Author: Circulo De La Hispanidad

Our 2026 Walk for Peace will be on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Círculo de la Hispanidad began its “Peace Walk to End the Silence on Domestic Violence” with a purpose to raise awareness about domestic violence in our community and to provide information to break the silence on violence.  Círculo holds the walk every fall on the Long Beach boardwalk at Riverside Boulevard. The event begins with a program including different speakers following by a walk on the Long Beach Boardwalk.

Círculo’s Salva Domestic Violence Program posts educational information on large posters throughout the boardwalk in both English and Spanish offering facts, statistical information, and resource information about domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence in our society.  These educational posters also include artwork by children in Círculo’s youth programs.

For additional information about the Peace “Begins with Me Walk” see the Special Events Tab.

For information on sponsorships, volunteering or to get involved with this event contact the Long Beach office at 516-431-1135

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Círculo’s Annual Awards Night

Círculo has proudly celebrated academic excellence for 45 years through its Annual Awards Night. This special event is dedicated to recognizing the academic achievements and outstanding efforts of student scholars from the Long Beach and Hempstead communities.

Recognizing Student Excellence

Awards Night specifically recognizes students from elementary through high school in the Long Beach School District. District Principals are asked to submit the names of students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and/or outstanding effort.

We are proud to recognize over two hundred students annually, including:

• Hispanic scholars from the Long Beach School District.
• Non-Hispanic students who have excelled or showed great effort, particularly those in the Dual Language Program and the Language Department.

This consistent recognition has had a significant impact on students’ education in Long Beach by fostering a culture where educational success is expected and celebrated.

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🎓 Scholarship Program

A central component of the Awards Night Ceremony is the distribution of college scholarships. Círculo raises funds at its Spring Gala and other events to support youth scholars attending college.

• Eligibility: Scholarships are open to graduating high school students from the Long Beach and Hempstead School Districts (where Círculo’s central offices are based). Hempstead students have been included in the scholarship process for the past twenty years.
• Application Process: Qualifying students can access applications each spring. A volunteer committee reviews all submissions, interviews candidates, and uses a rubric to select awardees. Criteria for selection include volunteer work, academic achievement, and demonstrated effort.
• Celebration: All scholarship awardees from both districts are honored during the Annual Awards Night Ceremony in June.

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🗓️ Event Details

Awards Night is held annually in June at the Long Beach High School.

Please contact our office to learn more about this event or for specific details about the nomination and scholarship process.  We also welcome donations to sponsor a student scholar. 

Dear Circulo Community:

Please note our Food Pantry is open in Long Beach on Thursday from 2 to 4 pm.

Círculo offers summer camp for elementary school age children out of our Long Beach location.

Long Beach Camp

The Long Beach summer day camp provides a 7 week day camp experience for children ages 6-13.  The camp is authorized and licensed to operate through the Nassau County Department of Health. It is inspected twice a year.  Lunch is provided free for those that are eligible through the Nassau County Department of Social Services. Staff are certified in CPR- AED and first aid and provide a range of recreational, educational and enrichment activities designed to help children have fun, build lasting friendships as well as enhance their self-esteem, socializations skills, and leadership skills.  This is a traveling camp that uses local parks, pools, and venues for activities.  In the event of rain, indoor activities are planned including movies, skating, bowling and other activities.

Three days a week children go to parks and pools and participate in recreational and enrichment activities.  Two days a week trips are taken to local venues.  Past trips have included Adventure Land, Bayville Adventure Park, the Bronx Zoo, Boomers Amusement, Cradle of Aviation, Cold Spring Fish Hatchery, Coney Island, Dave and Buster’s, Long Island Children’s Museum, Deno’s Wonder Wheel, Fun Station USA, Fun Zone, Long Island Game Farm, Michael’s Amusements, NY Aquarium, NY Hall of Science, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, Splish Splash, Tackapausha Museum and Nature Preserve, Tae Kwon Do Institute, United Skates of America, and the Vanderbilt Planetarium.

For the 2025 year:

Long Beach Summer Camp begins Monday, June 30th, 2025, and ends Friday, August 15th. Camp will be closed on July 3rd. The Camp day begins at 9:00 a.m., where we meet at City Hall, in Long Beach, and ends at 3:00 p.m.  After care is also provided for those that are interested.

For information and registration contact:

Marisol Muñoz

(516) 431-1135.

For the 2025 year:

Long Beach Summer Camp begins Monday, June 30th, 2025, and ends Friday, August 15th. Camp will be closed on July 3rd. The Camp day begins at 9:00 a.m., where we meet at City Hall, in Long Beach, and ends at 3:00 p.m.  After care is also provided for those that are interested.

For more information contact:  (516) 282-0145.