On December 10th, 2017 Sones Segovianos held its fifth end of year concert with presentations of music, dance and art students.

Dance students from 4 and 5 years old: "Let it go" (Frozen).

We are very grateful to Dr. Kara Denny, one of our supporters, who set up a crowdfunding page for the Superemos Foundation.

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Thanks to our supporters and donors, we are able to remodel an old, deteriorate classroom space and to build a new training space. We plan to do this work in December 2017 - January 2018.

The demolition of the old classroom.

Sones Segovianos' youth orchestra, guitar group and two dance students gave a presentation in the National Palace of Culture in Managua on Saturday December 2nd 2017.

Sones Segovianos' guitar group: "El cañalito".

Every month the Domestic violence prevention program visits Casa Materna "Luz y Vida" en Estelí to give talks. Casa Materna offers temporary refuge for high-risk expectant mothers from rural communities. The topic in November was "values".

Expectant mothers participating in the talk.

Last weeks of painting classes before the end of the year.

Carlos Rodriguez, one of the painting students.

Eva Martinez

On November 22nd, 2017 Sones Segovianos received an award from the Estelí's Municipal authority for their "labor and persistence in music teaching". The ceremony took place in the "Casa de Cultura", where Musician's Day was celebrated.

Hannah Curteis with her daughter Luna and Francisca Arcia with her son Harry of the Sones Segovianos' project. 

Classical ballet class with teacher Celina Chavarría.

Teacher Celina with the youngest students practicing "sissonnes".

From November 13th to 17th  Dr. Michelle Henshaw, from the Boston University "Henry M. Goldman" School of Dental Medicine, came to visit the different CDIs participating in the fluoride varnish program. She trains the local teachers in applying fluoride varnish on the children's teeth.
 

Dr. Michelle Henshaw works together with the local teachers.

Every 40 days the ceramic workshop delivers an order of 50 wind chimes. The elaboration of wind chimes requires a lot of manual work. After molding and baking the chimes, they are all painted by hand. Then, all the pieces are put together so as to form a wind chime.

Amparo Quiñonez paints the chimes.