Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividadesOdyssey of the Mind
Monday‘s Odyssey of the Mind contest challenged all of the groups. They made Hawaiian costumes out of some very unusual items.
Healthy “Hawaiian” Snacks
On Monday, the Yellow group prepared the healthy snack for the week. They made Hawaiian fruit pizzas with bananas, kiwi, nectarine and pineapple. Yum!
Recomendación cultural para el fin de semana
Exposición “Una forma de mirar: tipos populares de Baltasar Cue (1891-1894)” Esta exposición muestra una galería de retratos fotográficos de tipos populares realizada por Baltasar Cue (Llanes, Asturias, 1856-1918), quien ejerció como fotógrafo profesional en su villa natal entre 1891 y 1894. Los negativos de placa de cristal de estas fotografías fueron guardados por él
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“Pirates of Silicon Valley” dirigida por Martyn Burke “Silicon Valley es una región de California donde se asientan, desde la década de los ochenta, muchas de las nuevas empresas relacionadas con la informática y las nuevas tecnologías. “Pirates of Silicon Valley” relata, con los nombres reales, los principios de las empresas Apple y Microsoft a
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
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,
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