Del Tingo al Tango

Camp Del Tingo al Tango!

*Del Tingo al Tango: A la Vuelta del Mundo" means "From Here to There: Around the World." Through the lens of the world and hands-on activities we hope to reveal the magic that is all around us and ignite a spark for learning that hopefully will last a lifetime.*

Contact campalamos@gmail.com

Jumping for joy over new t-shirts!

Week 1

Making team banners on the first day

Week 1 (16th-20th): The summer camp Del Tingo al Tango is off to a booming start! We began classes this week at the Casa de la Cultura in Science, Geography, Art/Music and English. The five week program focuses on the world around us and offers new experiences to the children through hands-on activities such as science labs, games, songs, and art.

Morning and afternoon classes allow students from both sessions at Bartolomé M. Salido and La Revolución to participate. Classes run from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on Monday & Wednesdays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. on Tuesday & Thursdays. There are more than 250 participants and 5 teachers. For additional information or questions please email campAlamos@gmail.com.

Learning harmonies and the "do-re-mi" scale

Geography Class

Week 2

Predator-prey M & M game

Week 2 (23rd-27th): Another fun week with Del Tingo al Tango! We studied the biomes and North American cultures, did an experiment on electricity with balloons and jello, learned about feelings and colors in English and began reading music and singing in choir. On Friday free day we played soccer and basketball and ended with a small camp fire, roasting marshmallows and hotdogs. What a fun week!

We still need volunteers for the afternoon session, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. on Tuesday & Thursdays. We are also accepting "guest stars" from the community to teach one lesson on science, music, art, or dance. Email campAlamos@gmail.com for more information.

Biome drawings

English Class

Skits about feelings

Week 3

Community trash collection

Week 3 (30th-3rd): More than half-way through the camp Del Tingo al Tango! This week’s theme was community sustainability and recycling. We cleaned up the street and made artwork out of recycled water bottles, designed ideal societies, and learned about families for English class. On Friday free day we took an epic photo at the Mirador and then had a town-wide scavenger hunt. Another exciting week!

We are nearing the end of our program (June 17^th), but are still accepting "guest stars" from the community to teach one lesson on science, music, art, or dance. Email campAlamos@gmail.com for more information.

Turning trash into art: recycling bottle flowers

Close up on recycled art

Week 4

Family tree lesson in English class

Week 4 (6th-10th): This week an awesome guest star, Francoise Evans, taught zumba: a fun combination of reggaeton, salsa, and other Latin dances. In Geography, students held artifacts from all over the world and used them as inspiration for drawings and collages. The focus for Science was on oil spills, concluding with a hands-on cleanup experiment. In Music class, students worked together on a French song, studying rounds and harmonies. In a ‘Farmer’s Market Activity,’ everyone sold snacks for fake ‘dollars’ to learn English food and money vocabulary. Finally, students planned out their performances for the final event. We can’t believe it’s almost over!

Understanding environmental issues

Drawing ocean habitats

Dancing

Week 5

Zumba dancing with Francoise

Week 5 (13th-17th): Last week of the camp Del Tingo al Tango. This week we performed squid dissections and learned about layers of light and life within the oceans. We also continued with zumba, made paper lanterns each with a wish, and practiced our dances, songs, and speeches for the final event. A big thank you to everyone who contributed. We were lucky to receive so much community support and to have such wonderful participation from our students and volunteers. We’ll miss you!

Squid Dissection

Learning about conservation and anatomy

Art class: Mask-making and identity

Friday Free Days

Photo shoot at the Mirador

Before the scavenger hunt

Campfire stories and roasting marshmallows

Anniversary of the Casa de la Cultura and Final Event

Brainstorming for the finale

Art show and program description

Student speeches

Bottle flowers on display

Friends forever diplomas

Continued Outreach

Enriching children’s perspectives on connectivity with bird life

The four week program capitalized on the artistic and musical atmosphere of this colonial town, nominated a World Heritage Site. Alamos residents and visitors are passionate about nature; Del Tingo al Tango ignited such passion among the youth, strengthening an appreciation for bird life through science and art projects.

The name, Del Tingo al Tango extends an invitation to kids to travel “from here to there,” while becoming immersed in the unique natural landscape of the Sierra de Alamos. Participants were not kept inside memorizing from books; instead they were motivated to observe, reflect and have fun outdoors. Every day acted as a reminder that they are part of nature and to enjoy childhood as the stage in life of promise. They promised to take a stand about the environment and learned that their beliefs and actions can make a difference.

Pronatura Noroeste A.C. joined forces with local groups to pioneer this outreach effort as the beginning of a yearly program. All agencies aimed to enhance environmental education using non-traditional curricula comprised of three key elements: an intimate relation with nature, critical thinking about regional cultural attitudes, and a sense of wonder. The five elements of Del Tingo al Tango that linked activities to bird appreciation were landscape, childhood memories, discovery, patterns, and senses.

Week 1 (Flying over Alamos):

Landscape is now a word understood by all the children attending the program. Participants explored “landscapes” as a sense of place in their lives, synonymous with everything from every day acquaintances to survival. Children were eager to describe their favorite places and create landscapes made from sound, smell, sight and touch.

Week 2 (Bird watching trip: Child encounter of a bird kind):

Children hiked hills full of leafless trees, gaining a tactile lesson on deciduous flora and learning firsthand how to tolerate the heat and dryness which permeate the ecosystem. They also began to understand the diverse roles of birds and their interactions with more than 730 species of tropical and desert wildlife. A focus group attended a half-day workshop entitled “King of Birds.” Participants created a collection of postcards, capturing the beauty of birds, evident in everything from ecology to myths.

Week 3 (An epic promise to ourselves: An unforgettable child memory):

Kids worked together to form artistic expressions of their dreams, fears, questions, beliefs, and favorite things. Everyone was astonished by the art of pollination and the mystery involved in flowers names.

Week 4 (Tunes, melodies and rhythms we can follow):

A piano recital and art exhibit concluded the program. Displays included reflections on wildlife preservation, artistic expressions rooted from deep convictions. Guests experienced each artist’s search for the meaning and connectivity of patterns; as patterns are the only constant in nature.