Young Learners
Learning English and American history in Young Learners 1
Every day, we are more and more comfortable with English in Young Learners 1! There is already a noticeable difference in our abilities this trimester compared with before the winter break. We are reading, writing, speaking, in English through games of all sorts. February is Black History Month, so we have started learning about famous
Is it a verb? An adjective? ¿Es un verbo? ¿Un adjetivo?
The Young Learners 2A group began the trimester with activities and games related to parts of speech. We started by creating sentences with words we already knew and then looked more closely at the words we used. From there, we’ll be able to reach our objectives for using comparative adjectives and different verb forms. Additinoally,
YL3 Saturdays: Adverbs in Action
YL3 has started the winter term off strong with adverbs! We have been using theater games to explore different ways of performing actions: “Do you do your homework slowly or quickly? Loudly or quietly?” Every class begins with a warm-up activity that gets us moving. We practice new vocabulary every week with active games and
YL2 Tu/Th Keeps it Moving!
In our Young Learners 2 class we like to mix things up! We usually start class with a quick game, and an introduction to the content for the day, then we break up and work in stations for half of the class time. Our students LOVE stations, because they get the chance to play and
Posing hijinks in YL5!
It has been a great first trimester in YL5! During our class, we focus on communicative activities which give our students opportunities to use the language they have been learning, and push themselves in new ways. We have debated, talked about controversial topics, played hilarious games, and grown in our communication skills. In the picture
Expanding Our School Partnerships
As part of a larger initiative to expand the North American Language and Culture Program beyond the walls of the International Institute building, the Institute’s administrative team has worked to develop relationships with primary and secondary schools in Madrid. Last year, we offered activities in English to two local schools. Following those successful experiences, we
Kids Club 2 With Jessica: A Fun-Filled Trimester
It’s the end of the trimester, which means it’s time to celebrate the holidays and spend valuable time with family. Unfortunately, this also means it’s the end of Kids Club 2 – for now. The past few months have been action-packed! Our students have been hard at work, getting their creative juices flowing while learning
All the fall Favorites with YL 1B (Saturdays)
In addition to improving their language skills this trimester, Matt’s YL 1B class has been exploring the culture and traditions behind some of our beloved fall holidays. Two of their favorites have been Halloween and Thanksgiving. For Halloween, the students made masks that they wore as they visited some of the other classes while “trick-or-treating.” We
All aboard with YL 6
The YL6 Saturday group is currently working on the topic of travel and transportation. After discussing the different modes of transportation and their personal preference the class was able to watch several videos on some of the most scenic train routes in the United States. After talking about American transportation students were paired up to
News from YL 3 B Saturdays
The YL3B Saturday class has been busy! In addition to studying our pronouns and future tenses, we’ve been learning a lot about American culture. For Halloween we carved our own jack-o’-lanterns. We’ve also played many popular American games, such as Jeopardy, Scattergories and Taboo. Books are an important part of the class. After reading about
