Cynthia Weill's Web Page

Biography

Biographical information:
Teacher in the Glastonbury Public Schools, Glastonbury, CT for twelve years.
Fullbright Teacher Exchange, Mexico City 1996
Winner of three National Endowment of the Humanities Awards for Teachers
Program Manager of Education, Catholic Relief Services, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Masters degrees from: University of Pennsylvania in foreign language education; Wesleyan University concentration art history; Teachers College Columbia University.

For information about school visits and professional development training for teachers contact Cindy at cweillvietnam@yahoo.com.

Visits can be tailored around the making of the art work for Ten Mice for Tet in Vietnam as well as the artwork for ABeCedarios in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Works by Cynthia Weill:
Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in Spanish and English; ABeCedarios: A Mexican Folk Art ABC (Cinco Puntos 2007) and Ten Mice for Tet (Chronicle 2004)






Non-Fiction
ABeCedarios: A Mexican Folk Art Alphabet in Spanish and English
A unique work that uses beautiful Mexican wood carvings to illustrate the Spanish and English alphabets.

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