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Maria Del Carmen Ordonez
Maria del Carmen Ordonez is a Canadian Ecuadorian Storyteller and Educator who tells stories in Spanish and English to families, children, and adults. Since 2007 she has been telling in Festivals, libraries, schools, and community events with the Parent Child Mother Goose Program. She joined Storytellers for Children and Storytelling Toronto.
She loves to tell Folktales from Latin American Oral Tradition with strong women that value Nature. She is dedicated to collecting stories for children that foster human values and respect for Nature, and for all Indigenous and Black communities. Maria del Carmen is a Teacher Trainer for the Parent Child Mother Goose Program and has delivered several Storytelling Workshops in Spanish in Ecuador and in Kitchener Waterloo, as part of the project Newcomer Story Tellers in the Community. She believes that stories are the mirrors of our lives, and that storytelling is a deep personal journey