Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
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
Las novedades destacadas de la biblioteca: “Origami for Children” by Mari Ono and Roshin Ono
“Contains 35 designs with comprehensive step-by-step instructions. Origami for Children is the perfect introduction to origami, the fun Japanese papercraft for parents and children of all ages. Divided into six sections, the projects cover a range of themes, from classic origami designs such as animals to party decorations and modern vehicles.” Extraído de Amazon. Ver
Sonia Megías, directora del Coro Fulbright, nos habla de algunos de sus otros proyectos.
Sonia Megías colabora con el Instituto Internacional y American Space Madrid en varias actividades. Al piano, nos ha hecho pasar unos ratos extraordinarios acompañando musicalmente la proyección de películas como “El maquinista de La General” o “El hombre mosca”. También dirige el “Coro Fulbright”, que se reúne todas las semanas en el paraninfo del Instituto
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
La biblioteca en uso: “White noise” por Don DeLillo
“Winner of the National Book Award, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an “airborne toxic event,” a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their
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,
POETRY READING CLUB – POEM OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “Wishing Well” by Gregory Pardlo
Gregory Pardlo, recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, is the featured poet for the final session of our Poetry Reading Group. And, although this session will be the last one before we all retreat into summer vacation, you will be pleased to know that Pardlo will be visiting the International Institute on the
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE SECOND SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THE LENGUAGE OF MEN” BY NORMAN MAILER
Our last story of the 2014-2015 cycle is Norman Mailer’s “The Language of Men,” published in Esquire magazine in 1953. This story closes not only our annual cycle, but also the sub-cycle of our last three texts, all of which (starting with Twain’s “The Californian’s Tale” and continuing on with Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”)
