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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 | 1 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 4, 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 3, 2010 6:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 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 2, 2009 6:57 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 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 6, 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 8, 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

El Papalote Mini-Olympics

Friday morning, the primary and secondary students at El Papalote School competed against eachother in an abbreviated track and field meet. The top finishers in each event will be going on to represent Comunidad El Papalote in a large inter-scholastic Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:41 PM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Cole Gets His Yellow Belt!!

Big news for all of you following the physical, intellectual and emotional development of my children! Psst...that's you Grandma ;) Cole received his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do today in a small ceremony at El Papalote School. I was fortunate to be Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:42 PM by Rob Kinnon | 8 Comments

Learn the Art of Drumming in Playa del Carmen

Slowly but surely, more and more cultural events and activities are taking hold in Playa del Carmen. Parque la Ceiba is turning out to be an excellent center for the arts and art education in Playa. Their latest offerings are regular classes in the art Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:32 PM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments