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Cada semana las maestras Mariana, Caitlin, Reyna y Isela ofrecen la clase de jardinería y cocina para que nuestros estudiantes prueban cosas nuevas, celebran sus raíces culturales, aprendan como cocinar sus propios cultivo y realizan elecciones mas saludables y nutritivas para ellos mismos y sus familias. Durante el invierno exploramos juntos tópicos en nutrición y hicimos varias recetas que puede darse ideas para el desayuno, el almuerzo, la cena y snacks nutritivos. A disfrutar!

Ponche Navideño

El ponche de frutas navideño es una infusión que se consume en Guatemala y México tradicionalmente durante las posadas y en la Nochebuena. Generalmente su preparación se realiza en grandes cantidades para ser servido durante estas reuniones típicas de la época decembrina e invernal.

• 3 Litros de agua
• 1 libra de tejocote(fresco o de frasco)
• 1 libra de guayaba
• 1 libra de cañas picadas
• 1/2 libra de ciruelas pasas
• 4 rodajas grandes de canela
• 5 manzanas amarillas
• 1 puñodito de Jamaica(opcional)
• 1 1/2 taza de azúcar o al gusto

Pasos

Pones a hervir la agua en una olla. Le agregas la canela, las cañas y la jamaica. Después le agregas los tejocotes pelados(o con cáscara si prefieres). Le agregas el azúcar, las ciruelas pasas, y al final le agregas la guayaba y manzana hasta que hierva. Dejalo hervir por unos diez minutos más. Servir caliente. A disfrutar!

Melee de Verduras

El melee de Verduras es una buena opción para desayuno o cena. Experimenta con la mezcla de verduras que usas. Los estudiantes disfrutaron mucho las que usamos en esta receta!

• 3 cucharadas grandes de aceite de oliva
• 1 cebolla, picada
• pizca de pimienta
  
• pizca de sal
  
• pizca de Adobo
• 1 cabeza de brocoli, picado
• 2 tazas de espinacas, picadas
• 1/2 libra de jitomates cherries, partidos en dos
• 1 pimiento rojo, picado
• 6 huevos

Pasos

Caliente un sartén a fuego medio y agrega 3 cucharadas de aceite de oliva. Fries la cebolla picada con el pimienta, sal y Adobo. Cuando la cebolla esta cocida, agregue el brocoli picado, los jitomates cherries, y el pimiento rojo. Deja los cocinar hasta que están blandas. Agregue las espinacas a la mezcla y tapa el sartén para un minuto. Cuando las espinacas están blandas, mezcla 6 huevos en un bol y viertes los huevos sobre las verduras. Tapa el sartén y déjalo cocinar por 3-5 minutos. Cuando los huevos están cocida, apaga el fuego y cortado en pedazo. Sirve inmediatamente y a disfrutar!

Pan Frances con Frutas

¿Por qué “huevos y pan tostado” suenan como cena, pero, aunque tenga los mismos ingredientes “El pan francés” no suena así? ¡Esperamos cambiar eso! Prueba utilizar diferentes tipos de pan pero asegúrate que sea por lo menos integral!

Ingredientes

• 2 huevos grandes
• ¾ taza de leche
• ¼ cucharadita de extracto de vainilla
• ⅛ cucharadita de canela molida
• cucharadas de aceite vegetal o mantequilla sin sal
• 6 rebanadas de pan integral, de avena o pan de canela y pasas
• Miel o miel de maple(1-2 cucharada grande por rebanada)

Pasos

Parte los huevos en el tazón. Agrega la leche, extracto de vainilla y canela, y bate con el tenedor hasta que se mezcle. Coloca la sartén sobre la estufa, agrega el aceite o la mantequilla, y sube el fuego a temperatura media. Remoja el pan, una rebanada a la vez, en la mezcla de huevo, cubriendo ambos lados de cada rebanada. Si hay mucha mezcla de huevo en el pan, escúrrelo sobre el tazón. Cuando la sartén esté caliente, cuidadosamente agrega 2 rebanadas del pan cubierto con huevo y cocina hasta que quede dorado de ambos lados, como 3 minutos. Repite con el pan que queda. Sirve inmediatamente con jarabe de maple.

Pescado con Verduras y Arroz Integral

• Filetes de Pescado(tilapia o salmón)
• Aluminio
• Mayonesa
• Adobo
• Cebolla, picada
• Jitomates, en rodajas
• Hojas de Epazote
• Arroz Integral

Pasos

Primera, unta una hoja de aluminio con mayonesa. Después pone un filete de pescado de su preferencia encima de la mayonesa. (En la clase cocinamos filetes de tilapia.) Pones capas de cebolla, jitomate y al final hojas de epazote encima del filete. Envuelva el filete en el aluminio y cocinalos en una sartén caliente(dejalos cocinar 7-10 minutos a cada lado). Déja los paquetes a enfriar por unos minutos. Abrelos y sírvelos con arroz integral. A disfrutar!

Ensalada de Atún con Verduras

• 6 latas de atún
• 4 papas amarillas de tamaño mediano, hervidos y cortadas en cubitos
• 1 bolista de zanahorias babies, picadas
• Chícharos frescos, descascarados
• 1 taza de mayonesa
• una pizca de sal
• una piza de pimienta
• Chiles en vinagre(opcional)
• Tostadas

Pasos

Hierves 4 papas medianos hasta que estén cocidos. Cuando se enfríen cortalas en cubitos de 1 pulgada. Pica un bolsita de zanahorias babies. Descascara una libra de chícharos. En un bol grande agregas el atún, la mayonesa, la sal y pimienta, y todos las verduras cortadas. Mezcla todo bien. Sirve en tostadas con chiles en vinagre. A disfrutar!

Guacamole al Molcajete con Chips

• 2 aguacates
• 1 diente de ajo pequeño
• 1 pieza de jitomate, picado
• 1/2 cebolla mediana, picada
• 2 cucharaditas de aceite de olivo
• sal al gusto
• limón
• 5 ramas de cilantro, desinfectado y picado

Pasos

Se muele el ajo en el molcajete con poca sal. Se agregan los aguacates. Se muelen. Se agrega el jitomate, la cebolla y el cilantro ya picados. El aceite de olivo y unas gotas de limón. Sal al gusto. Servir con chips.

Agua Fresca de Piña con Menta

• 1 Piña, picada
• Un puño de hojas de menta,
• 1/2 taza de azúcar
• Aproximadamente 1 1/2 litro agua

Pasos

Se muele la piña con un poco de agua, la menta y el azúcar. Se cuela en una jarra. Se la agrega el agua a la mezcla. Se prueba de azúcar y listo! Refrigerada es mejor!

Pie de Limón

• 1 Lata de leche evaporada
• 1 Lata de leche condensada
• 1/2 vaso de jugo de limón
• Paquete y media de galleta amarillas

Pasos

Se muele las leches y el jugo juntos en una licuadora. Se pone un poco de la mezcla en una charola de aluminio para empezar. Pone una capa de galletas en la charola, luego una capa de la mezcla de leche y limón y sigue sucesivamente hasta que termina con la mezcla. Se muelen algunas galletas y se espolvorean para terminarla. Guarda dos horas en el refrigerador y a disfrutar!

Norristown, PA. February 14, 2019.

During the month of February 16 students of the CCATE High School group directed by Dr. Holly Link, Director of Educational Programs and Participatory Research, are taking the class of “Environmental Video Game” with Dr. Mamta Shah with Drexel University.

The partnership between Drexel University and CCATE is part of CCATE’s strategic planning of creating college opportunities to our students while in High School.

Every Wednesday of the month of February, Drexel University send a bus to pick the Students and Dr. Link, they arrive to the center where they are discovering and learning the dynamics of micro components, establishing communication between them and without a script developing systems. (Will continue…)

The sky is the limit in the journey of the Monarch Butterfly!

