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Biointensive Gardening in Playa del Carmen

One Saturday every month, Ak Lu'um International School hosts a workshop called Sustainable Saturdays in which the public is invited to come and get some hands on experience learning about sustainable building and living techniques that can be implemented Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:55 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

1st Annual "Buy Playa 5K for Ak Lu'um" Draws A Great Crowd!

Yesterday, nearly 100 walkers and runners gathered at the Leona Vicario Park in Playa del Carmen to participate in the 1st Annual "Buy Playa San Valentin 5K" to benefit Ak Lu'um International School. The morning air was sharp and cool, the Read More...
Posted Monday, February 15, 2010 9:30 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Papalote Visits Rancho Guadalupana and The Club Hipico

Recently, Cole's class at Papalote took a field trip to visit Rancho Guadalupana and the local riding club in Playa del Carmen. The students were greeted by club owner and well regarded instructor Francisco (Paco) Mogallon who toured the group through Read More...
Posted Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Sustainable Saturdays Continue at Ak Lu'um

Join us on Saturday February 13th 10am - 3pm for the next workshop in the series, "Sustainable Saturdays ' at Ak Lu'um International School. This month, learn the techniques to effective Organic Gardening. The workshops will include: How Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

The Little Mexican Cooking School - A Review

When I received the email last week from Catriona Brown in Puerto Morelos, I really wasn't sure what to expect. An empty seat had come available in her interesting new endeavor, The Little Mexican Cooking School and she invited me to sit in on the Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments

Ak Lu'um International School - Holiday Wishlist

As a non-profit school, Ak Lu'um International School is always in need of donations. We asked the school to compile a Wish List in case any of us would like to give a little something. Attached is the list we received. Some of these items may already Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

New Cooking School Opens in Puerto Morelos

The Little Mexican Cooking School officially hangs out its shingle on December 8th and will continue with what they call ‘cooking class adventures’ every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of April. The school was born as a result of the passions Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:17 PM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Interplaya Youth League Bests Tepeyac 5-1

In a rather surprising and spirited match up, the hodge-podge group of youngsters that makes up the Interplaya community youth team outscored the team from Colegio Tepeyac 5 -1. With just a few weeks of practice under their belts, this group, comprised Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 6:57 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Sustainable Living Workshops in Playa del Carmen

Starting October 24th 2009, Ak Lu'um School will host a series of Sustainable Living Workshops in coordination with BambuSur, a locally owned, ecologically responsible building company. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about sustainable building Read More...
Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 10:41 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Inter Playa Offers Youth Soccer League for Children in Playa del Carmen

Have you been looking for an extracurricular, after school soccer program for your young son(s) ages 6 - 13? Inter Playa, Playa del Carmen's Divisional Soccer team, has begun its own youth league and training program for young boys. The coach, Ramon, Read More...
Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 9:02 AM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments

About Ak Lu'um International School in Playa del Carmen

Greetings "Life's a Beach" readers. This is an article written for the August newsletter for the regional interest website, SacBe . If you haven't yet signed up for an email subscription to receive this informative publication, you can Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:14 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Abyss Dive Center in Playa del Carmen Welcomes Ak Lu'um Students

During the last few days of the school year, when many of the foreign students have already returned to their home countries for the summer break, the remaining children are treated to all kinds of fun activities. One such extracurricular outing is a Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:08 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Fabulous Wine Tasting to Benefit Ak Lu'um

Saturday evening, friends and supporters of Ak Lu'um International School gathered at Ajua Maya Restaurant on Calle 4 for an intimate wine tasting presented by Ricardo Garcia, owner of one of Playa del Carmen's best wine purveyors, Off the Vine Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:33 AM by Rob Kinnon | 6 Comments

Molletes - Mexican Comfort Food

One of the things I have enjoyed about having my children in the preschool classes at El Papalote School is the lunch program. Rather than each child bringing his or her individual lunch everyday, each mother caters lunch for the entire class one day Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:35 PM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments

Kids' Carnaval on La Quinta!!

Last Friday, the pre-school classes of El Papalote School, Playgroup through K3, gathered near Calle Corazon for a bicycle parade down 5th Avenue in Playa del Carmen. In the spirit of Carnaval, the children were all in costume, their bikes decorated accordingly, Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 5 Comments
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