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Holidays Around the World

On Monday, December 20th au pairs from China, Brazil, Thailand, Guatemala and Brazil visited the HELP Suffolk Homeless Shelter’s daycare center.   They did a Global Awareness lesson called “Holidays Around the World” for the children.  The class of 3 – 5 year olds loved the passports and stickers.  There were stickers for each country with a greeting of Happy New Year or Merry Christmas in the language of the au pair.  The kids learned how to say the greetings.  Marie from Germany told the kids about the Christmas tree and how the tradition began in Germany.  Then the children decorated foam trees with colorful decorations.  We ended with a story about Santa Claus and a lively round of” O Tannebaum” (O Christmas Tree)!

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Chinese Culture Comes to Long Island Classroom

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Sihui earned a Global Awareness Certificate for teaching 2 lessons on Mandarian to fifth grade classes in Joseph Edgar Elementary School, Rocky Point, Long Island, NY.  Cindy Garruba, Senior Community Counselor for Au Pair in America in Suffolk County presented the certificate to Sihui Tan at the Annual International Holiday Party for the Suffolk Au Pairs.  The au pairs were excited for Sihui and several mentioned their plans to do Global Awareness presentations in classrooms very soon!    If you would like a Global Awareness presentation in a Suffolk County classroom, please email Cindy at Cindy722@aol.com.  If you are outside Suffolk, go to the Global Awareness website at http://www.globalawareness.com/.    ap 2010 holiday 025

Back to School and Routine

APIA Suffolk Au Pairs meeting in September was standing room only!!  Cindy Garruba, Senior Community Counselor, led the au pairs discussion of getting the children they care for back into routine for the school year.  The discussion including communication between the school and home through the backpack.  The backpack is the way notices, homework, classwork, and anything the student needs goes to and from school.  Also discussed was minimizing morning madness on school days.  We also discussed the healthy way to sneeze and cough to avoid spreading germs, not in the hand, but in the sleeve!!

After the discussion, we discussed lots of upcoming fall activities including the Annual NYC Scavenger Hunt for NY APIA Au Pairs.  Dessert, conversation, and a chance to meet the newest au pairs were a highlight of this fun and informative meeting.

Au Pairs Summer and Water Safety Training

Each June Community Counselor Cindy Garruba teaches a cluster meeting to prepare her Au Pairs for the Long Island Summer Childcare.  All of the Suffolk County Au Pair in America Au Pairs will spend time at a beach or pool with their host children.  It is important that they learn water safety and prevention of drowning.  An experienced former Red Cross Lifeguard and Swim Instructor, Cindy stresses safety tips from her years of experience growing up along the Long Island Sound Shore. 

Cindy also does training on sunscreen and sunburn prevention, basic first aid for cuts and scrapes, poison ivy identification and treatments, identification of ticks, lyme disease symptons, rashes, prevention and treatment recommendations. 

This training is essential for a safe and fun summer in Suffolk County Long Island, NY.

Smmer Safety meeting at Cindy's Beach house

Smmer Safety meeting at Cindy's Beach house

Suffolk Au Pairs Raise Money for Southampton Fresh Air Home Camp for Disabled Kids

AP craft fair 004Saturday, June 19 our cluster had a booth at the Southold Craft Fair.  We sold international food made by the au pairs, sold crafts we made, taught kids about their cultures, handed out Au Pair in America brochures and had a wonderful time.  All funds raised go to the Southampton Fresh Air Home Summer Camp for Disabled Children.  Thanks to all who contributed time, effort and bought our crafts, food and raffle!!

Au Pair Patty Bak Volunteers at a Newspaper

Patty reporterGerman Au Pair Patty Bak is exploring careers while here in the USA.  Always interested in journalism, Patty decided to volunteer at a local Hampton newspaper.  She got a chance to cover a screening and discussion of a movie hosted by actor Alec Baldwin!

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Global Awareness

Au Pairs from Suffolk County Au Pair in America Cluster have been teaching a “Little Linguist” Mommy and Me group at Smithtown Library.  The children and moms are learning about Brazil, Colombia, Peru and China.  Crafts, songs, stories, dancing and more have been taught by young woman from these countries! http://www.globalawareness.com/