Over the last two weeks 45 CCATE students and 20 adults have dedicated their afternoons and evenings to the creation of “Libertad” the Monarch Butterfly; a piñata that represents the powerful symbol of migration. “Indeed there is no better symbol” said community member Carmen Marcet. The monarch has long been a symbol of migration and has become the iconic image of immigrants rights groups in North America. Each year millions of monarch butterflies migrate 3,000 miles from the Northern U.S. and Canada to Central Mexico to overwinter, freely crossing borders along their way. The monarch butterfly exemplifies this hope and freedom for migrants who embark on long journeys themselves.

On any given night you could find parents, teachers and students gathered around two tables at the Center of Culture, Art, Training and Education designing, constructing, engineering and painting the hundreds of papier mache pieces that would eventually come together in the beautiful form of “Libertad” the Monarch Butterfly Piñata. Obed Arango, Director and teacher at CCATE said of the process: “In CCATE our collective knowledge is comprehensive and should be shared. What we have discovered as a community is that by joining our talents and dreams we work toward creating a beautiful harmony.”

“The collective creation of a work of art fills me with pride.” said Diana Larisgoitia, another teacher and community member. “I pray that I will be able to work with the community for many years to come.”

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The piñata was on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art last Friday during the annual Feliz Navidad celebration hosted by the Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia and the Mexican Cultural Center of Philadelphia. Along with 6 other piñatas, the monarch butterfly floated high above the great stair hall, spinning in perfect harmony with Alexander Calder’s floating three dimensional mobile ‘Ghost’. The crowd gathered on the stairs swayed and clapped to the music of Jarana Beat, a Mexican Roots music group that fuses elements of Mexico’s African and Amerindian traditions with salsa, cumbia, and other contemporary music in its present-day take on folkloric music. The night ended with a rousing rendition of ‘La rama’ with the adults and children dancing and singing along to the lyrics of the traditional folk song: “Naranjas y limas, limas y limones. Más linda es la Virgen, que todas las flores.”(Oranges and limes, limes and lemons. The virgin is more beautiful, than all of the flowers.”)

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At the end of the festive evening, the CCATE community was awarded the third place prize by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia and Mexican Cultural Center of Philadelphia. “It looked impressive” said Arango before departing the museum with a group of CCATE families traveling back to Norristown. “It dominated the sky and gave a powerful message on migration. The community did an amazing job. Viva la comunidad!!! Photos by Obed Arango and Caitlin Brady El cielo es el limite en el viaje de la mariposa monarca!

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Durante las últimas dos semanas 45 estudiantes de CCATE y 20 adultos han dedicado sus tardes y noches a la creación de “Libertad” la mariposa monarca; una piñata que representa el poderoso símbolo de la migración. “De hecho no hay mejor símbolo”, dijo una miembro de la comunidad Carmen Marcet. La mariposa monarca ha sido durante mucho tiempo un símbolo de la migración y se ha convertido en la imagen icónica de los grupos de derechos de los inmigrantes en Norteamérica. Cada año millones de mariposas monarcas emigran 3.000 millas desde el norte de EE. UU. y Canadá hasta el centro de México para invernales, cruzando libremente las fronteras a lo largo de su camino. La mariposa monarca ejemplifica esta esperanza y libertad para los migrantes que se embarcan en largos viajes.

En cualquier noche se puede encontrar padres, maestros y estudiantes reunidos en torno a dos mesas en el Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación diseñando, construyendo, ingeniando y pintando los cientos de piezas de papel maché que finalmente se juntan en la hermosa forma de “Libertad” la piñata de mariposa monarca. Obed Arango, director y profesor de CCATE dijo del proceso: “El conocimiento debe ser integral e integrado. Lo que como comunidad hemos descubierto es que al poner los talentos y los sueños juntos vamos creando con una armonía preciosa.”

