Biblioteca
New Book “Educadoras y feministas entre España y América. Nuevos horizontes pedagógicos 1872-1990”
In the autumn of 2023, a cycle of conferences titled Educadoras y Feministas Entre España y América: Nuevos Horizontes Pedagógicos took place at the International Institute. These conferences, born of the ongoing collaboration between the Fundación Ramón Menéndez Pidal and the International Institute, delved thoroughly into the female educators of Spain’s Silver Age. This past
Talleres con Ed Moriarty de MIT
El Instituto Internacional tiene el privilegio de contar con el profesor del MIT Ed Moriarty el 23 de abril para un día completo de talleres prácticos de STEM. Las dos primeras sesiones, diseñadas para estudiantes de secundaria del Colegio Brewster de Madrid, tendrán lugar por la mañana. Más tarde, un taller especial para profesores bilingües
STEM Workshops with Ed Moriarty from MIT
The International Institute is happy to welcome MIT instructor Ed Moriarty on April 23 for a full day of hands-on workshops. The first two sessions, designed for middle and high school students from Brewster Academy in Madrid, will take place in the afternoon. Later that evening, a special workshop for the Comunidad de Madrid bilingual
A Day in the life of the International Institute
To understand the day-to-day life of the International Institute in Spain, it helps to go back to its history and origins. Founded in 1892 by Alice Gordon Gulick, the Institute has served a fundamental role in the promotion of educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Spain. As the founder, Gordon Gulick’s principal
Un día en la vida del Instituto Internacional
Para entender el día a día del Instituto Internacional en España, ayuda conocer su historia y sus orígenes. Fundado en 1892 por Alice Gordon Gulick, el Instituto ha sido un puente para el intercambio educativo y cultural entre España y Estados Unidos. El objetivo de la fundadora fue eliminar las barreras que impedían el acceso
Taller ‘Do-it-Together: Participatory in Action’ con Edward Clapp
El pasado viernes 14 de febrero tuvo lugar en el Instituto Internacional en España el taller ‘Do-it-Together: Participatory in Action’ ofrecido por Edward Clapp, investigador principal de Project Zero en la Universidad de Harvard. Su investigación en Project Zero sobre la creatividad y la innovación en la pedagogía, se basa en la integración de habilidades
Introducing Library League: A Monthly Program for Readers of All Ages By Hilary Misle
We’re excited to introduce Library League, a monthly program at the American Library of the International Institute in Spain. Young readers and their families are invited to explore books, develop research skills, and engage in interactive literacy activities. Each month, Library League members will embark on new adventures designed to foster a lifelong love of
Programación especial en el Instituto con motivo de las elecciones estadounidenses
[En español debajo] This year’s election has been characterized as unprecedented from the beginning. In order to understand the nuances of this election and recognize its oddities, a general understanding of the US election system is required. The US has not seen an electoral race this close since the 1960s and it is impossible to
La historia del Juneteenth: día festivo en Estados Unidos
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that marks the day, June 19, 1865, that enslaved people were freed in Galveston, Texas. The name Juneteenth comes from the combination of the words June and Nineteenth. It is also sometimes called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day. Juneteenth only recently
Institute’s first comics club publishes students’ books
This spring students CRASHED into the world of superheroes and villains, inaugurating the International Institute’s first Comics Club. We read and analyzed a variety of comics, focusing on the origin stories and journeys of heroes (and, in some cases, villains!). We giggled our way through games and some pretty silly stories. And above all, we