“Mary Poppins” dirigida por Robert Stevenson “La vida de una familia inglesa formada por un padre banquero, una madre sufragista y dos niños rebeldes -que pretenden llamar la atención de sus padres haciendo la vida imposible a todas las niñeras-, se verá alterada con la llegada de Mary Poppins, una extravagante institutriz que baja
For the second week of the Summer in the City Camp, the theme was Round and Round. Classes worked on all kinds of activities about “round” things. Some groups looked at sports and soccer (the week of the World Cup final). Yellow made their own soccer balls (“Buckyballs”) out of posterboard. Orange, Red and Yellow groups worked
“Owl babies” written by Martin Waddel and illustrated by Patrick Benson “Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will
Exposición “Diseñar América. El trazado español de los Estados Unidos” “Muestra la importante contribución de España a la construcción del territorio, el paisaje y la ciudad en Estados Unidos, desde las primeras fundaciones hasta nuestros días. Con esta muestra, comisariada por Juan Miguel Hernández León, director del Grupo de Investigación Paisaje Cultural de la
“Cadena perpetua” dirigida por Frank Darabont “Acusado del asesinato de su mujer, Andrew Dufresne (Tim Robbins), tras ser condenado a cadena perpetua, es enviado a la cárcel de Shawshank. Con el paso de los años conseguirá ganarse la confianza del director del centro y el respeto de sus compañeros de prisión, especialmente de Red (Morgan
“Different just like me” by Lori Mitchell “This celebration of a world of difference is sure to make every reader appreciate the distinctive qualities in themselves and everyone around them.” Extraido de Goodreads. Ver además: http://www.differentjustlikeme.com/ http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-88106-975-4 http://bit.ly/1qRAvjF Los títulos recomendados están en la Biblioteca del Instituto Internacional. Si te interesa tener acceso a ellos
“Round like a ball!” by Lisa Campbell Ernst “Round Like A Ball is one of the best children’s books I have seen this year. Lisa Campbell Ernst engagingly weaves an ecological story about the earth with the fun of the progressively larger holes in each page and the riddles of what is round like a
On July 30th the Institute began the Summer in the City English Camp. The theme of the first week was Rock Stars, and the students worked on different activities related to the theme. They made guitar posters, watched rock-star themed movies and learned a few dances like the Bunny Hop and The Chicken Dance. On
Comienza la semana y con ella el Campamento Urbano en Inglés, “Summer in the City” con alumnos de cinco a dieciséis años. El ambiente del Instituto se transforma radicalmente a partir de las 9 de la mañana cuando los más madrugadores comienzan a llegar. Todo los alumnos y también padres, se reúnen en el
Next July 9th from 2.30pm to 3.30pm at the International Institute will take place Ellen Comis’ second English language workshop, entitled “Word Study” (free entrance). This exciting, non-‐traditional approach is currently gaining ground in the U.S. as an effective method for strengthening literacy skills. Participants will join in a demonstration lesson that uses hands ‐on,