Crecer Juntos…Grow Together; new tutoring service offered to Playa del Carmen families.

Do your children struggle with a second language? Do they need help focusing on their schoolwork? Do you simply want your children to be the best students they can be? Crecer Juntos…Grow Together is here to help! Crecer Juntos is a professional educational service in the Mayan Riviera Area helping young people achieve success. Our mission is to provide expert tutoring in a wide array of subjects to students of all ages, inspiring their intellectual curiosity and motivating them to a higher level of understanding and academic success.

Ak Lu’um International School Hosts Spring Fair in Playa del Carmen

This year the Ak Lu’um International School will host its second annual “Feria de Primavera” on March 21st 2009 from 12 noon til 5pm in Pueblo SacBe. Today, Ak Lu’um is blessed to share 16 different nationalities, a fact we are very proud of. Each family will be contributing a dish, food item or beverage typical to their respective home country. These dishes will be presented and sold at the International Food Stands at this year’s fair. Come sample foods from around the world!

By Michele Kinnon

Ak Lu'um International School is ready to  embrace the new school year on their new campus!

After a very successful second year in their temporary Campestre home, Ak Lu’um International School inaugurated their beautiful new and permanent jungle campus with a well attended Open House. A small ceremony was performed to give thanks and bless the new school site as the Ak Lu’um teachers and students launch into a new year of learning and exploration.

By Michele Kinnon

Ak Lu'um International School, in Playa del Carmen, opens one of a kind campus.

Ak Lu'um's new jungle campus is nearly ready and on Monday August 18th they are opening their doors to the community. If you have been investigating the options for your children's education here in Playa del Carmen, Ak Lu'um should be on your short list.

Ak Luum International School in Playa del Carmen Opens Their Jungle Campus! Registration is now open for the 2008-2009 school year.

Ak Lu’um (Mayan for “Our Earth”) International School has just finished up their second school year, and they are moving to their new, and permanent, jungle campus for the 2008-2009 year.

Ak Lu’um International School is a Waldorf based learning program , but also has an extensive global vision in their teaching philosophy. In the 2 short years they have been open they have accomplished and reached their goals beyond expectation. They closed out the 2007-2008 school year with 28 students, and with the opening of their new campus, they will be able to accommodate up to 80 students while still keeping teacher to student ratio low.

A parent shares her experience of educating her children in Mexico.

By: Suzanne Marie Bandick

Do you have a desire to move to Mexico but are just not sure what to do about schooling your children?  The questions keep coming to you . . . . Is the schooling any good? Does anybody speak English? How much does it cost? How do we find out what schools are available to us? What do they do in the school? Will my kids fit in? Is Mexico even safe for the kids?

Ak Lu'um International School Community will be holding an educational workshop for parents in Playa del Carmen.

This will be the last workshop of the year so please come on out and see what Ak Lu'um International School has been up to for their first, and very successful, school year!

By Sara Moen

Educational options for foreigners with children in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.

One of the most frequent e-mails we receive are from families from all parts of the globe who are looking to relocate to Playa del Carmen, or other parts of the Riviera Maya, with their children. Of course prior to making the move they want to research educational options in our area. As a former teacher who has taught both in the United States, as well as here in Playa del Carmen, I thought I would give you all an updated list of options and local area schools.

Ak Lu'um International School slated to start building a new facility for the 2007-2008 school year.

Ak Lu’um International School is beginning to build its permanent site, which will be inaugurated in August 2007. The school grounds, measuring 10,000m2 are 800 meters west of the Playa – Tulum road, just after El Palomar and before the Xcaret turnoff.

As Ak Lu'um plans to open its doors for their first school year in Playa del Carmen the community shows their support.

July 21st. An unusual grey and rainy day; this is the date we have chosen to host our wine and cheese afternoon at Ak Lu'um International School. Predictably the streets flood and we fret about attendance... It is now 6:00 in the afternoon. There are familiar faces and new ones. We feel so lucky to have the support of positive parents, teachers and friends. We chat to our visitors while the children play in the classrooms or splash about in the puddles outside. The garden looks fresh and vibrant and the pool has filled up more than enough with the rain....