We are so excited to welcome Kate, Noelle, and Katie to our Careyes Foundation team.

Late last night, an intense tropical rainstorm arrived in our turtle sanctuary at Playa Teopa. Large storms tend to increase turtle nesting activities, and our protected beaches received a huge influx of nesting female turtles, known as an arribazón.

During our three-day workshop, 22 children (ages 3-18) learned about local marine ecology and created beautiful works of art. Since these children live in the small coastal village of Arroyo Seco, where many of their parents are fishermen, they were selected for this project to learn about the impact that we as humans have on the ocean and marine life. 

On July 28, we welcomed 38 children (ages 5-15) and parents from Melaque to our Sea Turtle Protection & Conservation Center (STPCC). The children spent the evening with Alejandro Peña, our biologist and STPCC director, who taught them about their important role in sea turtle conservation.

In June and July, our English teachers bid goodbye to our sixth grade students, who will be beginning middle school in the fall. Our team members were able to attend some of the school clausuras (graduation ceremonies) to congratulate their students on their accomplishments and wish them the best of luck in the future educational endeavors.

Last week, our three amazing volunteers completed their year of service with the ?! Careyes Foundation. Christina Buckner, Devra Traiman, and Preethi Raja arrived in Careyes last August to spend the school year with us. Since then, these volunteers all worked tirelessly to make our programs possible and were critical to the success of our team.

During the months of March, April, and May, we brought the magic of science to the students in the communities surrounding Careyes!

On the morning of May 20th, 2017, we set out on our second community bike ride with the children from the elementary and middle schools in the villages of Juan Gil Preciado and Ranchitos.

Ratatouille is on the menu! This month, we had two movie nights, one for the children of Agua Caliente Nueva on May 4th and another for the children of Miguel Hidalgo Viejo on May 18th.

Early this Saturday morning, we did a joint bike ride with students from the two northernmost villages that we work in, San Mateo and Punta Pérula.

In the week leading up to Día del Niño, the official Mexican holiday celebrating children, each of the schools we work with had incredible fiestas to celebrate the holiday dedicated to its students. 

Even though this community bike ride fell on a long weekend, we were pleasantly surprised to be joined by fifty children and four parent volunteers from the villages of Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Villa.

During the month of April we held two movie nights, the first on April 6th for the children from the villages of San Mateo and Juan Gil Preciado, and the second on April 27th for the students from Miguel Hidalgo Nuevo.

After the last day of school before a two-week Easter Break, the ?! Careyes Foundation Team met the children of Arroyo Seco bright and early Saturday morning for another community bike ride.