Westport, CT Au Pair In America Host Families and Au Pairs gathered together at Compo Beach Sunday September 7, 2014 for our annual Host Family Workshop. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet each other, make some new friends, hear about other cultures and connect to one another. 
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Westport Au Pairs Meet Each Other
Westport Au Pairs from Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Spain, Colombia, and Brazil got to know each other a little better at a bagel breakfast at my house this past Sunday. Afterwards some went sailing, shopping, or to the beach. 
It was a glorious last day before the beginning of school!
Fun Summer Multi Cluster Meetings
This summer Westport Au Pairs learned to paddle board on the Saugatuck River, attended a great concert at the new Levitt Pavilion, Westport’s premier outdoor theater and played miniature golf at Cove Marina. Although summer is sadly coming to an end, we still have our bagel breakfast this Sunday and our Host Family-Au Pair Get Together at Compo Beach Sunday September 7th. Our Fall fun continues with a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in October and a tour of Yale University in November
. Stay tuned for the details. Have a wonderful beginning of school, everyone!
Paddle Boarding on the Saugatuck River
Au Pairs from Westport and New Canaan had a great morning learning to paddle board, the new summer sport.
Fun July Events in Westport
Westport Independence Day Fireworks will be Thursday July 3rd at Compo Beach at 9 p.m. (rain date Monday July 7). Everyone will be there and it is loads of fun. If you cannot walk or ride your bike down there, you will need to get a ticket to park. Tickets can be purchased at the Westport Police Department at 50 Jesup Road and at the Westport Parks and Recreation office at 260 Compo Road South in Westport. Tickets sales are limited and are on a first come first serve basis. Firework tickets are $35 per car and once tickets are sold out, shuttle passes will be available.
Carpool.
Carpool.
We are paddle boarding Wednesday July 9 at 10 a.m . (Be at the shop DownUnder 575 Riverside Avenue by 9:40 to sign some papers, get your board etc). There are 6 of us going from Westport and a few from Weston might be joining us, too..
S’mores in Stamford July 9 at 7 p.m. Check your email for the flyer.
Westport Sidewalk Sales will be July 11-13th. Shop for bargains, get a jump on all of your Christmas presents! It is a fun town event – sale merchandise will be in front of the stores.
Sunday July 20th 7 a.m-11 a.m is The Westport Weston Family Y’s Annual Point-to-Point Compo Beach Swim, one of Westport’s longest running annual sports events. It gives swimmers a great opportunity to support the Y while competing in a highly regarded 1-mile open-water competition.7:00 am Registration and check-in begin
8:30 am Race begins
9:30 am Kids’ Swim begins
8:30 am Race begins
9:30 am Kids’ Swim begins
An awards ceremony will follow. All registered swimmers get an official Point-to-Point shirt. Non-resident swimmers and spectators will be allowed to park free of charge for the duration of the race. To register, visit www.westporty.org.
Thursday July 31 at 8 p.m. Multi Cluster Incendio concert at the Levitt Pavilion. Incendio in both Italian and Spanish means “fire” – a fitting name for this Los Angeles-based Latin Guitar-Jazz-World Fusion group whose sound is all about energy, exploration, and passion. Bring a blanket to sit on and get ready for a fun night.
Want to learn to sail, kayak or paddle board? John Kantor Sailing School at Longshore will rent boats, boards and give lessons. Longshore Sailing School | Longshore Club Park | 260 Compo Road South | Westport CT 06880 | (203) 226-4646 http://www.longshoresailingschool.com/
Westport 2014 Mini Maker Faire
Westport Au Pairs from Columbia, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, South Africa and France helped children make origami animal puppets, color global place mats, and challenged older children to match country and capitals and find country word searches in the third annual Westport Mini Maker Faire, held Saturday April 26, 2014 at the Westport Library and adjacent Jessup Green. Four thousand interested inventors, tinkerers, artists, crafters, scientists and others came together for the great technology, innovative craft family event. Robots, electric skateboards, 3 D printers, drones, helicopters, synthesizers, and more were present for the hands-on workshops and demonstrations for and by children
. The Westport Mini Maker Faire is a joint venture of the Westport Library and Remarkable STEAM, a local organization that promotes science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
Craft and Game Cluster Meeting
Westport Au Pairs learned to make origami animals for gifts, puppets, book marks and mobiles, in addition to learning word search games they can play with their host children at last night’s cluster meeting.
Touch a Truck 2014
Au Pairs from Brazil, Jamaica, Canada, Germany. South Africa, Columbia, France and Panama braved the rain and cold March weather to face paint and apply tattoos to the children who participated in this year’s Westport-Weston Coop Nursery School fund raiser Touch a Truck. Truck horns blared, train whistles blew and rain fell but nothing could dampen the spirits of those who attended. Thank you Caroline, Sheryl, Yesica, Diana, Clemence, Olivia, Amy and Julia! Your artistic talents, perseverance, patience, resourcefulness and good will were appreciated by all! 
Au Pairs at the Westport Arts Center
Our February cluster event was held at the Westport Arts Center, where Au Pairs from Westport, New Canaan and Weston had a tour of Lynsey Addario’s Pulitizer Prize winning photographic exhibit On the Wire: Veiled Rebellion, photos of women in Afghanistan. Lynsey Addario, a Westport native, is an American photojournalist based in London, where she photographs for The New York Times, National Geographic, and Time Magazine. In 2000, she traveled to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to document life and oppression under the Taliban. She has since covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Congo, and Libya, and shoots features across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Lynsey was named by Newsweek magazine as one of the “150 Fearless Women”” and in 2010 Lynsey was named one of 20 women on Oprah Winfrey’s Power List, for her “Power of Bearing Witness”. The Westport Arts Center is another one of Westport’s jewels!
Ice Skating at Longshore
Although Westport is very well known as a summer community, there is lots to do on a winter’s day. Try ice skating at Longshore’s PAL Rink. They rent figure and hockey skates. Great exercise and fun. Friday Jan. 17th, au pairs from Westport and Fairfield hit the ice!!