FERIA DE LA EDUCACIÓN, OCIO Y DEPORTE INFANTIL Y JUVENIL

Este fin de semana Albany participa con un stand en la Feria de la Educación que se va a celebrar en la carpa de la diputación de Córdoba.  Cada uno de los días participaremos en el programa de actividades de la feria, con talleres de inglés para los más pequeños impartido por profesores de Albany. Invitamos a todos los padres a que os paséis por allí para conocer esta ámplia oferta de educación, ocio y deporte que ofrece nuestra ciudad para vuestros hijos.  Podéis pasaros por nuestro stand para saludarnos y para inscribir a los niños  en las actividades que hemos preparado para ellos.

See you there!!

THIS WEEK IS HALLOWEEN!!

Enjoy it!!

Disfraces a partir del miércoles, no es necesario tener las pelucas puestas toda la semana...jeje.. a menos que alguien se vea muy favorecido.

Bringing Art inside and outside the class

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” 

Pablo Picasso

Art has various shapes and forms and can be interpreted in so many ways.
Sometimes we forget how near it is to us or how much we can learn from it.
Children have great imagination when dealing with art and this activity works well with various levels. It's never too late or too early to learn about Art and explore it.

The idea came to me one day as I was walking with my friend Lisa along one of the main boulevards in Cordoba. Our children were pointing to some statues that were being exhibited in the street, so we approached them and started a guessing game. We tried to say what each sculpture represented. Now, every time I pass by with my son, he points to the horse or to some other figure he likes.
So, here it is: an activity that can be used in class both with young learners and teenagers. And why not, give it a try with adults as well!
First, introduce the concept of Art and its different forms. After that, focus on sculptures. Show students this first photo and see how many have seen the exhibition already or know where it is placed.

Total Physical Response (TPR) and Memory coordination in class

"The main idea is that a second language can be learned in the same way as the first using the same natural processes."

TPR 

is a method that was developed by James Asher in the late 1960s to help students acquire a second language. It has been long seen that the TPR method is a valuable tool in teaching a language especially to very young learners. At the beginning, the teacher says a single word or command such as "jump" or "point to the window", demonstrates the action and then students will be able to follow the command. This can develop into more complex language while still keeping the instruction direct and visual. "Simon says"is a classical example of TPR or "Charades" using action verbs such as: "You are playing basketball."

All you need to play these fun games is some space and a masking tape (also known as sticky tape, an easy-to-tear paper that leaves no residue on the surface to which it is applied).

World Teachers’ Day 2014: Invest in the future, invest in teachers!

On 5th of October 1994 UNESCO proclaimed World Teachers' Day and since then it has been celebrated around the world as an initiative to assess and improve teaching and learning conditions.

Under the UNESCO work, a set of recommendations has been created which gives teachers the opportunity to participate in educational decisions and negotiations and sets the basis for a global qualitative education.

The recommendations take into account the educators' continuous professional development and training and the protections of teachers' rights.

A quality education plays a crucial role in building one nation' s future. But quality education is interweaved with competent and motivated teachers.

Investment in teachers is investment in the country 's future.