OUR ACTIVITIES MAY-JUNE 2009

OUR ACTIVITIES MAY-JUNE 2009

2nd Advisory council meeting for CEPE-Taxco and the presentation of secondary studies on line with UNAM. May 21st, 2009.

On May 21st, CEPE-Taxco held its second Advisory Council meeting, which included a presentation of the contents of the on-line secondary studies program from UNAM, as an option for students who are interested from the state of Guerrero. The presentation was presented by the teacher Ma. Del Carmen Villatoro Alvaredejo, the coordinator of the long distance Secondary Studies of UNAM. The members of CEPE-Taxco’s Advisory Council were greatly impressed with Villatoro’s exposition concerning the academic content of the degree program, which will be made available to many students who, for one reason or another, were not able to complete their studies. This will be a great opportunity for such students.

Participation in the inauguration ceremony of the Jornadas Alarconianas. 22nd of May, 2009 .

The director of CEPE-Taxco, José Luis Talancón Escobedo, in his authority as member of the board, assisted with the inauguration of the 22nd edition of the Jornadas Alarconianas. In the splendorous frame of the Plaza Borda and its church Santa Prisca, the Alarconianan Festival initiated with a performance from the National Dance Institute from the National Performing Arts Co., under the direction of Sylvie Reynaud. Starting with this event, from the 22nd to the 30th of May, visitors and local residents from Taxco were able to enjoy a series of cultural events which included theatrical plays, concerts, book presentations, and conferences.

Visit to Teotihuacán for students from Illinois State University, 14th of June.

As part of the academic program for students from Illinois State University, students partook in a guided tour of Teotihuacán. In charge of the tour was art professor, Marco Antonio Fabián, who also introduced students to daily life in Taxco before they began their Spanish course. It is also fitting to remember that Dr. James Alstrum during this visit in the summer of 2009 celebrates his 20th anniversary in regards to his academic relationship with the CEPE system, of which he has brought students to CEPE-Taxco for the past 18 years.

Presentation of the book for children “The Borda Family”, 17th of June, 2009.

On the 17th of June in the Cultural Center of Casa Borda, the children’s book titled “The Borda Family” was presented. The book narrates a part of the history of three family members of the famous miner don José de la Borda, who in 1758 completed the famous church Santa Prisca & Saint Sebastian, located in the central part of Taxco. The teacher Rodrigo Espino presided over the presentation, with the teacher Juan José Acevedo, a professor at the Preparatoria Número 4 (High School number 4) of the U.A.G., along with the author of the book, Roberto Díaz Portillo and the municipal President, Lic. Álvaro Burgos Barrera.

Conference on “Mining”, presented in the frame of the festivities of the 77th anniversary of the Day of the Silversmith. 22nd of June, 2009.

As part of the festivities to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Day of the Silversmith, the Teacher Rodrigo Espino presented the conference on “Mining”. Thematic development has given awareness to the evolution of the community of Taxco through mining. In particular, humane elements were highlighted, which have made possible for silversmiths from Taxco to have raw materials, indispensable for the making of silver jewelry. It is known that many of the predecessors of today’s silversmiths also were dedicated to mining, which in present time is in a severe crisis and has been weakened because of a strike that has been taking place for over a year among miners in Taxco.