“El proceso colectivo de creación de una obra de arte me llena de orgullo” dijo Diana Larisgoitia, otra maestra y miembro de la comunidad.”Rezo para poder acompañar por muchos anos mas.”

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La piñata se exhibió en el Museo de Arte de Filadelfia el pasado viernes durante la reunión anual de la “Feliz Navidad” celebración organizada por el Consulado Mexicano de Filadelfia el Centro Cultural Mexicano de Filadelfia. Junto con otros 6 piñatas, la mariposa monarca flotó por encima de la gran sala de escaleras, girando en perfecta armonía con el movil flotante tridimensional “Ghost” de Alexander Calder. La multitud reunida en las escaleras, bailó y aplaudió la música de Jarana Beat, un grupo musical mexicano que fusiona elementos de las tradiciones africanas y amerindias de México con salsa, cumbia y otra música contemporánea. La noche terminó con una interpretación de la canción folclórica tradicional ‘La Rama’ con los adultos y los niños bailando y cantando junto a la letra de la canción “Naranjas y limas, limas y limones. Más linda es la Virgen, que todas las flores.”

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Al final de la noche festiva, la comunidad de CCATE fue reconocido con el tercer premio del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia, el Consulado Mexicano de Filadelfia y el Centro Cultural Mexicano de Filadelfia. “Se veía imponente” dijo Arango antes de salir del Museo con un grupo de familias de CCATE viajando de regreso a Norristown. “Dominaba en lo alto y daba un mensaje poderoso de migración. La comunidad hizo un trabajo increíble. Viva la comunidad!!!” Fotos por Obed Arango y Caitlin Brady

