Kids’ Club finishes off a great year
June 30, 2014 at 4:55 pm | Posted in Kids Club, Parents | Leave a commentKids’ Club finished the term with a performance for their parents. Patti’s class sang three songs and performed a play of The Very Busy Spider.
Alicia’s group sang three songs from the film version of Charlotte’s Web. The class read the book throughout the term, and finished off with these happy (and fast) songs. It was a wonderful way to end the year. Thank you to all of the parents and students who joined in. See you in October!
Summer in the City
May 24, 2014 at 1:55 pm | Posted in Parents, Summer in the City/ Campamento Urbano, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Los profesores el programa de Young Learners ya están preparando un mes de julio lleno de diversión para los chicos y chicas de 6 a 16 años.
Los temas semanales van a ser:
Semana del 30 de junio al 04 de julio: Rock Stars: La primera semana se llenará de música: de los rockeros, desde los clásicos del rock hasta los de ahora.
Semana del 07-11 de julio : Round and Round: En la última semana del mundial no sólo veremos el fútbol, sino también otros deportes y actividades que se pueden hacer con balones…y otras maneras de rodar a través del arte, y los viajes.
Semana del 14 al 18 de julio: Inventors’ Workshop: Veremos biografías de inventores famosos y también agitaremos nuestra creatividad para elaborar nuestros propios inventos.
Semana del 21 al 25 de julio: Hawaiian Hullabaloo: La última semana habrá muchísimo color y música con el tema de Hawaii, el estado-archipiélago más joven de los EEUU.
Pueden ver imágenes de nuestros campamentos anteriores en:
The Night of the Books 2014
March 31, 2014 at 1:09 pm | Posted in Biblioteca/ Library, Clases Young Learners, Kids Club, Parents, Uncategorized | Leave a commentEstamos encantados de invitarles a ustedes a los eventos organizados por nuestra Biblioteca para la Noche de los Libros, ¡el miércoles 23 de Abril del 2014! Nos vemos para una noche con un libro bilingüe y storytelling en inglés.
Elaine Gallagher nos ha hablado sobre LOS DEBERES esta semana en el Instituto
May 9, 2013 at 2:43 pm | Posted in Parents, Resources, Teacher events | Leave a comment
Esta semana hemos tenido el privilegio de escuchar dos charlas para padres y profesores, presentadas por Elaine Gallagher. Elaine es una experta internacional sobre la educación bilingüe, y nos hablo sobre los deberes escolares. El martes la charla fue en inglés y el miércoles en español. Elaine nos ha dejado sus presentaciones, a los que pueden acceder en los enlaces que vienen a continuación.
7 de mayo: Homework (in English): HOMEWORK E Gallagher IIE
8 de mayo: Apoyar sin agobios (en español): Apoyar sin Agobios E Gallagher IIE
Muchísimas gracias a todos los que asistieron. Pensamos seguir el próximo curso con un ciclo de charlas para padres y profesores. Nos encantaría recibir sugerencias sobre temas para futuras ponencias.
¡Charlas gratuitas para padres y profesores en mayo!
April 19, 2013 at 12:48 pm | Posted in Parents, Resources, Teacher events | Leave a commentSabemos que los deberes pueden ser estresantes, tanto para los profesores como para los alumnos y padres. Por eso hemos organizado las siguientes charlas gratuitas en mayo:
7 de mayo, 19:00 a 20:00 (In English): Homework: What? Why? When? How much?
In this free talk for English or bilingual teachers*, Elaine Gallagher, PhD. will discuss how to assign relevant, kid- and parent-friendly homework to maximize learning and minimize stress.
*Parents are also welcome. http://iiehomeworktalk.eventbrite.es/
8 de mayo 19:00 a 20:00 (en español): Apoyar sin agobios: Cómo ayudar en el aprendizaje de inglés desde casa
¿Quieres ayudar a tus hijos a mejorar el inglés? ¿Los niños tienen asignaturas en inglés y necesitan tu apoyo?
En esta charla gratuita para padres* veremos estrategias para ayudar con los deberes de inglés.
