Back to School between sales, offers and big lines of people...

Vacations are over. The seven weeks went by flying: summer camps, the beach, visiting relatives, specially grandpa and grandma. Mothers are now immersed in sunamis of sales to buy text books, notebooks, etc. Soriana offers them electronic money; Apple computers will give them an I POD if they buy a computer, but only to teachers and students! Telmex will give them 6 months of free internet connection and local satationery stores try to survive to such a great wave of generosity counting on the fact of being right there, where we need them, close to our vecinity, which means we can skip long errands, noise, smog, and parking tickets in Guadalajara!
This year classes will start in the Lake Chapala ara with the educational options we already know: Kinder Don Bosco, Kinder Tohui, Montesori, Colegio de Chapala, Colegio Octavio Paz, Instituto Loyola, Roosevelt School, and two new options: one offered in the well known campus of Instituto Tecnol¢gico Superior de Chapala, with its Rector from Jocotepec, Lic. Jaime Jos‚maria Rangel Huerta recently appointed by Jalisco's governor, Francisco Ramirez Acu¤a. This institution offers Computing Systems Engeniering, Electronics engeniering, and industrial engeniering. If you were doubting, it is time to decide . Two generations have graduated from Instituto Tecnol¢gico, and the graduates have already a permanent job in Guadalajara or here! You can visit the Tecnologico's campus from monday to Friday from 9 am to5 pm . The adress is: Libramiento Chapala-Ajijic, 200. Their phone number is 766 4758 up to 62.
For younger students who wish to attend a bilingual Elementary or Junior high school, there is a new option: Instituto Terranova. They will be receiving students until the beginning of the school year in August 21st . This institution was able to set up everything from scratch in just three months thanks to the advise and support of Instituto de Ciencias the prestigious Jesuit school in Guadalajara. For more information you may visit their website: www.institutoterranova.org.mx Or stop by and see their campus in Rio Lerma, 19, Rancho del Oro in Ajijic. We are very impressed to see the proffesionality with which this new institution is moving ahead. Two weeks ago we went to take a few pictures of the staff in their updating seminar. All the teachers and staff are very enthusiastic. The contractor, Mr. Cuevas is about to finish some adaptations the building need. You could see people replacing grass in the soccer field and heavy machinery getting the basketball and volleyball courts ready. The principal, Aurora Espinosa, told us that besides the programs required by the oficial education authorities, they will offer evening artistic, cultural and sports programs such as dance, teathre, music, photography painting, swimming computer skills, basketball, volley ball, etc., and this programs will be open to students and parents from the Lakeside area in general. She told us that Instituto Terranova comes into existence as a school committed with the social programs of the area, giving priority to making the students and their parents aware of the need to get involved and collaborate for the betterment of all aspects of the surroundings of our hometown.
Kinder Don Bosco, in La Floresta, very well known for the special attention its Principal and owner pays to details in the formation of the little ones, and for the many nationalities of the children who attend the school,offers 25% discount to thos who register during the month of August. In Jocotepec the Antonia Palomares school offers a high academic level program from kindergarden to junior high school. Even though this is not a bilingual school English is taught. Computing is an important subject in this school You can visit their site: www.colegioantoniapalomares.edu.mx or pay a visit to their campus in Miguel Araiza,170, Jocotepec o call them up: 387 7632517. Mirta Palomares, grandaughter of the founder of the school will be pleased to attend you.