There are only eight weeks until our next workshop, and although space is filling up we do have room for one more participant. Besides being project-based learning experiences, our workshops are also a lot of fun for both students and mentors. And why not? We’re on the shores of a deep blue lake, doing creative [...]
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La Anitqua | Santiago Atitlan | June 25th – July 1, 2011 This June our 6th Design4Kids workshop returns to Santiago Atilan where we’ll again be working with an amazingly talented group from Fotokids. If you’re an adventurous soul in search of an exceptional international travel encounter, consider joining us. Each Design4Kids week-long event teams [...]
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Design4Kids 6 “The Save Girls Workshop” June 12 – 18, 2011, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala One of Fotokids new programs is called The Save Girls Project. It is a three year program which addresses the lack of educational and employment opportunities for young women living in some of the poorest most violent urban slums [...]
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With only two weeks until the next Design4Kids workshop (December 5 – 13) I’ve decided to start blogging to build momentum. Today’s feature is an award winning photograph by David Ixbalán. David is 17 years old and he wants to be a graphic designer. A student in the Fotokids after-school program he has been nurturing [...]
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The sunshine came out to bless our final day of the second Design4Kids workshop. Eric Lolkema lead an outdoor portrait lighting class in the morning. Then in the afternoon the students presented their proposal to their client representatives from IMAP. The presentation went very well and the client was pleased. We heard a day or [...]
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