quevivaesp.com, 467-8393.
RIDING LESSONS AT ARROWHEAD RANCH
Riding Horses = FUN! Lessons on safe,
gentle horses in a supportive atmosphere
on a beautiful ranch, minutes from
downtown Santa Fe. Private or small
group lessons on grooming, care,
arena/trail course riding and games on
horseback. Beginners welcome. Kids
and adults, ages 6 and up. After-school
and weekends. Several summer sessions
(Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to noon).
Arrowhead Ranch is 2.5 miles west of St.
Francis Drive, on W. Alameda. Call Sandy
at 424-7592 for rates and dates, or e-mail
[email protected].
RIO GRANDE SCHOOL SUMMER SOLUTIONS!
Offering a recreational half- and/or fullday camp program for students entering
kindergarten through sixth grade. Summer
Solutions! runs for five weeks, June 14-July
16, Monday to Friday. Weekly themes
include Castles, Crowns and Catapults,
School for Superheroes, Games Galore,
Ready for Takeoff and July Jamboree. Call
983-1621 or visit www.riograndeschool.org
for more information.
ROCKIN’ ROLLERS EVENT ARENA SUMMER
SKATING
Roller skating, interactive games and music
during two-hour sessions for all ages with
a focus on fun and fitness. Private parties
Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
$95 (two hours, includes admission and skates
for up to 50 skaters). Public skate for all ages,
Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m., $5 per skater (includes
skates or scooter, or bring your own). Field
trips Monday through Friday, $3 per skater
for up to 50 skaters. 2915 Agua Fria Street.
Contact Robbyn Garden, 473-7755.
ROY-EL MORGAN HORSE FARM
Full-service equestrian facility in the
beautiful Española Valley. We offer riding/
driving lessons for all ages, levels and
disciplines; clinics; spring, summer and
fall camps; quality horses always for sale;
equitation events, fun shows, a tack shop,
stallion station, mare care and foaling,
birthday parties, board and training, and
local, regional and national showing.
1302 N. McCurdy Road, Española, (505)
603-6016, www.roy-elmorgans.com or
[email protected]
SANTA CECILIA MUSIC STUDIO
Offering private and group lessons in violin,
voice, chamber music, reading, music skills
and audition preparation. Ellen Chavez
de Leitner, violinist, 30 years teaching
experience; Cecilia Leitner, MM Vocal
Performance, Yale University. Call 920-9728
or 920-5145. Visit www.chavezdeleitner.
com. We’re located at 621 Old Santa Fe
Trail #17; hours: by appointment.
SANTA FE CLIMBING CENTER SUMMER
ADVENTURE CAMP
Oriented to campers with some or no
climbing experience. Introduction to
rock climbing; advanced skills taught
as appropriate. Adventure games, trust
activities, teamwork and problem-solving.
Outdoor activities, including rock climbing,
hiking, rappelling and bouldering. Awareness
and respect of our natural environment will
be taught. Several sessions in June, July and
August, for age groups 5 to 8, 5 to 12, 9 to 13
and 11 to 15. Call for dates and prices. Call
André at 986-8944.
PANDEMONIUM PRODUCTIONS’ MUSICAL
THEATRE SUMMER CAMP
Pandemonium Productions offers its
musical theatre summer camp for ages 8
to16, June 21 through August 1. Students
study acting, singing and dancing and
perform in the 50s rock-n-roll musical
“Grease,” at the James A. Little Theatre.
Rehearsals take place at Santa Fe
High theatre Mondays through Fridays,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 920-0704 for
information. Space is limited; scholarships
available. For more information, visit
www.pandemoniumprod.org. Tuition
is $695 if paid in advance, $710 with
a payment plan. A deposit of $100 is
required with registration.
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SANTA FE DIGITAL KIDZ
Lights, camera, action! Now’s your chance
to make your very own claymation movie.
Write your own script, build your own set and
design your own characters. Then mosey
on off to your personal computer and
start creating your very own stop-motion
animation movie. This summer’s class season
begins June 14. Each class meets MondayFriday, 9 a.m. to noon, $225 per session. For
more information, visit www.santafedigitalkidz.
com or call Fran at 989-1049.
SANTA FE PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
Providing classes grounded in process and
craft. Summer sessions include two-week MiniCourses, June 7-June 18; Summer Intensive
Mainstage Productions for City Different Players
(7 to 12), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Teen Ensemble,
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 21 through
August 1. Call 982-7992 or e-mail sabato@
sfperformingarts.org for more information.
SANTA FE FAMILY YMCA SUMMER DAY
CAMP
For campers ages 5 to 12, with a CIT program
for teens 13 to 15. Camp runs June 14 to August
6, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost:
$41 membership fee, $400 per child for four
weeks, $110 for one week or $30 per day, plus
a $20 YMCA camp fee for two camp t-shirts, a
YMCA backpack and a water bottle. Financial
aid and sibling discounts are available.
Location: Larragoite Elementary School. For
more information, call 424-8077.
THE NATURAL CHILD INFANT AND CHILD CARE
Andy Bornman, 2nd Grade, Larragoite Elementary
SANTA FE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS &
SCIENCES SUMMER CAMP
Nine-week program, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
daily with after-camp hours. Ages 4-6:
creative play, multicultural arts, water
play, animal fun, Legos, trains, indoor
and outdoor play. One-week themed
camps for children entering grades 1-2,
3-4 and 5-6: Wilderness Camp, Magical
Mystery Tour, Japan Camp, Ooey
Gooey, Potions & Lotions, Treasure Hunt,
Private Eye, ASL, Cooking, Games,
Spanish Camp and more. Exploration
Camps for grades 7-11: Movie
Making, Digital Photography, Fashion
Design, Japanese Anime and more.
Scholarships available. 5912 Jaguar
Drive, Santa Fe. Call 438-8585 or visit
www.santafeschool.org.
SANTA FE WALDORF SCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS
Summer activities for children ages 4
through 12 during June and July. Activities
include Nature Camp, Tie Dye Camp,
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Mountain Craft Camp, Circus Camp and
Early Childhood Summer Care. Fees vary. 26
Puesta del Sol. 983-9727, santafewaldorf.org.
“SIZZLIN’ SUMMER SENSATIONAL”
THEATRE CAMP
Students who have completed grades
3 through 8 create their own characters,
plot, costumes and song and perform their
masterpiece at the end of the session. Fiveweek program, beginning June 15 at The Santa
Fe Playhouse, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Southwest Children’s
Theatre Productions. Tuition based on a sliding
scale. Call 984-3055 for an enrollment packet.
SUMMER SKATEBOARD CAMPS
Explore ramps, bowls, long boards, street, free
style and more! Learn the safety skills that lead
to big improvements. Long Board Camps in
Santa Fe, ages 9 and up; Ramps and Bowls,
Santa Fe and Albuquerque. All camps take
place in June and July. Skateboard School,
825 Early Street #H, Santa Fe. Call 474-0074 for
specific dates, times and prices.
Offering a healthy home environment in the
downtown area, a large playground space,
naturally-prepared organic meals, Spanish
language, creative projects, cooking
activities and age-appropriate experiences
for stimulating holistic growth. Multi-aged
groups, flexible schedules. Day programs,
drop-ins, Parents Night Out, school closures,
summer and holiday schedules. Open
seven days a week. Maria Bernardez, BSE,
MA. Call 455-3130 for more information.
WEE SPIRIT WALDORF NURSERY SUMMER
PROGRAM
Splashing in pools, mud play, painting, clay,
woodwork, crafts, baking, songs, puppet
shows, acting and much, much more. Eight
weeks, June 8 through July 29. Tuesday
through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
plus after-care to 2:30. Two teachers; 12
children; ages 3, 4 and 5. Enroll for summer or
year-round. Call Joan Kennedy at 471-8932.
YOUNG AUTHORS WRITER’S WORKSHOP
& CREATIVE BOOKMAKING
Workshops designed as tutoring for students
entering grades 5, 6 or 7, taught by D.L.
Blake, Masters in Education. Paragraph
writing, implementing Step Up to Writing
and Thinking Maps. Session I: June 14 to 24;
Session II: July 12 to 22; Session III: July 26 to
August 5, Monday through Thursday, 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. Two weeks: $200. Each class
limited to 3 students; may sign up for one
class or all three. Call 920-3127.
Don't miss the bus!
List your after-school and weekend programs
and classes in the Tumbleweeds After-School
Directory, in our Fall 2010 issue!
Listings include after-care, art, dance, drama,
enrichment, faith groups, music, scouts, science,
sports and tutoring programs, and more.
Cost: FREE to display advertisers, $50 for others.
Double Shot Special! List your program in the
After-School Directory in our Fall issue and the
Winter Fun! Directory in our Winter issue, for $85.
Send your listing of up to 75 words, by August 6, to
[email protected], or use the form on our
website, www.sftumbleweeds.com.
This directory will appear in our Fall issue and on our website.
Questions? Call 984-3171!
Kids’ Page
by Jone Hallmark
We’re so lucky to have had Jone Hallmark’s Kids’ Pages in Tumbleweeds since our very beginnings!
These two Traveling Fun activities appeared in our first issue, Summer 1995. They were invented
by Jone’s mother, Kate Bergquist, and won a seal of approval by Jone and her brothers on
many family road trips when they were young, and now by the next generation; Kate’s grandson
Forrest’s drawings are shown in the examples. – Editor
Summer 2010
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Teens
Activism Engages Creative Passion
One mom’s journey • By Ana Gallegos y Reinhardt
I believe that a
community activist is someone who engages in change that makes a difference
for individuals and society. Oftentimes
the motivation for change comes from
a void one finds in their own surroundings, leading to personal stamina, ideas
and committed action.
In 1981, I became a youth advocate
when I realized as a single parent that
our Santa Fe community provided limited opportunities for my very creative
and talented son and others like him to
fulfill their artistic needs. As a psychiatric nurse working in a locked adolescent
psychiatric ward at St. Vincent’s Hospital
in Santa Fe, I also witnessed the suffering
of teenagers who felt ostracized, abused
and displaced within their homes,
schools
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dered why we were putting them back,
with all their troubles, into the same
environment they came from, simply
because we as a community lacked programs relevant to their needs.
The needs of the youth around me,
including my son, inspired my own
creative ambition to create places and
spaces for kids to exercise their individuality. As the “kids on the block” got involved in small theater and dance classes
that I organized, I soon found “kids in
the community” knocking on my door.
In 1983, I saw rivalry among youth
with different lifestyles, backgrounds,
cultures and subcultures troubling
downtown Santa Fe. Their energy
obviously needed direction. Graffiti
was rampant, fights were developing
between cultural groups (gangs), and
the
community
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do. I decided to put together an original
theater production that reflected who
these youth were — breakers, punk
rockers, kids in gangs and kids into
heavy metal — and included all the
kids in one audition process.
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It was great to see them relating to a
munity know about youth
concept that captured who they were
culture at that time. Many of the kids
and expressed their different issues. The
production was a spin-off of “Romeo
also learned about conflict resolution,
and Juliet,” which we called “Romero and which later healed some of the difficulJulia in a Southwest Side Story.” Express- ties among them. I thought, “Now this is
ing the diversity of youth and their mix
a solution that works.”
of interests in music and dance, the
Once unleashed, nothing could have
production was a “life imitates art” musi- stopped the energy of this youthful mocal piece. Through their own voices, the
mentum. These projects grew through
teens became the authentic creators of a
the years, resulting in my becoming an
art administrator for children’s theater
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CCA Teen Project suffered the woes of
its parent organization, and unfortunately the Teen Center they had planned
didn’t get built.
