"Life's a Beach"

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of accompanying Cole's class from El Papalote School on a field trip to the aquarium at Xcaret. Admittedly, we have not spent a great deal of time exploring all that this local cultural park has to offer, but I was surprised to hear that they had an aquarium at all. I'm not sure if it is new or just something ...

This morning, students, parents, teachers and friends of the Ak Lu'um International School community gathered by the ruins in Playacar Phase 1 to mark the beginning of Spring. The Spring or Vernal Equinox was an important and pivotal point in the yearly calendar of our ancient Maya. All indigenous cultures are solar in origin and follow the ...

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 here on the Riviera Maya. They have dabbled in waddle and daub construction, composting ...

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 perfect temperature for a run through the streets on Playa del Carmen. As our daughter attends, ...

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 the facilities and introduced them to a few of the four legged residents of this small ...

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 to make good compost,  How to start plants from seed and transplant seedlings, How to create ...

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 class. I had been receiving information about these classes from the founders Cat and Patti ...

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 be in your house, gently used, and those items are more than welcome! Thank you and Happy ...

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 of Australian, Catriona Brown and Canadian, Patti Murphy, both ...

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 of boys from schools all over Playa del Carmen, really gave it their all and pulled out the win ...