*Los profesores también son bienvenidos. http://iieapoyarsinagobios.eventbrite.es/
La ponente: Elaine Gallagher, PhD, ha trabajado en el campo de la educación durante 45 años. Actualmente es consultora bilingüe internacional en Europa y América, dando charlas, haciendo programaciones y escribiendo textos.
Para inscribirse:
Homework: 7 mayo: http://iiehomeworktalk.eventbrite.es/
Apoyar sin agobios: 8 mayo: http://iieapoyarsinagobios.eventbrite.es/
Online literacy links
February 1, 2013 at 5:27 pm | Posted in Kids Club, Parents, Resources | Leave a commentTags: literacy, parents, reading, resources, writing
Last week Alicia Vázquez did a presentation for Kids’ Club parents about online resources for kids and parents to use together at home. There are quite a lot, and we’d like to share the list with you: Kids Literacy Online_FINAL There are games, reading material, online stories, and more. Have fun, and keep reading!
Reading Aloud with Dr. Linda Gerena
November 22, 2012 at 4:54 am | Posted in Parents, Resources, Teacher events | Leave a commentTags: literacy, reading, resources, teacher training
On Wednesday, November 21st, Dr. Linda Gerena of City University of New York gave a free talk for parents and teachers here at the Institute. She demonstrated strategies for reading aloud to children at home and at school. We had a mixed group of parents and teachers, who participated actively, asking lots of good questions.
Here is a copy of Dr. Gerena’s handout: Read aloud notes LG The two links on the last page are for videos which demonstrate read aloud strategies. As for the other references, our Library has a copy of The Power of Reading by Stephen Krashen, a highly recommended text about the benefits of reading in any language. And Jim Trelease’s web page includes excerpts from his wonderful Read-Aloud Handbook, as well as articles and book recommendations for parents and teachers.
For further reading, here is another article about how teachers and parents can help young children become more aware of text and its meaning, and another about benefits of reading aloud to children.
And finally, an article by an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher about how she reads aloud with her students of different ages, and also allows them to read freely from books of their choice, despite being English Language Learners. Dr. Gerena referred to this strategy as SSR: Sustained Silent Reading or DEAR: Drop Everything And Read.
Please remember that reading aloud in any language is beneficial for children. Parents who want to foster bilingualism and biliteracy will also help their children greatly by reading to them and encouraging them to read in Spanish. Reading in any language strenghtens reading skills in both languages.
A wonderful bilingual resource for parents and teachers is Colorín Colorado. Here are some suggestions for parents when reading aloud. All materials on this site are available in English and in Spanish.
Happy Reading!
End-of-term celebrations at the Institute
June 26, 2012 at 5:02 am | Posted in Clases Young Learners, Parents, Young Learners 2, Young Learners 3, Young Learners 4, Young Learners 6 | Leave a comment
On Saturday, June 16th, the Young Learners Saturday classes did a show for their parents and classmates. Young Learners 2 and 4 did “Readers’ Theater” pieces, Young Learners 3 did a newscast with some amazing stories, and Young Learners 6 students acted as greeters and presenters for all the other acts. 
Everyone enjoyed the show, and the kids got to show off the English they learned this year with their fantastic teachers: Alicia and Donna, Alisha, Chloe, Chris and Christine.
Alisha’s and Chloe’s classes wrote their own scripts.
After studying Martin Luther King, Jr., and other figures of the civil rights movement in the United States, as well as discussing discrimination and civil rights in Spain, the Young Learner’s 4 Saturday class put their heads together to write their own anti-discrimination fable using words from their vocabulary notebooks. Here is what they presented in a “Readers’ Theater” format for us:
The Possum and the Raccoon: an anti-discrimination fable
One day, in a forest in Georgia, animal friends were talking about the raccoon’s party… all except one. The possum didn’t have a lot of friends because the other animals said that he was very nasty, above all the raccoon.
That morning, the possum was looking for food when he saw a lot of animals with presents.
“Where are you going?” the possum asked the bird.
“We are going to the raccoon’s party. Hurry up! The party is going to start soon,” answered the bird.
The possum thought, ‘Oh, a party could be fun!’, and he followed the animals. All the animals went into the garden, but when it was the possum’s turn, a very big fox stopped him.
“Sorry, you aren’t on the list,” said the fox. Continue Reading End-of-term celebrations at the Institute…
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