February 2019
- 2Feb
- 10: 30 am - 12: 30 pm
Mini-Makers: Learning Through Play with Lego – February
Lego workshops are back for our community of mini-makers from 6 to 8 years old. In this new edition we will have Chandler Collins as facilitator, with the support of a team of Fulbright scholars in Spain.
- 2Feb
- 1: 00 pm - 2: 00 pm
Tiny Music and Movement Time – February
Family activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old. Music (through rhythm and melody) and expressive movement will be explored in a playful way.
- 5Feb
- 8: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Gathering Fulbright: Meeting with Miguel Ángel Martínez, witness and part of the Spanish Transition
In these dates in which we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution, we have the pleasure of having a distinguished debater who was a witness and part of that exciting time of change after the dictatorship, and has dedicated his life to equality, human rights and social justice from the highest European authorities.
- 7Feb
- 7: 30 pm - 9: 00 pm
Spanish Book Club Colloquium on American Literature – January
After an individualized reading, the work is discussed in a group with the help of a moderator who makes a brief introduction to the book, asks questions, leads and encourages the debate. The works this cycle will be focused on Afro-American literature. This month's reading will be “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead.
- 12Feb
Course “Train the Trainers: Performing arts at school”
Face-to-face course "Train the trainers: Performing arts at school" of 5 sessions to learn how to approach the staging of a scenic project at school or institute in English. This activity is aimed at secondary and high school teachers, teachers and teaching staff of public, private and concerted private centers, of the different departments.
- 13Feb
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 30 pm
Maker Club of American Space Madrid – February / 3D Design and Printing
The Maker Club at American Space Madrid is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring and sharing knowledge in which we will use both new technologies and traditional tools. In February we will have an introductory workshop on 3D design and printing.
- 15Feb
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 30 pm
Reading Alive for Kids (8-12 Years) – February
Playful activity of dramatized reading in English for children from 8 to 12 years old (in grades 3 to 6 of primary school) "Reading Alive" includes previous intonation and expressiveness exercises and rehearsal and group reading of the theatrical script of this month “Mrs. Toggle's Zipper” by Robin Pulver
- 16Feb
- 11: 00 am - 12: 00 pm
Library Storytelling Morning / Session 11 a.m. - February
Storytelling in English for children from 4 to 8 years old in the 2018-2019 cycle. This course focuses on stories of respect and acceptance of diversity. This month it will be about “Woolbur” by Leslie Helakoski and Lee Harper.
- 16Feb
- 12: 00 pm - 1: 00 pm
Made in the USA: Family Maker Club – February
Made in the USA is an activity where parents and children have the opportunity to participate in maker activities together, in collaboration with Andrea Brady. The club takes place once a month and focuses on creating things together that families can easily replicate at home. Regular session from 12 to 13 h.
- 16Feb
- 12: 30 pm - 1: 30 pm
Library Storytelling Morning / Session 12:30 p.m. - February
Storytelling in English for children from 4 to 8 years old in the 2018-2019 cycle. This course focuses on stories of respect and acceptance of diversity. This month it will be about “Woolbur” by Leslie Helakoski and Lee Harper.
- 18Feb
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
Computer Music Pioneers- February / First session
Activity in Spanish to teach boys and girls between 9 and 14 years old (preferably for ages between 12 and 14 years old) to create music through computer codes (live coding). Steven Delvalle will use the Sonic Pi platform to teach kids how to create their own melodies and rhythms through computer programming and coding.
- 18Feb
- 6: 30 pm - 7: 30 pm
Makers Unite! at the Vázquez Montalbán Municipal Public Library
Makers Unite! It is an activity for children from 9 to 12 years old where we will experiment with LittleBits, a modular system to build electronic systems with small pieces magnetized together and without soldering. Every month in a different municipal public library!
- 22Feb
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm
Family Culture Club – February
Join us on our journey through the different regions of the United States! Through food, music and culture, the Family Culture Club will tour a region of the country each quarter. In February we will travel to New Mexico.
- 22Feb
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 00 pm
American Cultural Bites: (R)evolution in US Popular Music – At the Buenavista Library
In this series of meetings in English, we invite participants to listen to the sounds of the protest song of the XNUMXth and XNUMXst century in the United States.
It will be a cycle of 10 sessions with three municipal public libraries in the downtown area and a presentation session in the library of the International Institute.
Sixth session on “Feminist Anthems”.
- 25Feb
MINI CAMP from February 25 to March 1 and 4, 2019
Mini Camp American Language and Culture Program from February 25 to March 1 and 4, 2019 • 9:30am – 14:00pm / 9:00am – 16:00pm The week of February 25 and March 4, the Institute Internacional offers an English language immersion Mini Camp for children aged 5
- 25Feb
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
Computer Music Pioneers- February / Second Session
Activity in Spanish to teach boys and girls between 9 and 14 years old (preferably for ages between 12 and 14 years old) to create music through computer codes (live coding). Steven Delvalle will use the Sonic Pi platform to teach kids how to create their own melodies and rhythms through computer programming and coding.
- 28Feb
- 7: 30 pm - 9: 00 pm
Spanish Book Club Colloquium on American Literature – February
After an individualized reading, the work is discussed in a group with the help of a moderator who makes a brief introduction to the book, asks questions, leads and encourages the debate. The works this cycle will be focused on Afro-American literature. This month's reading will be “The Confessions of Nat Turner” by William Styron.