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NEW ACS COURSE FALL 2017: American Art History: The Great American Home
Part of the American Dream is owning or building one’s own home, yet the architecture of houses in the United States is quite diverse. From the tenements of urban immigrants to the mansions of the Industrial Revolution, from suburban sprawl to the tiny house movement, this course will examine American domestic architecture and the basic concept of
ACS COURSE FALL 2017: American Expression: The West
This trimester we return to the concept of Prosperity, and examine its relation to the American West, both as a place as well as an idea. We will consider works (poetry, short-stories, essays, films, music) that have defined the West as a fantasy and a reality for generations of Americans. This course will expand and strengthen
¿Quieres estudiar en EEUU? Preparación del SAT ¡Cursos de verano formando ya!
¡Cursos formando para verano 2017! Horarios mañanas y tardes Este curso está dirigido a alumnos que solicitan su admisión en universidades norteamericanas. Está diseñado para alumnos que empiezan 1º o 2º de Bachillerato con un nivel avanzado de inglés. Los objetivos del curso son: Entender en profundidad cada área del examen: comprensión lectora, matemáticas y
FAMILY RECIPES AND BOOKS CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (JUNE): CARROT CAKE
We hope you have enjoyed the stories for this month “Oliver’s Vegetables” & “Oliver’s Fruit Salad” by Vivian French… and also your homemade carrot cake.
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THE SWIMMER” BY JOHN CHEEVER
This month’s story, and our last of the 2016-2017 cycle, is John Cheever’s “the Swimmer.” First published in The New Yorker in 1964, this is perhaps Cheever’s most popular and heavily anthologized story, and it serves as a fitting close to our cycle. Perhaps Neddy Merrill’s journey across the swimming pools of his suburban neighborhood
CINE FORO SOBRE CINE AMERICANO – ASPECTOS A CONSIDERAR DURANTE LA VISUALIZACIÓN DE LA PELÍCULA PARA EL POSTERIOR DEBATE: ERIN BROCKOVICH
Erin Brockovich relata la historia de una madre soltera y pobre que encuentra un trabajo de asistente jurídico en una oficina de abogados. Allí, descubre unos datos médicos incluidos en una transacción hipotecaria en el pueblo de Hinkley, a doscientos kilómetros al norte de Los Ángeles y decide investigar. Encuentra todo un pueblo—más de seiscientas
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “SONNY’S BLUES” BY JAMES BALDWIN
The last story of our 2016-2017 cycle is James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” written in 1957. This story is Baldwin’s most heavily anthologized, and stands as a powerful testament to the author’s virtuosity as a short-story writer, in addition to his mastery of other forms, most notably the novel, drama, and the essay. “Sonny’s Blues” addresses
FAMILY RECIPES AND BOOKS CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (MAY): MAC AND CHEESE
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “The Cow in Patrick O’shanahan’s Kitchen” by Diana Prichard and “Lidia’s Egg-citing Farm Adventure” by Lidia Bastianich… and also your homemade mac and cheese. See you next session!
FAMILY RECIPES AND BOOKS CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (APRIL): APPLE BREAD PUDDING
Recipe by Nanor Rose Demirjian. Comments : This recipe is really fun and easy to make and it needs apples! We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “To Market, To Market” by Nikki McClure… and also your homemade apple bread pudding. See you next session! — Family Book Club: American Family Food Stories The Family
¿Qué harán vuestros hijos este verano?
Summer in the City y Summer in the City – Teens son campamentos urbanos de verano en auténtico inglés norteamericano. Sus participantes, niños de 5 a 12 años y jóvenes de 13 a 16 años, viven el idioma a través de experiencias y actividades realizadas en inglés, y adecuadas a su nivel de madurez