At that point, I helped spin off a new
nonprofit called the Santa Fe Teen Arts
Center (d.b.a. Warehouse 21, or W21).
My goal during this organizational
transition was to continue the legacy
of popular youth artistic programs that
the CCA conceived, yet I also knew that
with time, Warehouse 21 would shape
itself according to its own individuality.
The “21” indicates the under-21 crowd
that we serve, as well as our movement
forward into the 21st century, at that
point just over the horizon.
I have been the W21 executive director for 13 years now and was involved
with the city of Santa Fe Master Plan
The cast of Romero and Julia in a Southwest Side Story, 1983.
to place a new teen art center downtown. We now reside in a $3.4 million,
16,845 square- foot facility that features
a concert hall; theater; gallery; fashion,
recording and screen-printing studio;
and an Internet lounge. A community
center that offers youth “ownership” of
a cultural space allows extraordinary
freedom of expression and encourages
individuality and creativity.
As many communities fret about their
youth and see them as apathetic, lazy
and self-absorbed, we at Warehouse 21
for over a decade have seen them planning, designing, thriving and celebrating.
Providing youth with employment in the
arts, outlets for social activism and self-
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experience. Such an approach provides
a positive way for youth to feel that they
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them to use their leisure time.
Through the years I have seen hundreds of youth go through programs
created by mentorship and DIY projects.
Each generation seems to bring on new
aspects of youth culture, but they all
have the same drive in the arts. Today’s
technology does bring new distractions
compared to the past, which can be a
barrier to other interests. Facebook,
iPods, Myspace, Twitter and other social
media forums and gadgets can keep
youth self-absorbed, unless other doors
remain open to them.
My son has continued the musical
life that was opened by his early creative
exposure. Since first performing in 1995
with the band Beck (now a Grammy
winner) in concerts before crowds of
thousands, today he performs most
of the year with his band in European
tours, and in summer 2010 on tour in
the OZZfest. I am a proud mom who
maintained my involvement in youth
arts because of him. After all, there are
many more ahead like him,who deserve
a similar chance.
Youth involved in W21 over the years
have become accomplished adult art
teachers, recording artists, musicians
on major record labels, ecologists, social
justice activists and more! I am fortunate to visit with W21ers now in their
20s and 30s who continue to carry the
same passion in their creative careers as
they had when they were younger and
dreaming of the future.
The bottom line is that if we ignore
the needs of youth, communities can
become at risk, a much bigger problem
to solve. Visualize, create and manifest,
and never give up! Our kids are worth it!
Ana Gallegos y Reinhardt is executive
director of Warehouse 21, Santa Fe
Teen Arts Center, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe (www.warehouse21.org).
Contact her at 989-4424, ext. 4.
Youth Concerts at the Santa Fe Chamber
Music Festival feature renowned artists and
the best music has to offer. Kids are engaged,
build their musical knowledge, and have fun!
Admission is always free!
All concerts are held in
St. Francis Auditorium located
inside the New Mexico Museum of
Art, 107 W. Palace Avenue
07.19 / 10 am
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute and
Giuseppina Ciarla, harp
ø One More Chance!
07.28 / 10 am
Youth Concert
Series
Jennifer Frautschi, violin;
Teng Li, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello
and Jeremy Denk, piano
08.07 / noon
Marc Neikrug, Artistic Director
Plucked instruments with pipa player
Wu Man and Friends
08.13 / noon
Orion String Quartet and
David Shifrin, clarinet
For more information:
505.983.2075, ext. 108
santafechambermusic.com
08.16 / 10 am
Percussionists Gregg Koyle,
David Tolen, Jeffrey Milarsky,
Joseph Ferraro, and Angela Gabriel
Summer 2010
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JUNE
5 saTuRday, 1-4 P.m.
Clay Activities
Work with clay and learn about its important
place in pueblo culture with artist Evalyn
Naranjo. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050
Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
PSuitable for children
under age 6. Events are free
or included with admission
unless otherwise noted.
5 saTuRday, 1:30-5 P.m.
Climbing Wall Open
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Test your skills and gain confidence on our
unique climbing wall. Climbing is available
with museum admission to all children
weighing 50 pounds or more. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
1 Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Cookies and juice follow. Borders Books, Music
& Café, 500 Montezuma Avenue, 954-4707.
1 Tuesday, 8-9 P.m.
Backyard Astronomy
5 saTuRday, 6 P.m.
Dance Showcase
Enjoy a live presentation in the planetarium
followed by an outdoor viewing of the night
sky, if weather permits. Adults $5; preteens
and seniors $3; SFCC students, employees
and planetarium members free. Santa Fe
Community College Planetarium, 6401
Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
SPA Upper Level By National Dance Institute
(NDI). Call for prices. The Dance Barns, 1140
Alto Street, 983-7661.
5 saTuRday, 6:30 P.m.
Many Mothers Benefit
Performance by Celia: silly, sacred singer/
songwriter. In association with Santa Fe
Performing Arts. Wine tasting and silent
auction reception at 6:30; performance at
7:45. $35 in advance, $40 at door. 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 983-5984.
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2 Wednesday, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Toddler Tunes
Sing old favorites and learn some new ones.
Experiment with percussion instruments.
Los Alamos Family Strength Network, 1990
Diamond Drive in Los Alamos, 662-4515.
6 sunday, 1:30-5 P.m.
Climbing Wall Open
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2 Wednesday, 11 a.m.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 5
listing.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June
11listing.
2 Wednesday, 2:30-4:30 P.m.
Open Studio
Alternating each Wednesday between
painting and drawing mediums. Explore
art-making using pastels, acrylics and inks.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
2 Wednesday, 2:30-4:30 P.m.
Child Development Specialist
Specialists are onsite to help answer
parenting questions and develop effective
parenting strategies. The Wednesday
Specialist is a licensed family and child
therapist. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050
Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
P 3 THuRsday, 10:30 a.m.-nOOn
Infant Group
Shelby Peterson, K-1 Grade, Larragoite Elementary
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4 FRiday, 9 a.m.-nOOn
Preschool Prime Time
A special time for children under 5 to
enjoy exhibits and hands-on activities.
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy.
Play dress-up, dance and get your
face painted. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 9898359.
4 FRiday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Percussion Music Program
With Helen Trencher. The first event of
Santa Fe Public Library’s Summer Reading
Program. Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar
Drive, 955-2810.
Meet with other parents of infants. A
listening ear and sound advice. Los Alamos
Family Strength Network, 1990 Diamond
Drive in Los Alamos, 662-4515.
4 FRiday, 2-3 P.m.
Percussion Music Program
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4 FRiday, 2:30-4:30 P.m.
Batik Effects
3 THuRsday, 4:30-5:15 P.m.
Rhythm, Fun and More
A special event with storytelling and a
participatory percussion circle. Try your
hands at a variety of instruments from
washboards to bongos. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
3 THuRsday, 8-9 P.m.
Echoes of the Night
Featuring a selection of Native American
stories. Adults $5; preteens and seniors $3;
SFCC students, employees and planetarium
members free. Santa Fe Community College
Planetarium, 6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
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Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
Have fun with crayon resist, making
batik-like crackly paintings. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos
Trail, 989-8359.
5 saTuRday, sunRise-sunseT
Free Fishing Day
Celebrate national Fishing Day. No
license required for this day only.
Tingley Beach, 1800 Tingley Drive,
Albuquerque,
(505) 248-8514.
Summer 2010
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5 saTuRday, 6 a.m.-2 P.m.
Santa Fe River Festival and Fishing
Derby
Children’s fishing derby starts at 6 a.m.;
River Festival and Celebration from 10 to
2. Water fun for the whole family, including
crafts, fly casting, native plants, water bugs,
live music, prizes and valet bike parking.
Bring a picnic lunch or buy food from local
vendors. West DeVargas Park, along the
river between Guadalupe and Sandoval
Streets, 820-1696.
P 5 saTuRday, 10 am - 4 Pm
Spring Festival and Children’s Fair
Learn about New Mexico’s history.
Costumed villagers, sheep shearing,
blacksmithing, candle making, music,
dancing. Arts and crafts, friendly animals
and hands-on activities for kids. Outdoor
Mass and procession for San Isidro, patron
saint of farmers. Call for prices. El Rancho
de Las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road,
471-2261.
P 6 sunday, 2-4 P.m.
Raptors
Meet owls and other birds and talk with their
caregivers from the Santa Fe Raptor Center.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
7 mOnday, 1:30-2:30 P.m.
“Indiana Bones”
Storytelling and puppetry with Mike
McCarthy. Summer Reading Program event
at La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 9554860.
P 8 Tuesday, 7 a.m.-10 P.m.
Many Mothers Benefit
Enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks or
dessert at the Zia Diner. The Zia Gives Back
Program donates 10% to benefit all Many
Mothers’ programs. Zia Diner, 326 South
Guadalupe, 983-7008.
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8 Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
5 saTuRday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Percussion Music Program
8 Tuesday, 1:30-2:30 P.m.
“Indiana Bones”
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See June 4 listing.
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See June 7 listing.
5 saTuRday, nOOn-4 P.m.
Billy the Kid Train Ride
8 Tuesday, 2-4 P.m.
Bilingual Creative Dance Program
Take the train to Lamy and experience
history and a re-enactment of Billy the Kid’s
historical arrest. Buy or bring a lunch. Call
for prices. Santa Fe Southern Railway, 410
Guadalupe Street, 989-8600.
A Jugar y a Bailar! Learn or practice simple
Spanish while playing outside during
this program based on movement and
imagination. Santa Fe Children’s Museum,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
Spring Calendar 2010 P JUnE
8 TUESDAY, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
Twilight Tour of the Zoo
Observe animal behavior while taking
a nighttime tour in a small group led by
a personal guide. Adults $15, youth and
seniors $10. Pre-registration required.
Rio Grande Zoo, 903 Tenth Street SW,
Albuquerque, (505) 764-6214.
P 9 WEDnESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
9 WEDnESDAY, 1:30-2:30 P. M.
“Indiana Bones”
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See June 7 listing.
9 WEDnESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
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10 THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M.-nOOn
Infant Group
Los Alamos Family Strength Network. See
June 3 listing.
10 THURSDAY, 4-6 P.M.
Shiny Drawing and Painting
Create works of art with glue and sparkles.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
10 THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Ancient Skies: The Lost World of the
Ancient Maya
The Maya charted the heavens and
mastered a system of calendars and
mathematics that remains relevant today.
Adults $5; preteens and seniors $3; SFCC
students, employees and planetarium
members free. Santa Fe Community
College Planetarium, 6401 Richards Avenue,
428-1677.
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11 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-nOOn
Preschool Prime Time
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy. Santa
Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
11 FRiDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Fun with Calligraphy
Have fun forming letters with special pens
while learning the art of beautiful lettering
with a professional calligrapher. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
11 FRiDAY, 5 P.M. TO 12 SATURDAY, 9
A.M.
Night at the Museum
Spend the night at the Harwood Museum.
Art making, dinner party, movie, s’mores,
flashlight tour, camp out in art-room,
morning yoga, light breakfast. Ages 6 and
up. $40 per child; sibling discounts. Harwood
Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street in Taos,
(575) 758-9826, ext. 105.
12 SATURDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
National Get Outdoors Day
Featuring a climbing wall, GPS/Orienteering,
a free fishing clinic, Junior Ranger programs,
guided bosque hikes and more. Outdoorthemed prizes. Tingley Beach, 1800 Tingley
Drive, Albuquerque, (505) 248-8514.
