Wel­come to Casa Gua­na­ju­ato Quad Cities

Fiesta Camp 2013 — Apply NOW

Fiesta Camp is a dual-language based sum­mer camp that focuses on the devel­op­ment of edu­ca­tion, Span­ish lan­guage skills, Eng­lish lan­guage skills, and lead­er­ship. See Fiesta Camp Flyer [Eng/Esp].

Our bi-lingual camp coun­selors will edu­cate, com­mu­ni­cate, and inter­act with campers in Eng­lish and Span­ish through­out the summer.

Fiesta Camp will fea­ture 8 themed weeks of pro­gram­ming and activ­ity as well as field trips to a vari­ety of spots in the Quad Cities.  More Info

Cel­e­brate Dia De Los Niños with Casa QC and the Moline Library — Apr 30

El Dia Del Los Niños/El Dia De Los Libros — Children’s Day/Book Day is April 30. Cel­e­brate with Casa QC and the Moline Pub­lic Library by par­tic­i­pat­ing in our con­tests. Col­or­ing con­tests are avail­able for those in pre-school through 2nd grade. Essay, poster and pinata con­tests are also avail­able. Prizes will be awarded. Click the links below for more infor­ma­tion on each contest.

Col­or­ing Con­test Sheets — Preschool;  Kinder­garten;  1st Grade;  2nd Grade

Other Con­tests — Essay Con­test;  Poster Con­test;  Piñata Con­test

Casa is Grow­ing! — Employ­ment Opportunities

Casa QC has just posted some new posi­tions. Come grow with us!

Check out our Employ­ment Page to down­load job descrip­tions and full details.  Don’t miss out…join us on our excit­ing journey!

The renowned Logan Square Neigh­bor­hood Asso­ci­a­tion “Par­ent Men­tor” pro­gram, high­lighted in the Today Show “Edu­ca­tion Nation” pro­gram and sub­ject of three books, is expand­ing across Illi­nois. With a grant of $1 mil­lion from the Illi­nois State Board of Edu­ca­tion the Par­ent Men­tor pro­gram will expand to 44 schools in 13 com­mu­ni­ties across Illi­nois, includ­ing Chicago, Aurora, Moline, East Moline, Niles, Bol­ing­brook, and Bridgeview. The Illi­nois Coali­tion for Immi­grant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) admin­is­ters the expanded pro­gram.  [Full Press Release]

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Casa Stu­dios Now Open

Casa QC is proud to help strengthen the Quad Cities com­mu­nity in many dif­fer­ent ways.  Casa Stu­dios has just opened and is offer­ing a vari­ety of exer­cise classes for all ages to help improve the body and the mind.

Bilin­gual instruc­tors will offer instruc­tion in yoga, cardio-fitness, Zumba, and mar­tial arts.  Yoga classes are even avail­able for par­ents and chil­dren [0–10 years-old] to help build srong and healthy families.

Check out the Casa Stu­dios web­site and Face­book page for more info.

Why Bilin­guals Are Smarter

Speak­ing two lan­guages rather than just one has obvi­ous prac­ti­cal ben­e­fits in an increas­ingly glob­al­ized world. But in recent years, sci­en­tists have begun to show that the advan­tages of bilin­gual­ism are even more fun­da­men­tal than being able to con­verse with a wider range of people.

Being bilin­gual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a pro­found effect on your brain, improv­ing cog­ni­tive skills not related to lan­guage and even shield­ing against demen­tia in old age.  READ MORE

Get started early by enrolling your 2–5 year old in Casa de los Ninos bilin­gual pre-k.

La Cat­rina Showcase 

Thanks to every­one who attended Dia de los Muer­tos on Novem­ber 2.  Nearly 300 attended the event which fea­tured La Cat­rina and alters com­mem­o­rat­ing lost loved ones. 

For more infor­ma­tion on the event, see the cov­er­age from the Daily Dis­patch arti­cle.

Casa QC Offer­ing Bilin­gual Pre-K

Why is bilin­gual edu­ca­tion so impor­tant?  Watch this video:

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Casa de los Ninos, the Quad-Cities’ first all-day bilin­gual early child­hood learn­ing cen­ter is now enrolling new stu­dents, 2–5 years old, for full-day and half-day pro­grams.  309–571-1123

Chil­dren Find Direc­tion Through Mar­tial Art

Kids age 6–12 are invited to par­tic­i­pate in Shorinji Kempo, a Japan­ese mar­tial art that teaches dis­ci­pline and honor.  Classes are held on Mon­day and Wednes­day evenings for kids and adults.

Jeff Cruz and Chris Cacari vol­un­teer as instruc­tors to lead the pro­gram which is held at Casa Stu­dios, 1527 6 Ave, Moline.  

Read the July 29 story from The Dis­patch on the pos­i­tive effects that can come from study­ing kempo.

Call Jeff or Chris for more infor­ma­tion and to sign up for classes. Jeff — 309–236-7952; Chris — 563–529-4487