Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
2º Encuentro para Padres y Profesores el sábado 11 de abril
El sábado 11 de abril de 11:30 a 12:30 estará con nosotros de nuevo Linda Gerena, profesora de City University of New York. Dr. Gerena forma a futuros profesores bilingües y en su próxima charla nos hablará de la importancia del pensamiento crítico en los niños. Nos enseñará maneras de fomentar el pensamiento crítico variando el
Recomendación cultural para la semana
Exposición de fotografías “The most important thing” “Esta exposición, organizada con la colaboración del ACNUR, constituye una mirada sobre la vida de estas personas. Partiendo de los retratos del fotoperiodista americano Brian Sokol, nos acercamos a los testimonios de 24 personas que, en el instante de ser fotografiadas, acababan de verse forzadas a huir de
Young Learners 6: Problems We Face in Big Cities
For a recent discussion and writing assignment, YL6 considered the following question: What will be the biggest challenge for large cities in the future and what can we do to help? Students came up with many ideas and then shared their thoughts in writing. Some of the things they mentioned were noise, pollution, traffic, and
Young Learners 3: Un grupo expresivo y curioso
This winter Young Learners 3 spent a lot of time working on their pronunciation and expression in English. They practiced reading Dr. Seuss books with expression in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Each student chose a story and practiced reading 1 to 2 minutes of text aloud to the rest of the class. Later the
Peanut Butter and Jelly!
Augusta Gonzalez hizo para los estudiantes de Kids Culture Club un taller sobre un sandwich muy tradicional en EEUU, el sandwich de manteca de cacahuete y mermelada. Augusta leyó una poema sobre manteca de cacahuete del autor, Shel Silverstein y tambien un libro que se llama, “Bread and Jam for Frances.” Los niños cantaron una canción
Book Trailers en Young Learners 5
In February, the Young Learners 5 class worked on a video book trailer project. A book trailer is a short video promoting a book, similar to a movie trailer. In groups of three, students chose a book they had enjoyed and created a short script with a storyboard to explain the most important elements of
SELECCIÓN DE FOTOS DE LAS ACTIVIDADES DEL MES EN LA BIBLIOTECA
Os invitamos a ver una selección de fotos de las actividades de la biblioteca con American Space Madrid en este mes de marzo: En el “Readers’ Theater” para niños de 9 a 12 años trabajaron el guión usando movimiento a partir del libro “My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother”. En el Storytelling de los sábados
Young Learners 4 termina un trimestre completísimo
The winter trimester at the International Institute has flown by for the kids in Young Learners 4! They learned a lot about natural disasters and catastrophes like tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, and more. After watching some disaster movie trailers to get some ideas, the students even wrote their own theater plays about disaster experiences and acted
Young Learners 2: What’s Your Dream Vacation?
During March’s theme of Vacations in the YL2 English class, the students have been studying the past tense with the verb “to be”. They learned how to describe situations in the past, such as “I was busy last week” and also ask for information about the past, like “Where were you yesterday?”. They have also been
Poetry Reading Club: second poem of the month
Our second poem for this month is “The Operation” (1962), by Anne Sexton. Like “Tulips” (1961), by Sylvia Plath, this poem is set in a hospital and records the speaker’s heightened emotional response to a surgical procedure. Like Plath, Sexton is associated with the confessional school of poetry, and many of the questions we asked