News Release For Immediate Release December 5, 2018 Media Contact: Cathy Bartch, Ph.D. Associate Director Latin American & Latino Studies Program 411 McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk University of Penns Penn Model OAS program travels to Washington D.C. bringing Philadelphia and Norristown public high school students to represent the delegation of Chile; Program wins top award Philadelphia and Norristown High School Students participating in the Penn Model Organization of American States (OAS) Program successfully represented the delegation of Chile at the 37th Model OAS General Assembly for High Schools at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. from November 28th to November 30th. The Penn Model OAS program won the 2018 Model OAS Award for the program’s community engagement and outreach in making the Model OAS program accessible to more students in the Greater Philadelphia Area. “We were honored to win this prestigious award that recognized our efforts in engaging local high school students in our program,” said Catherine Bartch, Associate Director of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, which houses the Penn Model OAS program. The Penn Model OAS program is multi-year, university-community based program that links Penn university students, Philadelphia District (PSD) high school students, and Norristown-area high school students who attend educational programming at the Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación (CCATE). The students are engaged in collaborative teaching, research, and service. Created by the Latin American and Latino Studies program, the Penn Model OAS Program is built around two LALS undergraduate courses that allow students to participate in conferences that mirror the activities and public policy making of the OAS. As part of the program, Penn undergraduates and public high school students represent OAS member countries at conferences in Washington DC during the spring and fall semesters. They prepare resolutions, negotiate with other representatives, and are given access to the OAS staff and its member missions. The Penn undergraduates have been teaching and working together with the high school students in a fall semester course entitled Democracy in Trouble: OAS to the Rescue? Each week a group of Penn students has led the structured, active, in-class (SAIL) exercises on one of the four main pillars of the OAS – democracy, human rights, security, and development to prepare the high school students for the Model OAS in D.C. The “Democracy in Trouble” course provides an interactive framework for learning in which university students mentor the high-schoolers and, in turn, clarify their own knowledge by the process of teaching it to others. Maria (Francesca) Arruda de Amaral (’20), the Teaching Assistant for the course, commented that “the class is different from many others because it employs a structured, in-class, active learning pedagogy where undergraduates learn from developing curriculum they carry out.” The High School Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS) in D.C. is a simulation exercise of the proceedings of the annual regular sessions of the General Assembly of the OAS. During the conference, high school students engage in general debate, lobbying, negotiation, and participate in working groups to adopt resolutions that tackle several issues across the Americas such as sustainable development, discrimination against gender identity and sexual orientation, big data initiatives, and corruption. “Meeting people from different parts of the world really expanded my perspective on how big the world is. Meeting people form Belize, Puerto Rico, and other places opened me up to new ideas and experiences that I was not exposed to before.” “The work wasn’t just for fun, it actually had meaning behind it, [because] it will actually serve as a prototype or guide to the actual OAS.” said Diego Ledesma, one of the high school students from Norristown and the CCATE program who participated in the MOAS program. “They told us that they went over the resolutions and took them into consideration,” he added. Diego Ledesma represented the delegation of Chile in the Fourth Committee where he engaged in debate about harnessing big data for development and humanitarian action. With his working group, he wrote up a resolution that served to provide solutions to the issue at hand. “I believe this program is crucial in helping these high school students understand the issues plaguing the region today, as well as enhancing their critical thinking skills and come up with realistic solutions to these problems,” said Eva Lardizabal (’20), a current Penn undergraduate majoring in Political Science who is enrolled in the course. “It was also very rewarding for me as an undergraduate to watch the high schoolers put into practice what we have taught them all semester” added Lardizabal. Eva Lardizabal has also participated in the college iteration of the Model OAS conference (WMOAS) while she was enrolled in International Organizations in Latin America course last spring, another component of the Penn Model OAS Program. The Penn Model OAS receives generous funding, support, and resources from the following partners: Fox Leadership International, Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn Global, and the Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo, y Educación (CCATE), a community organization. “This cohort of 11 extremely committed, intelligent, and creative high school students would not have had the opportunity to participate in the Model OAS program in D.C., or meet with the Secretary General or visit to Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, without the generous support of the University of Pennsylvania,” said Dr. Tulia Falleti, Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program. “We feel privileged that our program has the opportunity to engage and work with local public high school students, and to deepen ties with their schools and community organizations, such as CCATE,” said Dr. Falleti. “Most importantly, we are thrilled that we can educate and instill and a sense of the importance of Latin America and democracy among youth at a very young age,” added Dr. Falleti. Obed Arango Hisijara, the Executive Director of CCATE, the non-profit organization in Norristown dedicated to the empowerment of the Latinx community via art, work, and education said “the students of the [Penn Model OAS program in partnership with CCATE] are immigrants or son or daughters of Latin American immigrants.” He said “[T]his opportunity for them, and their parents is very meaningful and represents a landmark because it closes gaps and open opportunities.” In the upcoming academic year, LALS will be doing research and evaluation, including developing a participatory research program, to evaluate the impact of Penn Model OAS on high school students’ education and civic and global engagement. To learn more about the Penn Model OAS program, please contact lals@sas.upenn.edu for more information or visit the website here: https://lals.sas.upenn.edu/welcome-penn-model-oas Cathy Bartch, Ph.D. Associate Director Latin American & Latino Studies Program 411 McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6209 Tel: 215-898-9919 Email: bartch@upenn.edu

By Dr. Cathy Bartch Associate Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies of the University of Pennsylvania and Board Member of CCATE The Penn Model Organization of American States (OAS) program won the 2018 Model OAS award in Washington D.C. for its efforts in engaging Philadelphia and Norristown public high school students in the 37th Model OAS General Assembly for High Schools at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. from November 28th to November 30th. We want to thank our partners — Fox Leadership International, Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Penn Arts & Sciences, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Perry World House for making this possible! We also want to thank our community and school partners including Central High School, Bodine High School for International Affairs, and the Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación CCATE for all of their support. The High School Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS) in D.C. is a simulation exercise of the proceedings of the annual regular sessions of the General Assembly of the OAS. During the conference, the high school students engaged in general debate, lobbying, negotiation, and participated in working groups to adopt resolutions that tackled several issues across the Americas such as sustainable development, discrimination against gender identity and sexual orientation, big data initiatives, and corruption.