Fieldtrip: San Lorenzo - El Escorial

This is a video of our trip to San Lorenzo-El Escorial. Thank you to all the parents for their suport It was an amazing experience for all of them!

Love,

Bea

Microfilms 2011 Award Ceremony

As you know, this year we participated in the 2011 Microfilm Competition. Our school placed 3rd place in the "Most Original Video." The children had a great time and enjoyed themselves at Micropolix. These are the pictures of the event and at the end you will find a copy of the video we would have liked to submit to the evaluation committee.

Love,

Bea

Final Video

Microfilm Project Finalists!

We made it! All the hard work has paid off. We are currently nominated in the category for "Best Original Video." My students are very excited these news and I am very proud of them. All their hard work and effort is finally being recognized.

I also want to thank the Auxiliares de Conversación and primarily Josué Fernández for their outmost dedication to the Microfilm project. Josué worked very diligently in the writing, filming, and editing in the making of this video to make this happen.

Take a look:

http://www.premiosmicrofilms.es/2011/

Enjoy!

Bea

Microfilm Project 2011

This year the Comunidad de Madrid decided to make a microfilm competition among the 5th year bilingual students in the whole Madrid Community. The choice of topic was up to each individual school and the video had to be no longer than 2 minutes. Through a lot of hours of brainstorming and practicing, we finally made our video. It took us one and a half days to film. Our video is about a news channel that receives breaking news of a school that is completely frozen and no one seems to know why this has happened. At the end of the video one of the students discovers how to make the class come back to normal.

The children had so much fun making this video and for them it was a very positive experience. I want to thank all of them for their hardwork and all the effort they put into making this video.

I am very proud of them! :)

Love,

Bea

PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR OUR VIDEO!!! CLICK ON THE STARS!!!

Here is the link:

http://www.premiosmicrofilms.es/2011/videos/frozen-class-825.html

Canoeing at Juan Carlos I Park

The children had an opportunity to go canoeing (piragüismo). The trip was very exciting for them, since some of the students had never heard of this type of sport. One of the key factors in learning to canoe is to be very coordinated as a group in every stroke with the paddle. Group effort is very important in order to make the canoe move in the direction you want to go. The instructors at the park allowed them wander through the water reservoir to learn how to maneuver the canoe and afterwards they raced against each other. They had an amazing time and they really enjoyed themselves. See for yourself!

Love,

Bea

Atocha Renfe Train Station

This week, the students took a trip to the Atocha Renfe Train Station, where they learnt about the practical aspects of public transportation, and, hopefully, gained a measure of confidence and independence. We in Madrid are lucky to have one of the better train systems in the world, and I want the students to be able to take full advantage of it as they grow older.

Love,

Bea

St. Patrick's Day Festival

On March 18th, we had a terrific St. Patrick's Day celebration. In the morning, the children made shamrocks and decorated them with the colors of the Irish flag. After recess, an live Irish band put on a mini-concert, and we finished off the day with a gymkhana that left the children exhausted but happy. The weather was beautiful, too—it finally felt like we were heading into spring.

As you can see, our students thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and were fairly creative with the mandate to wear green (note the face paintings). Enjoy the pictures!

Love,

Bea