On October 29th, Masa honored deceased loved ones with a community celebration of Día de Muertos. Together, families enjoyed art activities, made frames for photographs of beloved family members and friends, decorated cookies, made bright paper flowers, and contributed to a community altar. You can see some beautiful pictures of this event here!
Today at Masa, we’ll be celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day! Families in our after-school programs will join us today for activities to learn about indigenous languages, art, and cultures, as well as explore their own identities. Three weeks ago, we also hosted a major celebration of Mexican Independence Day. The event was a great success, thanks […]
It’s the first day of school for New York City public school students! Masa is also in the back to school spirit, getting ready to welcome students in our educational programs back on September 19th. We are still actively recruiting volunteers for our Masa After-School Program, which operates four evenings a week from 6-8 PM. […]
The summer program at Masa has been great fun, with literacy and STEM programs for elementary school students, as well as robotics and youth programming. Enjoy some pictures here:
It’s hard to believe our summer program is already here! We are looking forward to several exciting courses this summer: literacy for elementary school students, math and science for elementary school students, two levels of robotics, and a Mexican-American studies course, to name a few! We look forward to welcoming families — old and new — to […]
Masa is deeply disappointed by the outcome of the United States v. Texas case relating to DAPA and DACA+. Read our full statement (in Spanish and English) here.
It’s been busy here at Masa! We recently wrapped up our after-school homework help and robotics programs, and are now preparing for our summer program, which will include a variety of literacy, robotics, and STEM programming, as well as youth programming. If you are interested in working with Masa this summer, feel free to check […]
On Sunday, Masa enjoyed a wonderful Mothers’ Day celebration! Families joined us at Masa for an afternoon of relaxation, including making facials, body spray, and body scrub. At the end of the evening, children presented their mothers with a handmade card and a flower. It was a great opportunity for the many hard-working mothers at […]
Masa has an exciting array of workshops and events during the month of April! You can see our April workshop calendar here. Highlights include a workshop about the “10 Year Law,” a trip to Washington DC to advocate for immigration reform on the day the Supreme Court will hear the DACA+/DAPA case, and our annual […]