Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“Slow man” by J.M. Coetzee “Slow Man is a 2005 novel by South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee, and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an author and his characters,
Week 3 Summer in the City: Inventors’ Workshop
During week 3: Inventors’ Workshop, the students made lots of different structures and learned about inventions. For the Odyssey of the Mind competition, students had a challenge of making a free-standing structure with spaghetti and a marshmallow! Here is a picture of the winning structure: They visited the Cosmocaixa exhibit Ideas que Cambian Vidas. The exhibit shows inventions
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“Willy the wimp” by Anthony Browne “Willy is kind and gentle, and bullied by the suburban gorilla gang who call him ‘Willy the Wimp’. Desperate to do something about his situation, Willy answers a body-building advert and grows big and strong, determined no one will ever call him ‘wimp’ again.” Extraido de Amazon. Ver
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“The family reunion: a play” by T.S. Eliot “Eliot’s haunting verse play, set in a country house in the north of England, was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London in March 1939, six months before the outbreak of war.” Extraido de Amazon. Ver además: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/926694.The_Family_Reunion http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/t-s-eliot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Reunion Los títulos seleccionados son una muestra de
Recomendación cultural para el fin de semana
Exposición “Eugeni Forcano. Atrapar la vida. Fotografías” “Eugeni Forcano, Premio Nacional de Fotografía 2012, es uno de los cronistas más destacados de la España de los últimos años de la posguerra y del franquismo. La exposición reúne 150 fotografías de sus trabajos más conocidos en blanco y negro así como de su obra experimental en
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“Rabbit Hill” by Robert Lawson “It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going
Proyección gratuita del documental “Mad Hot Ballroom”
El próximo miércoles 23 de julio a las 18 h. el American Space Madrid llevará a cabo en el Instituto Internacional la proyección del documental “Mad Hot Ballroom” autorizado para todos los públicos. La proyección será en inglés con subtítulos en español. Se trata de uno de los documentales más taquilleros en Estados Unidos que
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“Mujer de barro” por Joyce Carol Oates “Abandonada por su propia madre en la ribera del río Black Snake, la pequeña «niña de barro» sobrevive gracias al azar, o quizá al destino. La bienintencionada pareja que la adopta procura sepultar su pasado. Pero el pasado siempre vuelve.” Extraido de Alfaguara. Ver además: http://www.elboomeran.com/obra/1776/mujer-de-barro/ http://bit.ly/1tIqNlF http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Carol_Oates
Blue and Green groups participate in second language and culture exchange with American students
The Blue and Green groups had another visit from some high school students from the US who were visiting Madrid. Apart from the visit, they also did lots of other activities related to the Round and Round theme. Here is what the students had to say about their second week at camp: This week
Friends Around the World
The students in the Orange group read a play called ‘Friends Around the World,’ in which one of the characters loves to make toys with clay. They then made their own toy animal figures with clay. Can you find the snail, turtle, pig and penguin?