12 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Poetry Journals
Create a simple book to preserve your
thoughts and poetry. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
12 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Weaving
Learn new and different weaving patterns
using traditional and unusual materials.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
12 SATURDAY, 1:30-5 P.M.
Climbing Wall Open
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 5
listing.
12 SATURDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Scholarship Fundraiser
For Golden Acorns Summer Camp of Living
Arts and Culture. African Dance, drumming
and song – Alhassane Camara, Soriba
Safona. Followed by an African snack.
Santa Fe Community Yoga Center, 826
Camino de Monte Rey, 795-9079.
13 SUnDAY, 1:30-5 P.M.
Climbing Wall Open
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 5
listing.
16 WEDnESDAY, 2-3 P.M.
Magic and Comedy
art project. Santa Fe Children’s Museum,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See today’s 10:30 listing.
17 THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Ancient Skies: Egypt
16 WEDnESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
This ancient civilization was not only about
pyramids, ancient art, tombs and temples,
mythology and religion, but was also a
unique astronomical civilization. Adults $5;
preteens and seniors $3; SFCC students,
employees and planetarium members free.
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium,
6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2 listing.
16 WEDnESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2 listing.
17 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
P 18 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-nOOn
Preschool Prime Time
Today: Pottery. Museum of Indian Arts and
Culture. See June 15 listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4
listing.
17 THURSDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Magic and Comedy
18 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-nOOn
Gak
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See June 16 listing.
Enjoy a tactile treat. “Gak” has a smooth
texture that is irresistible to the touch and
gobs of fun to play with. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
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17 THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M.-nOOn
Infant Group
18 FRiDAY TO 20 SUnDAY, 10 A.M. DAiLY
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Father’s Day Special
Los Alamos Family Strength Network. See
June 3 listing.
17 THURSDAY, 4-6 P.M.
Sandpaper Crayon Melt
Printmaking
Lean a new printmaking technique that
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Dad rides for free when accompanied by
a paying family member. Includes lunch at
Osier. Call for prices. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Railroad in Chama, NM. (888) CUM-BRES.
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13 SUnDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Science Fun
Play with energy, motion or magnets. Design
and create gadgets and gizmos. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
15 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Drop-in hands-on workshops for all ages.
Today: Pottery. Museum of Indian Arts and
Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250.
Youth Nights at the Opera
Great opportunities for families to attend
at substantially discounted prices!
Madame Butterfly (June 28)
The Magic Flute (June 29)
The Tales of Hoffmann (July 13)
Albert Herring (July 27)
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15 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
15 TUESDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Bilingual Creative Dance Program
CALL
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 8
listing.
Opera Insiders
Free backstage tours every Saturday in
June, July & August. Entertainment &
refreshments on the theater patio at 8 am.
16 WEDnESDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Magic and Comedy
With Johnny Moon. Summer Reading
Program event Main Library, 145
Washington Avenue, 955-6780.
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Using their five senses, children (ages 3-5)
are invited to communicate, learn, & play!
Two Saturdays (June 19 & July 17).
16 WEDnESDAY, 10:30-nOOn
Toddler Crafts
Seasonal craft activities. Los Alamos Family
Strength Network, 1990 Diamond Drive in Los
Alamos, 662-4515.
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL
505-946-1007.
www.santafeopera.org
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Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
9 AM.
Opera Makes Sense at the O’Keeffe
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16 WEDnESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
505-986-5900 FOR TICKET INFORMATION.
Artwork by 14-year old Camilla Allison.
These projects are presented by The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc.
“Opera Makes Sense” is presented in collaboration with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s Pre-K Lab.
Summer 2010
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18 FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
Family Movie Night
“Planet 51,” rated PG. Free popcorn, chocolate
and juice. Vista Grande Public Library, 14
Avenida Torreon in Eldorado, 466-7323.
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19 SATURDAY, 9:30-11:30 A.M.
Preschool Family Program: Opera
Makes Sense
Focused on learning and communicating
through the five senses, the O’Keeffe Museum’s
education staff, along with guest music, dance
and theater artists, provide a memorable
experience. For children ages 3 to 5 and their
parents or caregivers. Reservations suggested.
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Courtyard, 217
Johnson Street, 946-1007.
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19 SATURDAY, 10 A.M. – 20 SUNDAY,
4 P.M.
Dances with Wools: A Fiber Arts
Weekend
Fiber arts market; historical demonstrations
of sheep shearing, wool washing, spinning,
dying, weaving and embroidery; handson crafts for kids, including making Godseyes, friendship bracelets and doing wet
felting. Call for prices. El Rancho de Las
Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261.
19 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Tinwork Design
20 SUNDAY, 1-5 P.M.
Father’s Day Fiesta at the Zoo
Bring Dad to listen to Latin music and have
a wild time. Exhibits by local businesses and
prize giveaways. Rio Grande Zoo, 903 Tenth
Street SW, Albuquerque, (505) 764-6214.
Today: “Dance of the Eggshells,” by local
author Carla Aragon. Bring a beach chair or
blanket for this patio event. $3; reservations
suggested. Spanish Colonial Arts Society &
Museum, 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226.
19 SATURDAY, 8 P.M.
Summer Night Skies
With Juan Alvarez; telescope viewing after
presentation. Vista Grande Public Library, 14
Avenida Torreon, in Eldorado, 466-7323.
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Treat Dad to a leisurely train ride to Lamy
and BBQ meal in the picnic grove on his
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 2
listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 12
listing.
23 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
P 25 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 1
listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 18
listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
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23 WEDNESDAY TO 26 SATURDAY, 6:30 P.M.
61st Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe
20 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Ice Cream Sundae at Twirl
Free ice-cream, activities and giveaways.
Today’s theme: Happy Father’s Day! Twirl
Playspace, 225 Camino de la Placita in
Taos, (575) 751-1402.
22 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Yarn Painting. Museum of Indian Arts
and Culture. See June 15 listing.
P 22 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
22 TUESDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Bilingual Creative Dance Program
22 TUESDAY, 7-8:30 P.M.
Moonlight Bosque Hike
Discover the active night life of the bosque
on this guided tour. Look for bats, hoot
for owls and search for other nocturnal
animals. Bring a flashlight. Tour begins at
the Tingley Beach train station. Adults $10
adults, youth and seniors $6. Pre-registration
required. Tingley Beach, 1800 Tingley Drive,
Albuquerque, (505) 848-7180.
23 WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Straw Appliqué. Museum of Spanish
Colonial Art, 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226. See
June 15 listing.
THE NATURAL CHILD
Child Care
Offering a healthy home environment,
a large outdoor space, naturally
prepared organic meals, Spanish
language, and age-appropriate
experiences for stimulating a holistic
growth experience.
Multi aged groups. Open 7 days a week. Day programs, Drop-ins,
Parents Night Out, School Closures, Summer and Holiday Schedules.
MARIA BERNARDEZ BSE, MA 455-3130 * 603-2926
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24 THURSDAY, 4-6 P.M.
Poetry Journals
23 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 8
listing.
19 SATURDAY, 2 P.M.
Summer Sizzle Storytelling
P 23 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
20 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Gak
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
Engrave concave and convex designs on
metallic foil. Santa Fe Children’s Museum,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
20 SUNDAY, NOON-4 P.M.
Father’s Day BBQ Train
special afternoon. Free gift for all Dads. Call
for prices. Santa Fe Southern Railway, 410
Guadalupe Street, 989-8600.
Summer 2010
Rodeo events, children’s events, carnival
midway. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Rodeo
Grounds, 3237 Rodeo Road, 471-4300.
24 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
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25 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Fam Jam!
Bring your kids and jam to music. Explore
folk songs and chants from around the
world. Move to the music and create an
instrument. Santa Fe Children’s Museum,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
25 FRIDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
“Dragons are Too Seldom”
Puppet play with Markie Scholtz. Summer
Reading Program event at La Farge Library,
1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
Today: Yarn Painting. Museum of Indian Arts
and Culture. See June 15 listing.
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An interactive program with live animals. All
ages welcome. Vista Grande Public Library,
14 Avenida Torreon, in Eldorado, 466-7323.
24 THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M.-NOON
Infant Group
Los Alamos Family Strength Network. See
June 3 listing.
24 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
25 FRIDAY, 1 P.M.
Zoo to You
25 FRIDAY, 1-2 P.M.
“Dragons are Too Seldom”
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
Join Cinder Bear, the Railroad’s mascot,
on a shortened excursion from Chama
New Mexico to Cumbres Pass Colorado.
Adventure, songs, games and storytelling
as well as a special gift from Cinder. Picnic
lunch is provided. Call for prices. Cumbres &
Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama, NM. (888)
CUMBRES.
25 FRIDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Book Making
24 THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M.-1 P.M.
World’s Fare
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
Enjoy sharing treats. If you like, bring food
that is special to you. No peanut products,
please. Registration requested. Family
Strength Network, 1990 Diamond Drive in Los
Alamos, 662-4515.
24 THURSDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Weaving
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 12
listing.
Fashion simple books to house your stories,
journals or poetry. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
25 FRIDAY, 3:30-4:30 P.M.
“Dragons are Too Seldom”
25 FRIDAY, 5-7 P.M.
Youth Exhibition Opening
Reception
Selections from the Teach with O’Keeffe
Program. Experience artwork created
by students from Turquoise Trail Charter
Elementary. Georgia O’Keeffe Education
Annex, 123 Grant Avenue, 946-1007.
Summer Calendar 2010 P JUNE/JULY
26 SATURDAY, 9:30-11:30 A.M.
Abstraction: What Makes You You?
7 WEDNESDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
“Pink Elephant Theater”
Family activities involve discussion and artmaking, exploring the unique traits and
qualities that make each of us who we are.
For ages 4 to 12, accompanied by an adult.
Reservations suggested. Georgia O’Keeffe
Museum, 217 Johnson Street, 946-1007.
Storytelling, song and puppetry with Joy
Ginther. Summer Reading Program event
at Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue,
955-6780.
P 7 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
26 SATURDAY, 11A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Wild West Mountain Express
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
Themed train excursion. Picnic lunch is included.
Call for prices. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
in Chama, NM. (888) CUMBRES.
7 WEDNESDAY, 2-3 P.M.
“Pink Elephant Theater”
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
26 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Child’s First Marionette
7 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Make a simple string puppet and then bring it
to life. This wonderful toy is a great way to spark
your child’s imagination. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
27 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Science Fun
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 13
listing.
28 MONDAY, 11 A.M.
Summer Sizzle Storytelling
Today: Stories to Bridge Cultures, with Mary
Ellen Gonzales. Spanish Colonial Arts Society
& Museum. See June 19 listing.
28 MONDAY, 9 P.M.
Youth Night at the Opera
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
Andrea Paredes Cribus, 2nd Grade, Larragoite Elementary
30 WEDNESDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
“Houdini” Magic Program
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See June 29 listing.
P 30 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 2
listing.
Youth and families are invited to this final
dress rehearsal. Tonight: Puccini’s “Madame
Butterfly.” Families may also attend
an interactive 30-minute educational
presentation at 8 p.m. in Stieren Orchestra
Hall. Call for ticketing details. Santa Fe
Opera, off US 84/285, at Exit 168, 986-5900.
30 WEDNESDAY, 2-3 P.M.
“Houdini” Magic Program
29 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
Today: Beadwork. Museum of Indian Arts
and Culture. See June 15 listing.
