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April 2023, The Palapa Society Newsletter

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      • The Palapa School: Exchange with Colorado High School Students
      • Student Blog: Men Participate in Women’s Day
      • Biblioteca Elena Poniatowska
      • Puente al Inglés para Niños (Children’s English Program)
      • Puente al Inglés para Adultos (Adult English Program)
      • The Palapa Society’s Community Event Calendar

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The Palapa School: Rotary Helps Students Win Robotics Competition

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By Ardice Farrow
 
The Palapa School Robotics Club won BEST in Innovation at the recent Regional First LEGO League Robotics Competition and was selected to participate in the National Competition on March 11 & 12 in Mexico City.
 
This is the first time club members have participated in a competition, and we are all thrilled with their creativity, hard work, and success.
To prepare for the regional LEGO competition, students were required to build and code several different robots to compete in multiple challenges. The second requirement of the competition was to “reimagine a better energy future,” identify a local energy and environmental problem, and propose an innovative solution.
 
As electricity in Baja California Sur, Mexico, is costly and production contributes to CO2 emissions, the students proposed an electrolysis plant to produce hydrogen and use it for the thermoelectric plant in La Paz, the capital city of Baja Sur. This solution would decrease CO2 emissions, reduce production costs, and make electricity cleaner and more affordable to Baja Sur.
 
The Palapa Robotics Club was made possible because of generous donations from local Todos Santos supporters, a District Grant from the Pilot Knob Rotary Club, and Texas Rotary District 5790, and support from The Denton Texas Rotary Club.
 
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As a result of pre COVID contributions from Palapa supporters, a Rotary District Grant from The Pilot Knob Rotary Group, District 5790 and the added support of members of the Denton Noon Rotary Club The Palapa School was able to launch its first Robotics Club with eight students in late 2022.

March 2023, The Palapa Society Newsletter

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March 2023, The Palapa Society Newsletter
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  • Masquerade Ball: A Benefit for The Palapa Society
  • The Palapa School: Vocational Day 2023
  • The Palapa School: Rotary Helps Students Win Robotics Competition
  • Bi-Lingual Education Partnership
  • Biblioteca Elena Poniatowska
  • Agent Zero Certification Achieved
  • Puente al Inglés (Children’s English)
  • Puente al Inglés (Adultos)
  • Remembering Anita Harris
  • The Palapa Society’s Community Event Calendar

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The Palapa School, Clubs

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On January 18, The Palapa School went into action to make club presentations at The Palapa Wrapped event. Here, each of the 10 clubs set up a stand or made a presentation where they shared some of the activities and learning from the last semester.

The participating clubs were: Crafts, Table Games, Photography, Weaving, Electricity, Art, First Aid, Robotics, Leadership and Music. This event definitely helped consolidate the knowledge and skills of the young students, but also added a touch of fun and joy to the closing of a semester of clubs.

February 2023, Palapa Society News

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The Palapa Society Newsletter

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  • 12th Annual Todos Santos Open Studio Tour
  • The Palapa School
  • The After School Art Program is Back
  • Global Gateway Visiting Teacher Program
  • Biblioteca Elena Poniatowska
  • Todos Santos Writers Workshop
  • Puente al Inglés (Niños)
  • Puente al Inglés (Adultos)
  • The Palapa Society’s Community Event Calendar
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