Young Learners
2ª Semana Summer in the City: Holidays the North American Way!
En la segunda semana de Summer in the City, nuestro campamento urbano en inglés, los chicos han investigado y aprendido sobre las diferentes fiestas de los EE.UU. y Canadá, algunos muy conocidos y otros menos. El grupo Red de 1º y 2º de primaria empezó la semana con ¡Christmas in July! Aquí los vemos con
Describing a Semester in Madrid – by Clarissa Towle
17,993 miles. 157 days. 143 classes. 95 classmates. 42 coffees. 33 churros. 17 new friends. 9 exams. 7 side trips. 5 metro abonos. 4 courses. 2 host parents. 1 semester abroad in Madrid. As a scientist, I like numbers, but although I can count every afternoon I spent at the botanical garden at the university,
Summer in the City 2015 empieza con mucha energía
Los chicos y profesores se lo están pasando genial en Summer in the City, el campamento urbano en inglés americano en el centro de Madrid. El tema de la primera semana ha sido Underwater World. Hicieron un healthy snack de tortugas de mar y delfines hechos de frutas, y participaron en un desafío Odyssey of the
Young Learners and Kids’ Club Spring Shows 2015
The 20th of June we celebrated the end of the trimester with the “Young Learners Spring Show 2015” which had acts by the Young Learners 1, 2, and 3 groups. Each class prepared something special to present to their parents and friends. The Young Learners 1 performed two poems, “Big, Bad Cold!” and “Doctor Jen;” the
Young Learners 4, 5 and 6 terminan el curso con un intercambio de conversación
On the last day of class the students from Young Learners 4, 5, and 6 celebrated the end of their courses with a fun academic exchange. The classes met with a group of American high school students from Kentucky who were completing a tour of Spain organized by Education First (EF) Educational Tours. The event gave the
Empieza Summer in the City 2015: Campamento Urbano en Inglés
Ya ha terminado el colegio y ¡empieza Summer in the City! Nuestro campamento urbano en inglés viene cargado de muchas actividades para practicar inglés y divertirse a la vez. Los profesores nativos, todos procedentes de EE.UU. o Canadá, llevarán a los chicos a conocer la cultura norteamericana a través de talleres de manualidades, música, baile,
Clase de inglés Young Learners 1: Occupations
During the last class of May, Young Learners 1 continued to do vocabulary practice using flashcards. In the photos you can see the students matching words for occupations to their images as they play musical chairs. Since the weather was so nice, they got to play (and learn!) in the Institute’s garden! En la última
Clase de inglés Young Learners 5: Cities of the World
In May the Young Learners 5 class worked on a city guide project. After studying a variety of infographics and promotional videos for tourism in North American cities, students researched a city of their choice (with the help of the International Institute’s new tablets!). Each group designed an infographic-style poster to present their findings, which
Earth Day en Young Learners 2
Coming on the heels of Earth Day, during May the YL2 class’s theme was Our Earth and they did many fun activities! Kicking things off after Earth Day, they worked in teams on a word mine of Earth Day. They tried creating as many words as they could by using only the letters found in
Kids Culture Club with Daniel
These past months in Kids Club have been a blast! Loads of interesting activities and stuff to do made every week a busy one! In April the kids started off making their very own Gingerbread Men and Women. After reading a couple of different stories with various points of view about his life, they decided that