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29 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
29 TUESDAY, 2-3 P.M.
“Houdini” Magic Program
With Bill Martin. Summer Reading Program
event at La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street,
955-4860.
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
30 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
July
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Suitable for children
under age 6. Events are free
or included with admission
unless otherwise noted.
1 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
29 TUESDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 8
listing.
1 THURSDAY, 3-6 P.M.
Clay Activities
Bilingual Creative Dance Program
29 TUESDAY, 9 P.M.
Youth Night at the Opera
Tonight: Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Santa
Fe Opera. See June 28 listing.
30 WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Tinwork. Museum of Spanish Colonial
Art. See June 23 listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 5
listing.
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2 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June
4 listing.
2 FRiDAY, 2-4 P.M.
WASFS Summer Institute
Performance
By National Dance Institute (NDI). Call for
prices. The Dance Barns, 1140 Alto Street,
983-7661.
3 SATURDAY, 1:30-4:30 P.M.
Clay Pots
Learn how to use pinch and coil
construction methods to create a small clay
pot. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
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4 SUNDAY, 7 A.M.-3 P.M.
Pancakes on the Plaza
Pancake breakfast, entertainment and
vintage car show all benefit the programs
of United Way of Santa Fe County. Breakfast
served to 1 p.m. Santa Fe Plaza, 56 East San
Francisco Street, 982-2002.
4 SUNDAY, 5-10 P.M.
Fourth of July BBQ and Fireworks
Train
Ride the train to Lamy for a catered BBQ
dinner and a live band. On the way back,
the train stops to view the city of Santa Fe
firework display. Call for prices. Santa Fe
Southern Railway, 410 Guadalupe Street,
989-8600.
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6 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
6 TUESDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Backyard Astronomy
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium.
See June 1 listing.
7 WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Retablos. Spanish Colonial Art
Society and Museum. See June 23 listing.
Summer 2010
7 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
8 THURSDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
“Pink Elephant Theater”
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See July 7 listing.
8 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
8 THURSDAY, 3-6 P.M.
Child’s First Marionette
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 26
listing.
8 THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Echoes of the Night
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium,
6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677. See June
3 listing.
P 9 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4
listing.
P 9 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Play Dough
Crush, mold and create with the museum’s
best homemade play dough. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
10 SATURDAY, 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
Santa Fe International Folk Art
Market
Activities for all ages, including Nigerian
Drum & Dance Workshop at 11 a.m. and
Introduction to Cuban Son with TradiSon
at 3 p.m. Admission $10 for adults; children
under 16 free. Museum Hill, 706 Camino
Lejo, 476-1200.
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Summer Calendar 2010 P JULY
10 SATURDAY, 9:30-11:30 A.M.
Drawing Inspired by Music and Our
Feelings
Explore the ways music and feelings can be
depicted in artwork. Have fun making art
that expresses what we hear and feel. For
ages 4 to 12, accompanied by an adult.
Reservations suggested. Georgia O’Keeffe
Museum, 217 Johnson Street, 946-1007.
10 SATURDAY, 10 A.M.-NOON
Free Fishing Clinic
Learn about fly-fishing, fly-tying, fishing
etiquette and catch-and-release practices.
Fishing guides will be onsite to teach and
share fishing tips. Equipment and supplies
are available for use during the clinic free
of charge on a first-come, first-served
basis. Tingley Beach, 1800 Tingley Drive,
Albuquerque, (505) 248-8514.
10 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Child’s First Marionette
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 26 listing.
10 SATURDAY, 1:30-2:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story?”
Stories and movement for ages 5 to 7.
Registration required. Summer Reading
Program event at Southside Library, 6599
Jaguar Drive, 955-2810.
10 SATURDAY, 2:30-3:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story?”
Stories and movement for ages 8 to 12.
Registration required. Summer Reading
Program event at Southside Library, 6599
Jaguar Drive, 955-2810.
11 SUNDAY, 9.A.M.-5 P.M.
Santa Fe International Folk Art
Market Family Day
Kids receive a “Passport” to take from
booth to booth, and receive a “stamp”
showing the flag from the artist’s nation.
Teen volunteers from Breakthrough Santa
Fe lead Passport holders age 5 and up on
hour-long tours, introducing them to Market
artists. Admission $5 today; children under 16
free. Museum of International Folk Art, 706
Camino Lejo, 476-1200.
11 SUNDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Recycle Runway Workshop
Design and create fabulous high fashion fun with
the help of Recycled Couture Designer Nancy
Judd. This workshop promotes environmental
sustainability and fun. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
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11 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Ice Cream Sundae at Twirl
Today’s theme: World Cup. Twirl Playspace.
See June 20 listing.
12 MONDAY, 11 A.M.
Summer Sizzle Storytelling
Native American and Cherokee stories.
Spanish Colonial Arts Society & Museum.
See June 19 listing.
Let’s play!
THE TOY LENDING CENTER
Quality toys available for
lending, free of charge.
Play is essential for growth and
development.
Toys help children solve problems,
gain self-esteem, learn to cooperate,
focus, and use their imaginations.
More than 2,000 toys for children
from birth to age 8.
13 TUESDAY, 10:30 A.M.
“Exotics of the Rainforest”
Live parrots and snakes, with Carolyn
Newell. Summer Reading Program event
at Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810.
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13 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
13 TUESDAY, 2-3:30 P.M.
FACT Art and Craft Program
Fine Arts for Children and Teens. For ages
5 to 11. Registration required. Summer
Reading Program event at Main Library, 145
Washington Avenue, 955-6780.
13 TUESDAY, 2:30 P.M.
“Exotics of the Rainforest”
Southside Library. See today’s 10:30 a.m.
listing.
13 TUESDAY, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
Twilight Tour at the Zoo
Rio Grande Zoo. See June 8 listing.
13 TUESDAY, 9 P.M.
Youth Night at the Opera
Tonight: Offenbach’s “The Tales of
Hoffmann.” Santa Fe Opera. See June 28
listing.
14 WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Colcha. Museum of Spanish Colonial
Art. See June 23 listing.
14 WEDNESDAY, 10:30 A.M.
“Exotics of the Rainforest”
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14 WEDNESDAY, 2-3:30 P.M.
FACT Art and Craft Program
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See July 13 listing.
14 WEDNESDAY, 2:30 P.M.
“Exotics of the Rainforest”
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See July 13 listing.
15 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
Summer 2010
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy. Santa
Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
16 FRIDAY, 1 P.M.
Summer Immersion Performance
By National Dance Institute – New Mexico
(NDI-NM). Call for prices. The Dance Barns,
1140 Alto Street, 983-7661.
16 FRIDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Clay Pots
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See July 3
listing.
16 FRIDAY, 2 P.M.
Summer Immersion Performance
The Dance Barns. See today’s 1 p.m. listing.
16 FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
Family Movie Night
“Up,” rated PG. Vista Grande Public Library.
See June 18 listing.
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17 SATURDAY, 9:30-11:30 A.M.
Preschool Family Program: Opera
Makes Sense
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Courtyard. See
June 19 listing.
17 SATURDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Dragonfly Festival
17 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Bubble Wrap Printing
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
Learn more.
Call (505) 428-1612
16 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
14 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
14 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
A valid New Mexico driver’s license is required.
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Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
• All Mondays 1 to 4 p.m.
• All Wednesdays 1 to 5 p.m.
• Second Wednesday of the month 1 to 8 p.m.
• Second Saturday of the month 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Summer Reading Program event at La
Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See July 13 listing.
Learn about this buzzing beast’s life cycle,
habitat, food preferences and how they help
us humans out. See wild dragonflies up close,
make a craft or just hang out by the water
observing. Botanic Garden, 2601 Central
Avenue NW, Albuquerque, (505) 768-2000.
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See July 13 listing.
14 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Hours
15 THURSDAY, 2-3:30 P.M.
FACT Art and Craft Program
Roll paint onto bubble wrap and print the
textures to create a fine art print. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
17 SATURDAY, 1:30-2:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story?”
Stories and movement for ages 5 to 7.
Summer Reading Program event at Main
Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 955-6780.
See July 10 1:30 p.m. listing.
17 SATURDAY, 2:30-3:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story?”
Ages 8 to 12. Main Library, 145 Washington
Avenue, 955-6780. See July 10 2:30 p.m. listing.
17 SATURDAY, 8 P.M.
Summer Night Skies
Vista Grande Public Library. See June 19
listing.
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18 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Raptors
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 6
listing.
Summer Calendar 2010 P JULY
19 MONDAY, 10 A.M.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Youth Concert
Call for prices. St. Francis Auditorium, New
Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace
Avenue, 476-5072.
20 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Traditional Mexican Folkloric
Dance with Los Niños de Santa Fe. Dance
workshops on the hour. Museum of
International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 4761200. See June 15 listing.
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20 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
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21 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 2
listing.
21 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
21 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
22 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Traditional Mexican Folkloric Dance
Museum of International Folk Art. See July
20 listing.
22 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
22 THURSDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Child’s First Marionette
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 26
listing.
22 THURSDAY, 7 P.M.
“Alice in Wonderland”
Presented by the City Different Players, ages
8 to 12. $8. Santa Fe Performing Arts, 1050
Old Pecos Trail, 984-1370.
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23 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
23 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Painting on a Cloud
Explore the blending of colors by painting
with vibrant colors on giant coffee filters.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
23 FRIDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Music and Comedy
With Andy Mason. Summer Reading
Program event at Main Library, 145
Washington Avenue, 955-6780.
23 FRIDAY, 1-2 P.M.
Music and Comedy
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
23 FRIDAY, 3:30-4:30 P.M.
Music and Comedy
Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, 9552810. See today’s 10:30 a.m. listing.
23 FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
“Grease”
Performed by Pandemonium Productions,
Santa Fe’s Youth Theatre. Adults $10,
children $6. Call 982-3327 for reservations.
James A. Little Theatre. 1060 Cerrillos Road,
920-0704.
23 FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Presented by the Teen Ensemble, ages 1318. Santa Fe Performing Arts, 1050 Old Pecos
Trail, 984-1370.
24 SATURDAY, NOON-4 P.M.
Billy the Kid Train Ride
Santa Fe Southern Railway. See June 5
listing.
24 SATURDAY, 1:30-2:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story”
Ages 5 to 7. La Farge Library, 1730 Llano
Street, 955-4860. See July 10 1:30 a.m. listing.
24 SATURDAY, 2 P.M.
“Alice in Wonderland”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 22 listing.
24 SATURDAY, 2 P.M.
Sizzlin’ Summer Sensational
Original songs, dances and a crazy
plot straight from the minds of 20 local
children. Presented by Southwest Children’s
Theatre. Adults $10, students 17 and under
$5. Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 East De Vargas,
984-3055.
25 SUNDAY, 7 P.M.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 23 listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
27 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Making Maracas. Museum of
International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 4761200. See June 15 listing.
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28 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
27 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
29 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
27 TUESDAY, 7-8:30 P.M.
Bosque Moonlight Hike
29 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Today: Making Maracas. Museum of
International Folk Art. See July 27 listing.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
Tingley Beach. See June 22 listing.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
27 TUESDAY, 9 P.M.
Youth Night at the Opera
29 THURSDAY, 3-6 P.M.
Nature Plaques
Tonight: “Albert Herring.” Santa Fe Opera.
See June 28 listing.
Dried flowers provide the decorative
element to these beautiful works of art.
Learn about flowers while making your
creation. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050
Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
28 WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Youth Concert
St. Francis Auditorium. See July 19 listing.
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30 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
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28 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1 listing.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4
listing.
