History Timeline

Together We’re Making A Difference

Imagina Children’s Foundation is thrilled to provide 20 of our orchestra and ballet students with the opportunity to travel to South Florida for various cultural and educational activities.

Date: Nov 16, 2024 @ 5PM — 8:30PM

The Studio at Mizner Par,  201 W Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432

Celebrating Community and Transformation at Imagina Mexico

During their visit to Imagina Mexico, the board of directors and team members had the invaluable opportunity to witness firsthand the facilities, innovative programs, and, most importantly, the lives of the children they are helping to transform. Their visit coincided with a vibrant Imagina celebration, a cherished event that brings the entire community together. The festivities included a performance by Imagina’s orchestra, allowing everyone to come together in the spirit of joy and unity, enjoying traditional Mexican food, music, and dance. This experience highlighted the profound impact of their support, showcasing the strength and togetherness fostered by Imagina’s initiatives.

Mental Health and Speech Therapy Program – Extended
A lot of attention was focused on addressing post-COVID challenges through a mental health initiative at Imagina’s Children Foundation. The aim was to enhance emotional well-being, improve academic performance, and reduce behavioral issues among underprivileged children in León. This effort emphasized teaching healthy coping mechanisms, boosting self-esteem, and providing early intervention to help children rebuild resilience and regain stability in their lives after the disruptions caused by the pandemic.

We continue to grow our reach through virtual events, ensuring Imagina’s children are not adversely affected by the global situation.

Imagine: A Journey Through Dance. Students from our ballet and orchestra programs travelled to Boca Raton, FL to perform at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse alongside professional dancers from South Florida. The students also performed at Miami Dade College and were treated to various cultural activities and events.

As our reach expands, we continue to grow our programs. There’s more to come!

Alejandra Avila, an Imagina orchestra student, was chosen as first violin for the Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, performing in the famed Mexican Bellas Artes theatre.

8 orchestra students from Leon traveled to Boca Raton, FL to perform for the local community and experience a new culture while inspiring all who heard their amazing talent.

The Orchestra now has its own private rooms for practicing, a theatre for performances, perma-culture courses, art expositions and special workshops.

Inauguration of the Cultural and Ecological Center calls for celebration. Imagina’s Orchestra now has a home with private rooms made for practicing, theatre for performances, lessons, etc. Parma-culture courses, art expositions and special workshops now offered.

Robotics classes begin and students are prepared for their first Robotics Team competition.

A psychopedagogical area was created to offer the community services in the areas of children’s psychology, education and family.

Harmony Without Borders brought 36 children from Imagina Children’s Orchestra to Florida where they performed beautifully, met their friends and donors from Florida.

First “adobe” marks the beginning of construction for the Cultural and Ecological Center.

Agreement with UVEG for online high school and college degree courses.

Imagina Founder, Lulis Camarena, creates Imagina Children’s Foundation in Boca Raton, Florida to support the incredible growth happening in the field in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico through fundraising events and creating awareness.

Lourdes Arena de Orozco, Imagina’s Children Symphonic Orchestra founder, helps Imagina start its own orchestra inspired by the “tocar y luchar” program from Venezuela. The Imagina Children Symphonic Orchestra is created with five teachers and a director where they use a patio to practice.

To fulfill a present need, Imagina creates around 8 art, music, educational workshops and adds daycare services.

Imagina’s Kindergarten is incorporated to the Secretary of Education (Mexico).

Inauguration of Imagina’s Preschool begins three grades with one group per grade.

Imagina Children’s Library opens its own building equipped with around 3,000 books. It also started with some workshops like theater, jazz and drawing.

Imagina relocates to the “Los Castillos” community with its youth and children’s programs sharing the buildings with AMSIF that generously hosted us.

The Universidad Iberoamericana Campus León recognizes the importance of the Imagina project and offers temporary space for the library while Imagina finds a permanent location.

First computers donated

by Apple Computer (CA)

Space was lent by the owners of a Shopping Mall for two years and Imagina opened its doors to their first home. During this time, Imagina bused underprivileged children from their schools.

Imagina starts its operations in diverse locations before the organization found a permanent location. Readings were taken to hospitals, local schools in poor communities, safe houses, etc.

After multiple visits to a California library with her children, Lulis Camarena, founder of Imagina Biblioteca Infantil (Imagina Children’s Library) realized that underprivileged children in León, Guanajuato, México didn’t have access to libraries or computers as aides to their growth. The concepting for the creation of Imagina Biblioteca Infantil (Imagina Children’s Library) began.