Studio Del Creador

IN 2023, WE OFFERED A TOTAL OF 158 FREE CLASSES WITHIN STUDIO DEL CREADOR, EACH LASTING BETWEEN 6-12 WEEKS. THESE CLASSES COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, FROM PAINTING TO BAKING, PROVIDING VALUABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAM WAS ENRICHED BY THE PARTICIPATION OF 69 VOLUNTEERS FROM TECATE WHO SHARED THEIR TALENTS AND EXPERTISE, MAKING OUR CLASSES DIVERSE AND VIBRANT. OUR ART PROGRAM IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS GRADUATED FROM A "PILOT PROGRAM" TO A FORMAL PROGRAM ENDORSED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS EXPANSION ALLOWED US TO REACH AN ADDITIONAL 721 CHILDREN ACROSS 10 DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, COMPARED TO 100 STUDENTS IN 2022. THIRTY-ONE PARENT VOLUNTEERS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING OUR ART PROGRAM IN THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIGHLIGHTING THE COMMUNITY-WIDE SUPPORT FOR OUR INITIATIVES. IN 2023, OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS CONTINUED TO BE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, WITH OUR SPACE REACHING CAPACITY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING THE TALENTS AND CREATIVITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE OFFERED A FREE 6-MONTH BEAUTY SCHOOL PROGRAM TO 100 WOMEN, TRAINING THEM AS PROFESSIONAL NAIL TECHNICIANS AND MAKE-UP ARTISTS. THIS INITIATIVE NOT ONLY PROVIDED VALUABLE SKILLS BUT ALSO EMPOWERED THESE WOMEN TO PURSUE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. FIFTEEN STUDENTS EMBARKED ON OUR YEAR-LONG BIBLE DISCIPLESHIP COURSE, WITH FOUR ALREADY GRADUATING AND FIVE UNDERGOING WATER BAPTISM. THESE MILESTONES REPRESENT NOT ONLY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BUT ALSO SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND COMMITMENT. STUDIO DEL CREADOR CONTINUED TO BE A BEACON OF CREATIVITY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN TECATE.