Pandemonium
Productions
SHOW
DATES
24 SATURDAY, 2:30-3:30 P.M.
“What’s in a Story”
July 23, 24,25,
30, 31 & Aug. 1
Ages 8 to 12. La Farge Library, 1730 Llano
Street, 955-4860. See July 10 2:30 p.m. listing.
24 SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
“Grease”
James A. Little
Theatre
1060 Cerrillos Rd.
$10 for adults
$6 for kids
James A. Little Theatre. See July 23 listing.
24 SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 23 listing.
CALL 982-3327
for TIX
25 SUNDAY, 1 P.M.
Book Signing
“Los Chilitos” by Viola Peña, for readers age
3-8. Museum of New Mexico History/Spanish
Market, 113 Lincoln Avenue, 476-5200.
25 SUNDAY, 2 P.M.
“Grease”
REGISTER NOW FOR
FALL CLASSES!
AUGUST 30th - NOV. 21st
James A. Little Theatre. See July 23 listing.
25 SUNDAY, 2 P.M.
“Alice in Wonderland”
28 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
To register call (505) 920-0704
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 22 listing.
www.pandemoniumprod.org
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30 FRIDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Summer Reading Party
8 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Raptors
Featuring Terry Alvarez, Story Dancer.
Registration required. Southside Library, 6599
Jaguar Drive, 955-2810.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 6
listing.
10 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
30 FRIDAY, 2-3 P.M.
Summer Reading Party
Today: Appliqué Welcome Banners.
Museum of International Folk Art, 706
Camino Lejo, 476-1200. See June 15 listing.
La Farge Library, 1730 Llano Street, 955-4860.
See today’s 10:30 listing.
30 FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
“Grease”
P 10 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
James A. Little Theatre. See July 23 listing.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
31 SATURDAY, 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Summer Reading Party
P 11 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue, 9556780. See July 30 10:30 a.m. listing.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
31 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Wild West Express Train
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
26 listing.
31 SATURDAY, 2 P.M.
“Alice in Wonderland”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 22 listing.
31 SATURDAY, 2-3 P.M.
Summer Reading Party
Southside Library. See July 30 10:30 a.m.
listing.
31 SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
“Grease”
James A. Little Theatre. See July 23 listing.
31 SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 23 listing.
August
PSuitable for children under
age 6. Events are free or
included with admission
unless otherwise noted.
1 SUNDAY, 2 P.M.
“Grease”
James A. Little Theatre. See July 23 listing.
1 SUNDAY, 2 P.M.
“Alice in Wonderland”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 22 listing.
1 SUNDAY, 7 P.M.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Santa Fe Performing Arts. See July 23 listing.
3 TUESDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Clay Storyteller Figures and Vessels.
Museum of International Folk Art, 706
Camino Lejo, 476-1200. See June 15 listing.
P 3 TUESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1 listing.
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The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market’s Passport Program brings smiles and knowledge. See July 11 listing. Photo by Judith Cooper Haden
3 TUESDAY, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
Twilight Tour at the Zoo
P 6 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NooN
Preschool Prime Time
Rio Grande Zoo. See June 8 listing.
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy. Santa
Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
3 TUESDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Backyard Astronomy
7 SATURDAY, 9 A.M. To 8 SUNDAY, 5 P.M.
Girls Inc. Arts and Crafts Fair
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium.
See June 1 listing.
P 4 WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
4 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
4 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2 listing.
5 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Clay Storyteller Figures and Vessels.
Museum of International Folk Art. See August
3 listing.
5 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
5 THURSDAY, 1-1:30 P.M.
Firefighter Story Time
A firefighter will share a favorite book, and maybe
a few fire safety tips, with our guests. A fire truck
will be onsite when possible. Santa Fe Children’s
Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
Arts and crafts of all disciplines for sale to
benefit Girls Inc. of Santa Fe. Santa Fe Plaza,
56 E. San Francisco Street, 982-2042.
7 SATURDAY, 9:30-11:30 A.M.
Rubber Stamps
Using the relief printing technique of creating
an image from a raised surface, families can
have fun making their own rubber stamps.
All materials provided. For children ages 4 to
12, accompanied by an adult. Reservations
suggested. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217
Johnson Street, 946-1007.
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7 SATURDAY, 10 A.M. To 8 SUNDAY,
4 P.M.
Summer Festival, Frontier Days and
Horses of the West
Mountain men demonstrate their skills and
spin tales of the past at encampments
throughout the ranch. Horse shows, Kit
Carson Chautauqua presentations, flintknapping, hide tanning and other hands-on
family fun. Call for prices. El Rancho de Las
Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261.
7 SATURDAY, NooN
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Youth Concert
St. Francis Auditorium. See July 19 listing.
7 SATURDAY, 1:30-4:30 P.M.
Clay Pots
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See July 3
listing.
8 SUNDAY, 1 P.M.
Summer Sizzle Storytelling
5 THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Echoes of the Night
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium.
See June 3 listing.
Summer 2010
Today: Storytelling for all Seasons with zany
puppets. Spanish Colonial Arts Society &
Museum. See June 19 listing.
11 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
11 WEDNESDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
12 THURSDAY, 10 A.M.-2 P.M.
Arts Alive 2010
Today: Appliqué Welcome Banners.
Museum of International Folk Art. See August
10 listing.
12 THURSDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cinder Bear Express
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See June
24 listing.
12 THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M.
Ancient Skies: Chaco Canyon
The study of ancient peoples’ observation
of the skies and its role in their culture.
Adults $5; preteens and seniors $3; SFCC
students, employees and planetarium
members free. Santa Fe Community
College Planetarium, 6401 Richards
Avenue, 428-1677.
P 13 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NooN
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4
listing.
P
13 FRIDAY, 9 A.M.-NooN
Fam Jam
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 25 listing.
13 FRIDAY, NooN
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Youth Concert
St. Francis Auditorium. See July 19 listing.
14 SATURDAY, 10 A.M.-NooN
Free Fishing Clinic
Tingley Beach. See July 10 listing.
Summer Calendar 2010 P AUGUST/ONGOiNG ACTiViTieS
14 SATURDAY, 11 A.M.
Summer Sizzle Storytelling
Traditional Stories from Around the World.
Spanish Colonial Arts Society & Museum.
See June 19 listing.
14 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Recycle Runway Workshop
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See July 11
listing.
16 MONDAY, 10 A.M.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Youth Concert
St. Francis Auditorium. See July 19 listing.
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17 TUeSDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
17 TUeSDAY, 7-8:30 P.M.
Bosque Moonlight Hike
Tingley Beach. See June 22 listing.
17 TUeSDAY, 8 P.M.
Summer Night Skies
Vista Grande Public Library. See June 19
listing.
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18 WeDNeSDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
18 WeDNeSDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
18 WeDNeSDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
19 THURSDAY, 8-9-P.M.
Astronomy with Binoculars
In many ways, binoculars prove superior
to telescopes for those starting out in
astronomy. Adults $5; preteens and
seniors $3; SFCC students, employees
and planetarium members free. Santa Fe
Community College Planetarium, 6401
Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
P 20 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Today: Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy. Santa
Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.
20 FRiDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Clay Pots
ocean species and their nighttime behavior.
Includes games and crafts, Touchpool visit
and ocean film fest in the theater. Children
under age 18 must be accompanied by
an adult. $30 per person. Pre-registration
required. Albuquerque Aquarium, 2601
Central Avenue NW, (505) 848-7180.
21 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Egg Carton Sculptures
The unique shape of egg cartons is a great
starting place for interesting sculptures.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
21 SATURDAY, 8 P.M.
Summer Night Skies
Vista Grande Public Library. See June 19
listing.
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22 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Ice Cream Sundae at Twirl
Today’s theme: Carnival. Twirl Playspace.
See June 20 listing.
P 24 TUeSDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
28 SATURDAY, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Wild West Express Train
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. See
June 26 listing.
29 SUNDAY, 2-4 P.M.
Toothpick Constructions
Build large or small structures with materials
found around the house. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
P 31 TUeSDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1 listing.
Ongoing
Activities
PSuitable for children under
age 6. Events are free or
included with admission
unless otherwise noted.
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ALBUQUeRQUe AQUARiUM/RiO
GRANDe BOTANiC GARDeN
Open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. PNM
Butterfly Pavilion open through September.
Call for admission prices. 2601 Central
Avenue NW, Albuquerque, (505) 764-6200.
BATAAN MeMORiAL MUSeUM
Artifacts from the Bataan Death March,
Medal of Honor ribbons and biographies.
Private tours available; call to arrange. Tuesday
through Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-1
p.m. 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 474-1670.
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BORDeRS BOOKS, MUSiC AND CAFÉ
Sanbusco Market store: Toddler and
preschool story time with Linda, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays 11 a.m.; cookies and
juice follow. No registration required. 500
Montezuma Avenue, 954-4707.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 1
listing.
25 WeDNeSDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
25 WeDNeSDAY, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Child Development Specialist
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 2
listing.
26 THURSDAY, 3-6 P.M.
Pastels and Stencils
Learn new techniques for working with oil
pastels and homemade stencils. Santa Fe
Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
989-8359.
26 THURSDAY, 5-7 P.M.
Chamber of Commerce Event
By National Dance Institute – New Mexico
(NDI-NM). Call for prices. The Dance Barns,
1140 Alto Street, 983-7661.
P 27 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4
listing.
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20 FRiDAY, 7 P.M.
Family Movie Night
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 25
listing.
20 FRiDAY, 7 P.M. TO 21 SATURDAY, 8 A.M.
Aquarium Overnight
Celebrate the area’s culture, traditions
and agricultural heritage. Free-flight
peregrine falcon show Saturday at 6
p.m. 5K pronghorn run and one-mile
walk, or 1/4 mile for kids on Sunday
morning. Games and stage shows, music,
opportunity to experience wildlife up
close, artists and vendors. Wildlifewest, in
Edgewood, east of Albuquerque, (505)
281-7655 or (877) 981-9453.
P 25 WeDNeSDAY, 11 A.M.
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See July 3
listing.
“Meet the Robinsons,” rated G. Vista
Grande Public Library. See June 18 listing.
28 SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 29 SUNDAY, 6 P.M.
Harvest Festival
27 FRiDAY, 9 A.M.-NOON
Fam Jam
Call to learn about our wonderful summer camps!
They include circus camp, tie-dye camp, and many others.
Call 983-9727 for more information and to register.
Santa Fe Waldorf School
28 SATURDAY, 1-4 P.M.
Clay Activities
Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-8: 983-9727
High School: 992-0566 www.santafewaldorf.org
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 5
listing.
Tuition Assistance Available
Sleep next to the sharks. Learn facts about
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BRADBURY SCIENCE MUSEUM
Displays, videos and interactive exhibits on the
history of the atomic bomb and contemporary
research conducted at the Los Alamos
National Laboratory. Tuesday through Saturday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday and Monday 1-5 p.m.
Admission is free. 15th and Central Avenue in
Los Alamos, (505) 667-4444.
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EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS
A living history museum, dedicated to the
heritage and culture of Spanish Colonial
New Mexico, located on 200 acres just
south of Santa Fe. Villagers clothed in the
styles of the times show how life was lived
in early New Mexico. Special festivals and
theme weekends offer visitors an in-depth
look into the celebrations, music, dance
and many other aspects of life in the
period when this part of the United States
was ruled by Spain and Mexico. New
Mexico Residents free on Wednesdays,
June through September. All other days
admission is $2 for residents over 5. Fees vary
for special events; call for details. 334 Los
Pinos Road, (505) 471-2261.
