Young Learners
Debate Skills
Young Learners 4 (Tuesday-Thursday) group members have recently been exercising their English debate skills. Each week, the students research a controversial topic such as bullfighting, the death penalty, and school uniforms. In teams, they are assigned randomly to a specific side of the argument and learn about presenting their points. We have faced the challenge of advocating
¡Becas para los alumnos de 16 a 18 años para una estancia en EEUU!
Nos han comentado muchos alumnos que pasar una temporada en el extranjero entra en sus planes de futuro. ¿Por qué no ir a EE.UU. este verano…GRATIS? Nos complace informarles sobre las Becas Benjamin Franklin ofrecidas por la Embajada de Estados Unidos para una estancia de un mes en verano en EE.UU. para conocer la cultura
Learning Scary Vocabulary
Our YL2 class celebrated Halloween by learning all about Halloween house decorations in the United States. We viewed several images of the scariest Halloween house decorations. We learned several new vocabulary words. The students then took large pieces of drawing paper and, with partners, drew their own houses and decorated them to make them the
YL1 Celebrates Halloween
The Young Learners 1 group celebrated Halloween by making pumpkins and ghosts. They also practiced the famous phrase ‘Trick or Treat’ with each other. We also made skeletons, the following week, in order to talk about the parts of the body. Great work, kids!
KC In Love with Matilda
The Kids Club this Fall trimester focused on the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. Dahl is best known for his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which has had two movie versions made. Matilda has also been made into a great movie. I was pleasantly surprised at how much the kids enjoyed reading the book.
YL2 Celebrates Fall
The Fall is a special time that is full of color and new fruits. The kids in our YL2 class studied about Fall and learned lots of new vocabulary. Students recalled their new vocabulary and helped build their fluency by playing a hot potato game. The students stood in a circle and tossed the “hot potato”,
Welcome to the Fall YL Program
This fall has gotten off to a great start. Our students are busy learning English while creating projects,performing plays and learning songs. They are also learning all about American holidays and celebrating them. The first one was Halloween. Stay tuned for pictures of our students’ work for Halloween and more. We also want to welcome
Last Day at Summer Camp
Our last day was spent at Parque del Retiro. A shady green area kept us cool as students played many traditional American games. We started off by playing parachute games. All the students participated as a group and although the ages ranged from 7-16 they all had a great time. The students then moved around various
Teaching English with the “Dating Game”
Engaging teenagers in an English class is a challenge. For our 80’s week at our Summer Camp we engaged them with an 80’s popular game show “The Dating Game.” We first had the class prepare questions to ask the blind daters on the show. They came up with questions like: “Where would we go on
Maximizing Learning from a Snack
It was our turn to make the snack for Summer camp. We had to make American sandwiches. It offered us a great opportunity to learn lots of language. We read the book “Sandwich and Soup,” a story about a boy who wished for a grown-up sandwich. The students loved the boy’s imaginary sandwich. I taught
