Screen Printing

The girls found stencils they liked online and screen printed them on teeshirts, aprons, and fabric samples. They were very excited to create clothes that only they will have and that show their unique personalities.

Giving Thanks

Falling leaves, turkeys, and giving thanks. These are some hallmarks of Autumn and Thanksgiving. This year, LunaTech gave some deliberate thought to giving thanks. We discussed things we were thankful for and people we were thankful to.

 Integrating some of Keri Smith's Guerrilla Art techniques, the girls of LunaTech made thank you cards, stickers, and other notes of gratitude to give to friends, family, and leave in and around the clubhouse to brighten another's day.

 We also captured some of their words of thanks to share with you!

Spooky Sounds for Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  LunaTech has created a spooky soundtrack in celebration of Halloween.  We recorded our voices then had fun manipulating our voices with Audacity to create some very interesting and sometimes scary sounds!

Listen here.

Hope you enjoy!

How I'll Change the World

In celebration of International Day of the Girl, LunaTech thought about the world they want to live in when they grow up.  They thought about what it may look like and how they would be part of it.

Their hopes and dreams for the future include:

• respect for all ages, genders, and races
• love for everyone
• education for girls
• creative expression through art
• friendship

And to speak out for girls everywhere, the girls of LunaTech wrote postcards describing how to get the world they want and submitted them to The World We Want For Girls campaign hosted by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

Alejandra believes education is the key to success
and plans to continue her education today in order to lead tomorrow.

Angela believes everyone deserves respect
regardless of their age, gender, or race. 

Gaby is an artist and believes creative
expression can change the world.

Lisbeth believes women shouldn't be judged on their looks alone.

Wendy likes making friends and believes friendship can create change.
She will lead through friendship.

Yamilet believes education is important and plans
to continue her education in order to affect change.

Zully believes love and compassion will change the world.
Showing her love for others, she leads the way for a better tomorrow.

What is Beauty?

Today the girls were asked, "What is Beauty?"  Some answered it was how you look and what you wear.  Some said it depended on if you were a nice person or not.

We discussed some of the stereotypes surrounding women and beauty.  We talked about dressing up, wearing makeup, and being slim.  Then we talked about what other traits make a person beautiful.  We all agreed that it's what inside that makes us beautiful.

The girls came up with a whole list of characteristics, not relating to their appearance, that make them beautiful.

• humor
• loyalty
• friendship
• kindness
• love for friends, family, and others
• responsible
• eye for fashion
• helping others
• intellect

Watch LunaTech's answers here.

Personal Flags

Another year of LunaTech has started and the girls created their own personal flags to introduce themselves.  These flags were hand drawn, colored, and collaged by the girls to represent who they are.  We hope you enjoy meeting LunaTech!

Hello There!  We are LunaTech!

Last Day: Water Rockets

On our last day of LunaTech this year, the girls met up at a local park and launched the water rockets they'd constructed and decorated the class before.  It was a hot day and perfect for our launch.  The girls had fun pumping their water bottle rockets full of air, shouting the countdown, and pulling the rip cord - watching with eyes wide of excitement as their rockets shot into the air with a loud pop.

Afterwards, to cool down, we ate popsicles and had a water ballon fight.  It was a great last day of LunaTech and we're all looking forward to next year!

Read more about our water rockets in the Marin IJ article, Girls Rocket to Success.