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EXPLORA
Family-oriented science center creating
opportunities for discovery through
interactive experiences in science,
technology and art. Programs for toddlers
to adults. Open Monday through Saturday
10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday noon-6 p.m.
Closed July 4. Ages 12 and up $7, seniors
$5, children $3, under 1 free. Children
and toddlers must be accompanied by a
paying adult. 1701 Mountain Road NW in
Albuquerque, (505) 224-8300.
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HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART
Historic and contemporary art and culture
of the Taos region. Open Monday through
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5
p.m. Free art making for families, Saturdays
10-11:30 a.m. Family Play Date, Sundays 1-4
p.m. Also, monthly Homeschoolers activities
for two age groups and weekly Teen Art
activities. Many family programs; call for
program details. Adults $8, seniors, students,
AAA Members $7; New Mexico residents
admitted free on Sundays with proof of
residence. 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. Call
(575) 758-9826, ext. 105.
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INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS
MUSEUM
The National Collection of Contemporary
Indian Art. Monday through Saturday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m. 108
Cathedral Place, 983-8900.
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING
Line dances from Europe, the Balkans,
Greece, the Middle East, and Israel. All
levels, beginners welcome, no partner
needed. Sunday 6:30-10 p.m.; Tuesday 7-10
p.m. $5 per session (no charge first time).
Dance is held on holidays, too. Oddfellows
Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road, 983-3168.
P LEONORA CURTIN WETLAND PRESERVE
Visit the Santa Fe Botanical Garden’s
Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Adjacent
to Rancho de las Golondrinas located south
of Santa Fe, this 35-acre nature preserve
hosts a diversity of plants and wildlife, trails
with numbered interpretive markers, a pond
and docents to answer questions. Open
May through October, Saturday 9 a.m.noon; Sunday 1-4 p.m. Docents lead small
group tours at 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Free.
For directions, call 471-9103.
P LOS ALAMOS FAMILY STRENGTH NETWORK
Providing education, support groups and
activities to all types of families, parents,
teens, and children. Open Tuesday through
Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., also for scheduled
evening class times. School holidays,
delays, and closures observed. 1990
Diamond Drive in Los Alamos, 662-4515.
P MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE
Including The Roland Discovery Center:
interactive exhibits, puzzles, and games
for the young and young at heart. Open
every day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6 NM residents;
$9 all others; NM residents with ID free on
Sundays; NM resident seniors with ID free on
Wednesdays; children 16 and under are
always free. 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250.
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MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK
ART
A wide range of folk art displays from
around the world. The popular Alexander
Girard collection, “Multiple Visions: A
Common Bond,” is undergoing renovations
and due to reopen in June. Museum open
every day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6 NM residents;
$9 all others; NM residents with ID free on
Sundays; NM resident seniors with ID free on
Wednesdays; children 16 and under are
always free. 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200.
NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM
Explore history from the indigenous people
through the Atomic Age, including the
clash and melding of cultures. In addition to
galleries, the museum features the Discovery
Center, a gathering space for families to
engage in hands-on, self-paced activities.
Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; open until 8 p.m. on Fridays. $6 NM
residents; $9 all others; NM residents with ID
free on Sundays; NM resident seniors with ID
free on Wednesdays; children 16 and under
are always free. Free Friday evenings 5 to 8
p.m.113 Lincoln Avenue, 476-5200.
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NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
Guided tours free with museum admission.
Open every day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6 NM
residents; $9 all others; NM residents with ID free
on Sundays; NM resident seniors with ID free
on Wednesdays; children 16 and under are
always free.107 W. Palace Avenue, 476-5072.
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NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY AND SCIENCE
Various exhibits, planetarium and movies
at the giant-screen Lockheed-Martin
DynaTheater. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
DynaTheater movies are shown each
hour from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. Call for
admission prices. 1801 Mountain Road, NW,
Albuquerque, (505) 841-2800.
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ORTIZ MOUNTAINS EDUCATIONAL
PRESERVE
Join Santa Fe Botanical Garden at their
Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve on
various Saturdays and Sundays for a variety
of outdoor activities. Bird walks, history
tours, bat watches, gold mine tour, hikes to
Placer Peak and more. Open 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Located 30 miles southwest of Santa Fe, off
Highway 14. Reservations required. (505)
471-9103.
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
Various exhibits from colonial New Mexico.
Open every day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open
Fridays until 8 p.m. $6 NM residents; $9
all others; NM residents with ID free on
Sundays; NM resident seniors with ID free on
Wednesdays; children 16 and under are
always free. Free Friday evenings 5-8 p.m.
105 W. Palace Avenue, 476-5100.
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RIO GRANDE ZOO
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SANTA FE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Call
for admission prices. 903 Tenth Street, SW,
Albuquerque, (505) 764-6200.
Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday noon-8 p.m.;
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Preschool Prime Time, Fridays 9 a.m.-noon.
$5 for N.M. residents with ID, $9 for all others,
$2 for N.M. residents with ID on Sundays.
Closed July 4. 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
*SANTA FE FARMER’S MARKET
Every Tuesday and Saturday with fun
gardening-related books, toys, and
sometimes baby bunnies! Free. 7 a.m. to
noon. Santa Fe Farmers Market, 1607 Paseo
de Peralta. 983-4098.
SANTA FE OPERA
Offering backstage tours Monday through
Saturday, May 31 through August 28.
$5 for ages 18 and up, free for children
6 through17. The one-hour tours begin
at the box office at 9 a.m.; reservations
are not needed. Also, The Guilds of The
Santa Fe Opera sponsors Opera Insiders,
free backstage tours, every Saturday
June through August. Entertainment and
refreshments on the theater patio at 8:30
a.m., with tours beginning at 9 a.m. Santa Fe
Opera, off US 84/285, at Exit 168, 986-5900.
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SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue,
Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
(Children’s Room closes at 8 p.m.); Friday
and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 1-5
p.m., 955-6780. La Farge Branch, 1730 Llano
Street, Monday through Wednesday, 10
a.m.-9 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Sundays, 955-4860.
Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Drive,
Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed
Sunday, 955-2810. All locations closed July
4 and 5.Teen Book Club and Anime Films:
ages 13 to 18 at Southside Library; call for
more information. Preschool Story Time:
Stories, songs, finger games, puppets and
crafts: Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at
La Farge; Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:15
a.m. at Southside; Fridays from 11 to 11:45
a.m. at Main (call for series dates). Books
Summer Calendar 2010 P ONGOING ACTIVITIES
and Babies: Weekly sessions for ages 6
months through 2 years, Wednesday 10:3011 a.m. at La Farge, and Thursday 10:30-11
a.m. at Southside; call library for specific
session dates and to register.
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SANTA FE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Ride a working freight through high desert
scenery on a 4½ hour round trip from
the historic depot in Santa Fe to Lamy.
Rides available all year. Group rates
available. Call 989-8600 for times, rates and
reservations.
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SPANISH COLONIAL ART SOCIETY AND
MUSEUM
Special activities for families and children
include “possible bags,” an art activity
bag; the MoSCA Treasure Hunt; puzzles,
books, historical costumes and handson activities in the Youth Art and Activity
Center. Docent tours at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30
p.m. Special tours for children and adults
can be arranged by calling the Education
Department at 982-2226, x122. Open every
day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $3 NM residents, $6 all
others. NM residents with ID free on Sundays.
Children 16 and under are always free. 750
Camino Lejo on Museum Hill, 982-2226.
every Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa Fe
Farmers Market, 1607 Paseo de Peralta. 9834098.
THE GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM
Exhibitions, education programs, family and
youth programs. Drawings, watercolors,
pastels and sculpture, and a video about
Georgia O’Keeffe. Open Saturday through
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Adults $10, NM residents $5, seniors
and students over 18 with ID $8, under 18
free. Free Friday evenings 5 to 8 p.m. 217
Johnson Street, 946-1000. Selections from the
Teach with O’Keeffe Program, weekdays,
June 28 to July 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2010
Art & Leadership Programs Exhibition,
weekdays, August 16 to September 10,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., both at the Education
Annex, 123 Grant Avenue, 946-1037.
THE PLANETARIUM AT SANTA FE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Entertaining and informative astronomical
programs, ranging from scientific
documentaries to science fiction stories
filled with science facts to cultural programs
including Native American and Chinese
sky lore. Adults $5; preteens and seniors
$3; free for SFCC students, employees
and planetarium members. Children must
be accompanied by an adult. Regular
SUNDAY COMMUNITY FAIR
programs are not suitable for children under
Local artists and craftspeople, farmers,
5 years old. Santa Fe Community College,
ranchers and food artisans, as well as
6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
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TWIRL PLAYSPACE
Learn magic tricks, make toys, play classic
games—something different every week.
Structured play sessions and dance classes
for ages 0-5, weekly craft-led experiences
for all ages on Thursdays and Saturdays,
and special events throughout the year.
Outdoor play seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Free; all ages welcome. 225 Camino
de la Placita, Taos, (575) 751-1402.
P
VISTA GRANDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday noon-6
p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m. Closed to
the public Sunday and Monday. Children’s
and Teen Programs. Children’s Story Time
for ages 2-10, 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every
month, 10 a.m. Family Movie Night, 2nd
Friday of each month, 7 p.m. Monopoly
Club, grades 3-8, Wednesday 3-4 p.m. 14
Avenida Torreon in Eldorado, 466-7323.
WAREHOUSE 21
Dance concerts, theater productions and
other events, and classes for youth under
21.1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423. For
updated events information, visit www.
warehouse21.org.
WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN
INDIAN
Contemporary and historic Native
American art with an emphasis on the
Southwest. Talks, seminars, meet-theartist receptions, and many other events.
Private, not-for-profit; no admission fee
but donations welcome. Free storytelling
with Joe Hayes, July 17 through August
15, Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. Bring
pillow, blanket or lawn chair. Open Monday
through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5
p.m. 704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636.
WILDLIFE WEST
Park and attraction dedicated to native
wildlife and ecology. 122 acres, including
a 1/3-acre pond. All animals are nonreleasable, due to injury or some other
factor that makes life in the wild impossible
for them. Park includes an educational
program, and hosts concerts, festivals,
and other events. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Camping available. Call for prices. In
Edgewood, just east of Albuquerque. Call
(505) 281-7655 or (877) 981-9453.
Please send us information
about family events
happening in September,
October and November
for our Fall 2010 Calendar.
Send by e-mail: calendar@
sftumbleweeds.com; fax: 9887558; or mail: Tumbleweeds,
369 Montezuma #191, Santa
Fe, NM 87501. Deadline:
August 6.
After Hours Care
for adults and kids!
Is your primary care physician booked up? You don't need to wait in
misery! CHRISTUS St. Vincent is pleased to announce after hours care
for adults and kids available at our Camino Entrada Health Center.
Our new service can act as an extension of your CHRISTUS St. Vincent
primary care provider and will be able to access your existing records
giving you connected care with minimal paperwork!
If you don't already have a primary healthcare provider, our After Hours
Care service can help connect you with a regular provider so you can have a
medical home that offers you consistent, reliable quality care.
caring
Open Monday-Friday, 2pm - 9 pm
Weekend hours coming soon!
convenient
2590 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone 913-3300 • Fax 913-3301
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My Favorite Place
Kids Write!
For this issue’s Kids Write!, submissions came from Carol Branch’s second grade class at Atalaya Elementary School, Mark Paules’ ninth grade
class at Academy for Technology and
the Classics, and Rita Rios-Baca’s third
graders at Kaune Community School.
