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The history of Juneteenth: a holiday in the United States
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that marks the day, June 19, 1865, that enslaved people were freed in Galveston, Texas. The name Juneteenth comes from the combination of the words June and Nineteenth. It is also sometimes called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day. Juneteenth only recently
Institute's first comics club publishes students' books
This spring students CRASHED into the world of superheroes and villains, inaugurating the International Institute's first Comics Club. We read and analyzed a variety of comics, focusing on the origin stories and journeys of heroes (and, in some cases, villains!). We giggled our way through games and some pretty silly stories. And above all, we
Ganas de Biblioteca IIE – Library recommendations for digital resources on art
Through the #AtHomeWithIIE initiative of the International Institute, our library intends to maintain its cultural and educational work in this stage of confinement. With this goal in mind, we share a first selection of cultural resources that can be consulted for free on the Internet. The chosen resources are for children and adults, both Spanish and American,
Ganas de Biblioteca IIE – Library recommendations to celebrate International Book Day for Children and Young People
Every year, on April XNUMX, International Children's and Youth Book Day is celebrated, coinciding with the birth of the writer Hans Christian Andersen to promote the importance of books among the youngest. The benefits of reading in childhood are visible as soon as it is put into practice and have been
Reading Zines: Graphic Novel Family Book Club for Tweens – Book of the month: April 2020
We hope you have enjoyed the great story for this month “Jackie Rose Vol. 1: The Treasure of Captain Read” by Josh Ulrich: SUMMARY Set in an alternate 1940s, Jackie Rose is a rip-roaring adventure story about a sixteen-year- old girl fighting to hold on to the last remnant she has of her departed mother, her
Reading Zines: Graphic Novel Family Book Club for Tweens – Book of the month: March 2020
We hope you have enjoyed the great story for this month “Roller Girl” by Victoria Jamieson. SUMMARY Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her ella best friend ella Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and
Reading Zines: Graphic Novel Family Book Club for Tweens – Book of the month: February 2020
We hope you have enjoyed the great story for this month “Real Friends” by Shannon Hale and Leuyen Pham. We share some of the questions that we want to discuss about it during the first part of the activity: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS When you read the book how did you feel? Have you ever felt like
Reading Zines: Graphic Novel Family Book Club for Tweens – Book of the month: January 2020
We hope you have enjoyed the great story for this month “The Last Kids on Earth” by Max Brallier and Douglas Holgate. We share some of the questions that we want to discuss about it during the first part of the activity: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS This is a post-apocalyptic novel. What does it mean? why does
Reading Zines: Graphic Novel Family Book Club for Tweens – Book of the month: December 2019
We hope you have enjoyed the great story for this month “Brave” by Svetlana Chmakova. We share the questions that we want to discuss about it during the first part of the activity: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What types of activities are you involved in at school? Do you find that your closest friends are also in
Winning Poems of the 2018-2019 “Finding Our Collective Voice” Youth English Poetry Contest
WINNER POEMS INDIVIDUAL POETRY CATEGORY: 1. Montime – Elena Rodriguez Rivas. 2. Chronicles of a Part-time Prisoner – Diego Pablo Sánchez. COLLECTIVE POETRY CATEGORY: 1. Haiku – Elena Rodriguez Rivas and Iván González Iglesias. 2. Haiku – Víctor Abia Alonso and Lucia Durán Calvo. Street art picture by