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La primera semana de julio en el Instituto
Comienza la semana y con ella el Campamento Urbano en Inglés, “Summer in the City” con alumnos de cinco a dieciséis años. El ambiente del Instituto se transforma radicalmente a partir de las 9 de la mañana cuando los más madrugadores comienzan a llegar. Todo los alumnos y también padres, se reúnen en el
Summer in the City gets off to a Rocking Start
On July 30th the Institute began the Summer in the City English Camp. The theme of the first week was Rock Stars, and the students worked on different activities related to the theme. They made guitar posters, watched rock-star themed movies and learned a few dances like the Bunny Hop and The Chicken Dance. On
Please Join Us for a Workshop on Increasing Vocabulary and Literacy Skills!
July 9, 2014 2.30pm – 3.30pm, Room 101 International Institute C/ Miguel Angel, 8 Word Study Success for ESL Learners Through Vocabulary Building and Sorting Please join us for Ellen Comis’ second English language workshop, entitled “Word Study.” This exciting, non-traditional approach is currently gaining ground in the U.S. as an effective method
Please Join our Free BrainPOP Workshop for Educators
July 3rd, 2.30pm, Rm 101 American Space Madrid International Institute, C/Miguel Angel, 8 RSVP To discuss the use of online resources to teach English to children who speak Spanish and other languages, Ms. Comis will focus on BrainPOP, an award-winning online educational resource that utilizes animated curriculum content for teaching subjects such as English as
Kids’ Club finishes off a great year
Kids’ Club finished the term with a performance for their parents. Patti’s class sang three songs and performed a play of The Very Busy Spider. Alicia’s group sang three songs from the film version of Charlotte’s Web. The class read the book throughout the term, and finished off with these happy (and fast) songs. It
The Young Learners’ Spring Program
On June 21, 2014, all the Young Learners celebrated their accomplishments by giving a grand performance to family and friends. The Young Learners 5 group were fantastic emcees, walking the crowd through each act. Young Learners 1 sang three songs, “Changing Seasons,” “The Seasons Song,” and “Spring is Here.” Young Learners 2
¿Quieres estudiar en los EE.UU.?: Competitive College Club
The EducationUSA Spain Competitive College Club (also known as the CCC) assists top high school students to become competitive applicants to U.S. universities. Club members participate in year round meetings that introduce them to the American educational system and the procedure for applying to US universities. The advising style of these meetings encourages club members
Improvisation for English Learners: Our First Encounter
What great groups we had at the open classes for Spontaneous Speaking: English through improvisation this month! Your energy and enthusiasm and willingness to do the activities made it a great success, not to mention a lot of fun. A lot of the participants had seen improv in Spanish before because it has a huge
Leer, leer, leer.
Si te interesa la literatura norteamericana y también compartir tu afición e impresiones con otras personas, tenemos dos sugerencias para ti. El Círculo Literario aborda un nuevo ciclo a partir del mes de septiembre, “Literatura estadounidense de entreguerras”.Jacqueline Cruz, su moderadora, explica la razón de esta elección:”el período de entreguerras (1918-1939) es uno de los
Good Morning! it’s time to tell a story…
La biblioteca del Instituto ha encontrado persuasivas y efectivas maneras de animar a los más jóvenes a la lectura. Una de ellas son las sesiones de Cuentacuentos en inglés que este mes de junio acaban de finalizar con el ciclo Fables around the World que ha transportado a los participantes una vez al mes y durante