In each Tumbleweeds, we announce the Kids Write! topic for the
following issue, and we invite children
and teens up to age 18 to write on
this theme in any form they choose:
poem, prose, essay, reflection, fantasy and so on. We encourage teachers and parents to incorporate Kids
Write! themes into student exercises in
the classroom or at home. We shorten submissions if necessary to fit our
space, and we correct spelling and
punctuation, but we do not rewrite
the students’ entries.
Our Kids Write! topic for our Fall
issue will be Favorite Family Stories.
Please send submissions by July 15, by
e-mail ([email protected]) or
mail (Tumbleweeds, 369 Montezuma
#191, Santa Fe, NM 87501); or call 9843171 to arrange a pickup.
My Favorite Place
My favorite place is Indiana.
Why? My Mimi lives there and
my “Mama” Sherie. Her family
has a great pool with a diving
board. I love to swim! It’s one of
my favorite things and I love my
family. So that is why Indiana is
my favorite place.
Alyvia Hogan, Atalaya Elementary
School
The Beach
I was 4 years old when my family and I went to Florida to visit
my grandparents. Florida itself
was a new experience, the humidity, the trees, and everywhere
green. Florida is nothing like New
Mexico. Despite all this, almost all
I remember of that long ago trip is
the beach.
I fell in love with the beach
the moment I saw it. I had never
seen something so beautiful or
immense and seemingly never
ending. The waves roll in and out
and crash around my feet, leaving
behind bits of seashell. I was es-
Ashley Juarez, 2/3 class, Larragoite Elementary
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pecially excited to discover that as
the waves roll out they carry you
along as the sand rolls out under
your feet. It’s almost as if the sea
is inviting you to dive in and never
come back.
However, even though I loved
the sea from first sight, I was secretly always a bit afraid of it. The
idea of being in the middle of the
ocean or being deep in the dark
sea alone where the pressure is too
high for any human both frightens me and entices me. Imagine it
for yourself: Imagine being so far
down in the sea that the creatures
have adapted into alien forms just
to deal with the pressure. You
are alone and it’s dark and all you
know is the water. See a lantern
fish swim past, the light on its forehead pointing the way...frightening
and beautiful.
I imagine these things when I
think about the sea, but I always
remember the beauty of it and the
first time I saw it. Jacques Cousteau
once said, “The Sea, once it casts
its spell, holds one in its net of
wonder forever.” For me, this quote
describes my love of the ocean. As
soon as I saw it, smelled its salty
smell and heard its roaring waves
I was hooked and wanted to be
by the ocean forever. For me, the
ocean is great and beautiful and
has a romantic feel. It is ancient
and eternal in a way you can sense.
That is why the beach is my favorite place and that is why, if I could,
I would live by the ocean forever.
Marielle Dent, Academy for Technology and the Classics
My Favorite Place is
Going Swimming
One day, when I was waking up,
my family said that we were going
to my friend’s house. She has a
swimming pool in her back yard.
The water was cold, but it was
fun. We swam all day, then we got
hungry so we went inside to eat. I
had the most fun ever.
Anacita Pacheco, Kaune Community School
Left: Juliana Rivera, Kaune Community School. Right: Jenny Ruiz, Kaune.
Kewa, My Favorite Place
I love dancing at my pueblo, Kewa,
because it is fun. I feel excited and
proud. When I dance there are people
listening, watching, drumming and
singing. I love being at my pueblo.
Tamia Garcia, Kaune Community
School
My Kitchen
My favorite place is my house. I love
spending time in the kitchen because
I like to bake. My mom helps me bake
cookies. I like to bake for my family
and friends. I feel happy baking and I
feel proud when people enjoy my baking. I feel so happy when I am home
baking.
Juliana Rivera, Kaune Community
School
Colorado
My favorite place is Colorado
because we own property up there.
When we go we visit our family. We
pack toys, CD players and coloring
activities. The cool thing is my dad
and I go fishing. We usually catch
three or four fish. We usually catch
cod or rainbow trout. We get to
clean the fish out, even the heart!
It is so disgusting, very disgusting!
Then we grill the fish. It is so good.
After we eat we watch a movie, then
we go to bed. Colorado is my favorite
place to camp.
Isabel Ortiz, Kaune Community School
Grandma Karen’s House
My favorite place is my Grandma
Karen’s house. When I go there I get
to see my cousins. I love to see my
cousins. My funniest cousins are “The
Twins.” My littlest cousin is Lico. He is
so small and funny. My most favor-
ite cousin is Shorty! She is as old as I
am. Another thing I like to do is play
checkers with my grandma. She always
thinks she’s going to win, but I always
win at checkers. I am the checker
champion! These are some reasons my
Grandma Karen’s house is my favorite
place to go.
Marissa Chavez, Kaune Community
School
My House
My favorite place is my house
because I can play outside, walk the
dogs and ride my bike. Then I can
pet my cat, hang out with the horses,
and climb the trees. After that I can
go in my room, play with the cats
and pet my dogs. Then I can play
inside and read a book. I feel happy
doing these things.
Ivy Lewis, Kaune Community School
School
My favorite place is school because I
can play basketball. I want to be on the
school team next year. School is my favorite place because I feel peaceful and
safe. I love science and reading strategies. I want to win a trophy. School is a
great place.
Grandma’s
My favorite place to go is my
grandma’s house. We watch scary
movies and eat mushy s’mores with
slimy chocolate. The s’mores are
so good, but they make a big mess.
We have to clean up the mess. At
least the s’mores are good and my
grandma and I have fun.
LuAnn Griego, Kaune Community
School
Oklahoma
My favorite place is Oklahoma. I
go to visit with my dad. I spend time
with my little sister, my dad, and
my stepmom. We have a dog named
Chula. Chula had four puppies. We
always have a good time and my
sister and I play with our puppies.
I like to visit my dad because it is
always fun.
Jaqueline Reyes, Kaune Community
School
Home
I like to be at home because I can
watch TV and play on the computer. I
like to play with my baby sister and my
cousin, Santiago. I like to jump on the
trampoline. I feel really, really happy
when I’m at home.
Isabella LeRouge, Kaune Community
School
Marissa’s House
One day I went to my friend Marissa’s house. First we went to her
grandma’s house. When we got there
her grandma’s dog, Lily, jumped on me.
When we went inside we played a Disney game. We finally went to her house.
We played the Wii. We played tennis
and bowling. Marissa beat me. Then
we jumped on her trampoline. We did
flips and we practiced our NDI steps,
too. We read “La Llorona.” It was scary!
Then we made signs for my parents, so
they could find the house easily. Marissa’s house is the best place ever!
Jenny Ruiz, Kaune Community School
SUMMER CLIMBING
ADVENTURE CAMPS
June 1 - August 27
Weekly Camps (8am - 4pm)
Angel A. Mata, Kaune Community
School
Indoor/Outdoor Rock Climbing, Wilderness Survival Skills,
Hikes, and other Outdoor adventure Based Activities
COST $299
Ages 5-8: June 1-4, 7-11; July 5-9, 12-16
Ages 9-13: June 14-18, 21-25 July 19-23, 26-30; Aug 2-6
Ages 5-12: Aug 16-22, 23-27
New last day overnight camp ($349.00)
Ages 11-15: June 28-July 2; Aug 9-13
Home
My favorite place is my house. I can
ride my bike. I feel happy and I can go
to my friend’s house. I also get to take
care of my sister. She is 2 years old.
She is fun. I like being at home.
Erik Soto, Kaune Community School
Santa Fe Climbing Center, 825 Early Street Suite A
(505) 986-8944 www.climbsantafe.com
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Resources
RESOURCES for Santa Fe families
is a directory of services and events for children and families in the Santa Fe area. Rates:
$30, plus tax, up to 30 words, then $1.10 per word; or $100 prepaid for four issues (for first
30 words, then $.95 per word). To place a listing, call 984-3171.
Classes
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Community CPR, Child & Infant CPR, First aid,
Babysitting and more. Call for class times and
prices. 1213 Mercantile, suite B, 424-1611.
BIRthINg tREE COOpERAtIvE
Childbirth and Parenting workshops to
enhance your experience, build community
and learn tools to improve connections with
children. To register call 690-3492 or go to
www.thebirthingtree.com.
ChRIStUS St. vINCENt pRENAtAL CLASSES
Continuous six-week classes on
Prepared Childbirth, and Refresher
Course for couples who have given
birth before. Childbirth Basics available
in english and spanish, first saturday
of each month. Doula services for
couples who want extra support in the
birth and postpartum period; sliding
fee. Call 820-5793.
FaMIlY aND
CHIlD THeRaPIsTs
ChILD, FAMILY & COUpLES COUNSELINg
Cynthia Fulreader, Ma, lPC. effective
and compassionate; we get to the heart
of the matter. 25 years experience. sliding
scale. Call 473-4420. [email protected],
www.sfcounselingconsulting.com.
JACOB DANIEL COhEN,
MS, LMFt, LpCC
extensive experience with children
(9 and up), adolescents and
families. Utilizes a unique approach
with issues related to anxietydepression, transitional crisis and
life development. Individual, family,
couple and group therapy. sliding
scale. 505-984-8431, ext. 2.
pAStORAL COUNSELINg CENtER
Counseling for children, adolescents and
families; play and sand-tray therapy. sliding
fee scale. 1533 south st. Francis Drive, suite
e. 988-4131, ext. 116.
SKY CENtER
Offering free counseling for youth
and their families, from Masters-level
students trained in communitybased counseling and from licensed
therapists. On the campus of
DeVargas Middle school. 820-1066.
SOUthWEStERN COUNSELINg
CENtER
low-cost counseling and art therapy
for children, adults, individuals, couples,
families and groups by supervised
graduate students of southwestern
College. Call 471-8575.
Ryan Casados, 5th Grade, Larragoite Elementary
GROUPs
BLUE StAR MOthERS
an organization for moms with sons
and daughters serving in active military.
No political or sectarian alliance. supports
troops, families and veterans. santa Fe
group meets third saturday of every month
at 10 a.m., Ponce de leon Retirement
Community Center, 640 alta Vista street.
Call Frances Garcia, 471-0408.
BIg BROthERS BIg SIStERS
BIRthINg tREE COOpERAtIvE
support groups for nursing moms and
interested women. Babies welcome.
second Friday of each month, 10
a.m.-noon, Community Room, Vitamin
Cottage, 3328 Cerrillos Road. Phone
support, 989-5808.
local chapter of the National MOMs Club
offers support groups and activities for stayat-home moms. Please call Rebecca, 8206417, or e-mail [email protected].
Childbirth preparation classes, doula
services and postpartum home
support. Birthing professionals working to
enhance the experience of pregnancy,
birth and parenting. Call 690-3492 or go to
www.thebirthingtree.com.
CAthOLIC ChARItIES
Teen Parent support Project– at home
life skills training. Immigration and
legalization services, including citizenship
classes, case management and legal
assistance. 4985 airport Road, 424-9789.
ChALLENgE NEW MEXICO
Provides services for children and
adults with disabilities and their families.
Therapeutic recreation and special
events. Volunteer opportunities.
Call 988-7621 or go to www.
challengenewmexico.org.
ChILDREN’S MEDICAL SERvICES
2, 3 and 4 Year Old Programs
Transition Kindergarten for children not yet ready for public school
Camp Shalom 2010
seRVICes
¡ADELANtE!
Now enrolling for the Summer and Fall
For information, 982-6888 [email protected]
Temple Beth Shalom 205 E. Barcelona Road
NAEYC Accredited
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Free information and referral for pregnant
women and families with young children.
