Instituto Internacional: Inglés Americano para Jóvenes

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 we had fun. We did a lot of activities. We met some American friends and we learned about their culture.

 In our class we played a lot of games and we did a scavenger hunt with the other class.

 Álvaro and Alberto wrote:

This week has been as intensive as the last one. We have had a lot of fun, but especially with the American students who came on Wednesday.

 Here are some more comments from the Blue group:

We did lots of things this week. We met some Americans and we had fun with them. We did a special activity: a “gymkana” (scavenger hunt) and we had a lot of fun. In general we have enjoyed these two weeks at Instituto Internacional.

 I liked this week because we did a lot of activities and we also learned a lot.

What will the students report for week 3: Inventors’ Workshop?

Please Join Us for a Workshop on Increasing Vocabulary and Literacy Skills!

July 9, 2014

2.30pm – 3.30pm, Room 101

International Institute

C/ Miguel Angel, 8

Word Study Success for ESL Learners Through Vocabulary Building and Sorting

Please join us for Ellen Comis’ second English language workshop, entitled “Word Study.” 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, student-centered activities that will provide ideas and strategies for promoting English vocabulary-building skills for young learners, teens, and adults.

Ms. Comis’ presentation will be exceptionally valuable for both elementary school teachers and teachers of adult learners, as well as for students of English who want to discover new tools for successfully expanding vocabulary.

Ellen Comis is a State of California-credentialed teacher (Multiple Subjects with a Bilingual Certification-Spanish), who teaches principally at the primary school level in the Los Angeles area. She has developed curriculum materials for the ESL Program at the La Canada Unified School District, where she works as an ESL Specialist.

Please Join our Free BrainPOP Workshop for Educators

July 3^rd, 2.30pm, Rm 101

American Space Madrid

International Institute, C/Miguel Angel, 8

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To discuss the use of online resources to teach English to children who speak Spanish and other languages, Ms. Comis will focus on BrainPOP, an award-winning online educational resource that utilizes animated curriculum content for teaching subjects such as English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Arts/Music.

Ms. Comis’ presentation will be highly valuable for elementary school teachers who want to use English-language materials like the BrainPOP ESL program to provide lessons in an entertaining and interesting way.

Ellen Comis is a highly-experienced, certified multi-subject teacher for the bilingual Spanish program at the primary school level in the Los Angeles (California) Public Schools.  She has developed curriculum materials for use across the Los Angeles school system.