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Summer 2017

Somos Nós: Infusing Brazil into the Classroom
June 20 – 23, 2017
University of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
LARC, along with Vanderbilt and the University of Georgia, is sponsoring a workshop on Brazilian culture and teaching Portuguese. K-16 educators of any discipline and grade-level are welcome to apply to attend this 5 day institute. Throughout the week, educators will work to develop interdisciplinary curricula, which they can bring back to their schools to teach and share with colleagues. The workshop will focus on the environment. Visit the institute website for more information or the registration page.

Teaching Cuban Culture & Society: A Summer Educator Institute in Cuba
June 17 – July 1, 2017
Havana, Cuba
LARC, the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, and Primary Source present a K-12 educator summer study abroad program. This two-week program provides the unique opportunity to work on developing lesson plans while exploring the sights and sounds of a nation and people that remain obscured behind political rhetoric and misinformation. Don't miss the chance to witness the changes occurring on the island and to bring your experience back to your students in the classroom. Visit the institute website for more information. 

Summer Reading at the Pebbles Center Algiers
June 13th, 2017 – August 8th, 2017
Celebrate and learn about Latin America with your kids through the Stone Center's Pebble Center at the Algiers Regional branch of the New Orleans Public Library for bilingual story time. Our summer story hour will take place in June, July, and August on the second Tuesday of every month at 10:30 AM. All books are read in English and Spanish and readings are followed by an activity based on the book. Past books include Counting Ovejas, Drum Dream Girl, and Mango, Abuela, and Me. Readings are free and open to the public. Recommended ages 0-5 and parents!

Spring 2017

Teaching Latin America through New Orleans: A K-12 Educator Workshop
100A Jones Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2017
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
This workshop focuses on the longstanding connections between Latin America and New Orleans. Topics will include economic, cultural, and political connections between New Orleans and Latin America. The workshop will include overviews of curricula which examine these connections and additional resources for teaching about these issues. Visit the workshop webpage for more information.

14th Annual Maya Symposium Educator Workshop
March 3, 2017
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
This workshop, organized in conjunction with the Tulane Maya Symposium will explore various aspects of the ancient Maya and the ways in which the Maya can be explored in the classroom. More details will be forthcoming as the workshop approaches. Visit the workshop page for more information or the Maya Symposium webpage.

Teaching Haiti: K-12 Educator Workshop
April 8, 2017
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
This workshop will highlight the rarely studied but important Caribbean nation of Haiti. The workshop will focus on cultural traditions, particularly the music and dance of Haiti.

Fall 2016

Finding Diverse Voices through the Américas Award: A Teacher Workshop
Mulebone Restaurant, Washington, D.C.
September 22, 2016
6:30 – 8:30 PM
This K-12 educator workshop will focus on the diversity of literature recognized as part of the Américas Book Award. The workshop will feature the work of Alma Flor Ada who will discuss the use of her books for teaching about Cuba, and Ashley Hope Perez who will present resources for teaching about her 2016 award winning book, Out of Darkness. For more information visit the workshop webpage.

Day of the Dead Teacher Workshop at the Ogden
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
October 5, 2016
5:30 – 7:30 PM
This workshop will focus on the Day of the Dead altar on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and provide resources for teachers about creating their own altar for the classroom. For more information visit the workshop webpage.

Day of the Dead Across the Americas: Peru
100A Jones Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
October 8, 2016
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Learn about traditions of Dia de los Difuntos, as Day of the Dead is called in Peru, and the ways in which this pan-American tradition is celebrated in Peru. This workshop will highlight the pre-Columbian roots of the tradition and the music which accompanies the celebrations. For more information visit the workshop webpage.