Bilingual services available. (800) 552-8195.
LA LEChE LEAgUE
Offered by Many Mothers. Third
Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m.
to noon. support and connection for
moms during baby’s first year, with
presentations on relevant topics. santa
Fe soul, sun Room, 2905 e. Rodeo Park
Drive. Free. all are welcome, including
pregnant moms. Call 670-1106.
Inspiring lifelong
learning and caring
BABYNEt
support groups for children, teens and
families in grief. Call for schedule. 3204C Mercantile Court, 424-1800.
MANY MOthERS’ CIRCLES
Preschool and
Kindergarten
Family mental health clinic with drug
and alcohol abuse programs. Bilingual.
Call for free screening. sliding scale. 1316
apache avenue, 438-0035.
Kids are enjoying little moments, big magic
with positive, caring adult mentors. services
are free. se habla español. Call Big Brothers
Big sisters at 983-8360, toll free at (866) 9838360, or go to www.bbbs.org/northernnm.
gERARD’S hOUSE
NAtIONAL MOM’S CLUB
Temple Beth Shalom
AYUDANtES
Summer 2010
Families who do not have a home, or who
share a home with another family because
they cannot afford a place of their own,
are eligible for services from santa Fe
Public schools to help with school uniforms,
school supplies, tutoring and other services.
Services are free, confidential and open to
all. Call 467-2571.
CMs helps New Mexico residents,
ages birth to 21, with medical case
management. CMs pays for medical
services for those who have chronic
health problems and meet income
eligibility. Diagnostic services available
for all incomes. Family, Infant, Toddler
Program: Family team assessment and
clinics for the evaluation and diagnosis
of kids birth to three who have or are at
risk for developmental delays. No fee.
County Health Building, 605 letrado
street, suite C, 476-2603.
Resources
CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL DOULA
CARE SERVICES
Certified, trained doulas provide physical,
emotional and informational support to a
woman before and during birth and in the
immediate postpartum period. 820-5793.
CRISIS RESPONSE OF SANTA FE
A 24-hour, 7 days a week crisis counseling
hotline for children, teens, and adults.
Adult and youth counselors provide help
by phone throughout New Mexico. Crisis
management from substance abuse
and mental health to personal problems;
includes information and referral to other
community resources. Call toll free (888)
920-6333, or locally 820-6333. National
Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-TALK.
Services are free of charge.
ESPERANZA SHELTER FOR BATTERED
FAMILIES
A confidential shelter for victims
of domestic violence and their
dependents. Individual, group and child
counseling, 24-hour crisis intervention,
transportation, court advocacy, and
systems advocacy. Case managers and
advocacy services for victims. Sliding
fee scale. Crisis lines: local, 473-5200;
Northern New Mexico, (800) 473-5220.
FREE IMMUNIZATIONS FOR
UNINSURED CHILDREN
Call for appointment: Santa Fe Public
Health Office, 605 Letrado Street, 4762600; Espanola Valley Health Office,
Lower San Pedro Road, 753-2794; Los
Alamos Public Health Office, 662-4038.
HEALTHY FAMILIES FIRST
“Primeros Pasos” – Care coordination
and home visiting program from
pregnancy through child’s third year of
life. Provides information, resources and
help for parents with new babies. Free.
476-2604 or 476-2648.
HEALTHY TOMORROWS
MEDICAL VAN
Medical services for children and adults,
including physicals, immunizations,
gynecological exams, diagnosis and
treatment of minor illnesses. Accepts
Medicaid and private insurance, and
has a sliding fee for the uninsured.
Van visits Sweeney, César Chávez and
Ramirez Thomas Elementary Schools
and Ortiz Middle School. Call 467-1575
for an appointment.
INFORMATION CENTER FOR NEW
MEXICANS WITH DISABILITIES
Free information and referrals for all
New Mexicans with disabilities. Bilingual
services available. (800) 552-8195.
LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER
Prenatal care, well and sick child health
services including dental and lab work.
Free immunizations on a walk-in basis.
Prenatal classes. Sliding scale. 1035 Alto
Street, 982-4425.
LA LUZ LIFELINK FAMILY SERVICES
Rental assistance to very low-income
families to prevent homelessness. 2325
Cerrillos Road, 438-0010.
LAS CUMBRES SANTA FE COMMUNITY
INFANT PROgRAM
Santa Fe Community Infant Program –
Infant mental health services for parents
and babies. Providing counseling,
emotional support, parenting and
developmental guidance. Licensed
Masters-level therapists work with
families in their homes or our office, to
strengthen parents’ relationship with
their child and increase confidence as
a parent. No fee. 955-0410, adminsf@
lascumbres-nm.org.
MANY MOTHERS
Volunteer in-home care providers give
practical, educational and emotional
support to a new mother in the critical first six
months after a baby is born. Call 670-1106.
MEDIATIONS UNLIMITED
A dispute resolution service. Divorce
services, parenting plans, family
communication, probate, mediation,
collaborative divorce, conflict
coaching. Free 15-minute consultation.
Flexible hours. Sliding scale. A less
stressful, less expensive alternative to
court. 505-988-8022, www.nmmediate.
com.
NEW VISTAS
Support and education for families
of children birth to 3 with or at risk for
developmental delays or disabilities.
Home visits, service coordination and
developmental intervention. Bilingual.
1121 Alto Street. Call 988-3803.
ORTIZ MOUNTAIN HEALTH CENTER
Full primary health care for all ages,
including prenatal care, well and
sick child care and counseling for
teens and adults. Sliding scale,
Medicaid, Medicare, insurance.
Monday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m.12:15 and 1:30-5 p.m.; Tuesday 10
a.m.-1:15 and 2:30-7 p.m.; closed
Wednesdays. 06-B Main Street,
Cerrillos, NM. 471-6266.
workshops. The Warm Line: Free
telephone support for parents. 4281344 or toll-free 1-866-209-6116. Early
Childhood Training and Technical
Assistance Program: Child care
information, training and support to
parents and providers. 428-1703. Toy
Lending Center: Over 2,000 toys to lend.
Wednesday 1-5 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday
of month 1-8 p.m.; 2nd Saturday 9 a.m.1 p.m. 428-1612.
SANTA FE COUNTY MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH COUNCIL OFFICE
Free resource directory available.
995-9527.
SANTAFECHILDREN.COM
A comprehensive online resource for Santa
Fe families. Get info on schools, summer
and after-school programs, toy, book and
clothing stores, kid-friendly restaurants,
events calendar and much more! Rate and
review listings too!
TEMPORARY CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
Short-term child care placement for families
in crisis or transition. 428-1610.
VILLA THERESE CATHOLIC CLINIC
Free medical services for well and sick
children, including immunizations, medicine
and formula. Dental, foot and eye
exams for adults and children. Donation
suggested. Call for appointment. 219
Cathedral Place, 983-8561.
YOUTH SHELTERS
The Clinical Services Center provides
free therapy for children, teens and
families. YS also provides emergency
shelter, transitional living, and street
outreach for homeless youth. All
services are free. Nonprofit. Main: 9830586. 24-hour shelter: 438-0502.
VOLUNTEERS
CASA
Join 85+ CASA volunteers (Court Appointed
Special Advocates) who advocate for over
250 abused and neglected children in Santa
Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties. Make
a permanent difference in the life of a foster
child. No prior experience needed, but
application required. Call 820-1500 or e-mail
[email protected]. www.casafirst.org.
ESPAÑOLA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
Volunteers of all ages are needed to
provide love and care for cats and kittens,
walk dogs, staff the pet food pantry, paint
murals, help with gardening and assist with
special events. Children are welcome to
volunteer when accompanied by an adult.
Call Nina at 470-1278.
FOSTER A FUTURE
Abused and neglected children in custody
need short or long term foster care or adoptive
homes. Foster parents receive a monthly
stipend and financial help with child care.
Foster and adoptive parent training takes
place evenings and weekends and is free.
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families
Department. 24 hours a day. (800) 432-2075.
MANY MOTHERS
Would you enjoy providing friendly
mentoring and support to new mothers?
Volunteers are needed a few flexible hours
per week. Bilingual encouraged but not
required. Call 670-1106.
SANTA FE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Adult and teen volunteers are needed to
come in on a regular basis for two to four
hours weekly. Help children interact with
museum exhibits inside and outside. Assist
visiting artists and scientists, work in the
museum shop and belay on our climbing wall.
Staff provides monthly orientation and training
sessions for new volunteers. Call 989-8359, ext.
117, for more information.
PARENTS REACHINg OUT
For families with children (birth to age 21)
with unique needs, or any family, offering
support, encouragement, information
and resources. 1-800-524-5176.
PROJECT ANN
Free vision and dental services
(including eye exams and glasses,
dental cleanings, fillings and x-rays) for
any family that cannot afford these
services. Call Maria E. Bueno, Project
ANN office (Ayudando Nuestros Niños –
Helping Our Children), 467-1573.
QUAKER HOUSE
Silent Worship. Community, Simplicity,
Peace, Equality, Truth. 10:30 a.m.
Sundays, 1730 Camino Carlos Rey
North. Meeting in a green-built space
accessible to all. Childcare for little
ones. 438-0729.
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEgE
Early Childhood Development Program:
428-1354, 6401 Richards Avenue. Early
Childhood Multicultural Education:
Credit and noncredit classes and
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Get Ready for a Summer of Fun!!
Campers 5 - 12 years old | CIT program for teens 13 - 15 years old
June 14 - August 6 | Mon-Fri 7:30am - 6:00pm
Location: Larragoite Elementary 1604 Agua Fria
HOW MUCH?
ALSO REQUIRED:
$110/week or $30/day
* $20 YMCA Camp Fee for 2 camp t-shirts,
or $400 for 4 weeks
a YMCA Backpack and Waterbottle
• Activities include: Physical activities, arts & crafts, field trips, swimming, science, cooking, social activities, music &
movement and character counts. Special events and guest visitors are also part of the program.
Year round OPEN ENROLLMENT! Now Accepting NEW Registrations!!
Preschool Program offered for children 3 - 5 years old - Must be potty trained!
Toddler Program offered for 2 year olds beginning this summer
is now accepting registrations for the waiting list.
Location: in Tierra Contenta off Country Club Road and Jaguar Drive
• YMCA Preschool and Toddler Program runs year round and only closes for 8 major holidays
• YMCA Preschool and Toddler Program operates Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Children must bring a sack lunch; morning snacks will be provided by the YMCA
• YMCA Preschool Program fees are $130.00 per 5-day week, with YMCA membership
YMCA Toddler Program fees are $150.00 per 5-day week, with YMCA membership
Financial assistance is available to families who qualify through CYFD Child Care assistance
After School Program offered for K-6th grade children
Locations: Chaparral Elementary, Piñon Elementary, Atalaya Elementary,
(with Acequia Madre Elementary and Wood Gormley Elementary bused to Atalaya)
• YMCA After School Program runs during the school year and closes when school closes
• YMCA After School Program activities: Homework Help, Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Science,
Physical Activity Games, Sports Conditioning, Special Guests & Activities, and Field Trips
• YMCA After School Program operates during the school year and follows the school district calendar days of operation
• YMCA After School Program Fees are $60 per week
Program Registration:
Please call the YMCA office at 424-8077
Our Mission:
To promote and develop personal and family well-being — spiritual,
mental and physical. The YMCA helps people of all ages, ethnic groups, and faiths to
reach their potential, to have fun, to lead healthy lives, and to exhibit good character,
enriching the quality of lives in our communities.