Fun Xmas Photo Booth Props

Q: What do you call Santa's helpers?
A: Subordinate clauses


Here are some fun moments we have shared in class with our hand-made Christmas props:


Q: What do you call an elf who sings?

A: a wrapper! 

Christmas Carols

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Algunas imágenes de los niños de Aeropuerto cantando sus coros de Navidad.

Xmas crafts

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!"

 Christmas is just round the corner. Our students are preparing their carols and we are all engaged in recordings and getting into the spirit. Here are some easy crafts to be used in class. Children will feel proud to take part in these crafts and afterwards take them home and share them with their families.

1. Jar lids

All you need is to reuse some jar lids and some colorful paper to glue inside and outside. Then, nice messages can be written inside. 

Advent Calendar

" Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time" -Laura Ingalls Wilder

First day of December has already arrived and we have prepared an Advent Calendar to share with everyone.

An Advent Calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. It originated in the 19th Centurty from the protestant area of Germany. Protestant Christian families drew a chalk line for every day in December until Christmas Eve. But not long after, commercial entrepreneurs started replacing the ephemeral chalk lines with printed calendars. The first known Advent Calendar dates back to 1851. Nowadays it is usally a thin rectangular card with 24 doors. Each door is numbered 1 to 24 and behind each door there is a Christmas scene, a poem, a small gift or treat like a chocolate item.

 

Emotions

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion." Dale Carnegie

Students come to the class and one of the first thing teachers ask is how they are feeling that day. Most answers are instant like: "I'm fine, thanks, and you?" But what lies behind this "I'm fine" automated answer? Children experience a wide range of feelings during short periods of time and can switch quite fast from an exciting state to a boring one, but also vice-versa.

This is a series of four activities through which we tried to approach different meanings of feelings.

1. Balloon faces

Each student had to draw a particular emotion on the balloon, then in turns they had to identify them. Afterwards they gave an example of a situation in which they experienced that feeling. e.g " I was happy when I had a party for my birthday."

 

Cambios en los exámenes Cambridge FCE y CAE para 2015

A partir de Enero de 2015 Cambridge hace algunas modificaciones en sus exámenes oficiales de inglés. Los exámenes afectados serán:  B2 FCE (first) - B2 FCE for Schools  - C1 CAE 
Aquí tenéis un resumen de los cambios más importantes para cada uno de los exámenes:

Albany Doodle 30th anniversary

Even if you can't draw, do a little doodle or rip an illustration from a magazine-these visuals will help you bring your idea to life.

 

"Doodles are fun, suprising and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists.

Home ideas and crafts

"It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home"

This is a series of three different activities that have been used in class with our level 3 students. There is always something special when teaching and talking about your own personal house. Most students live either in a flat or a house and they feel secure and enthusiastic when they describe their own places. 

But outside their universe there are many other ways of living. Some homes float on water, some can be found up trees and others are made in underground caves.

This is a presentation of houses around the world. It can be used as an warm-up and starting point:

http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/global-knowledge/homes/

1. Home moving

Students are given different instructions on where to locate each piece of furniture in our little wooden house. After putting each item in its corresponding place, a memory game is played and different pieces are moved around the house, so that students have to identify where their original place was and make a statement on it. For example: There was a wardrobe in the bedroom, but now it's in the living-room.

Halloween crafts and activities

"When witches go riding  

And black cats are seen, 

The moon laughs and whispers,  

'Tis near Halloween."

This year Halloween has been celebrated with great enthusiasm. Both teachers and children have turned this holiday into a great opportunity to learn about traditions and enjoy a wide range of activities.

Here's a list of different crafts and activities that have been used in class:

1. Find the ghost/spider/witch/bat.

• Select a series of Halloween characters and hide them in different places of your class.
• Make a list of sentences (clues) for each hidden character.
•  Students read the clues and try to find them. It works well with two students at a time.
• They love finding the characters, and they can hide them again for the next class. They will be more than happy to help the teacher hide them.

4º Taller de Albany en la Feria de la Educación "Sigo Creciendo"

Está siendo una mañana de domingo estupenda para los niños en la feria. Laura, Nesly y Connie como siempre geniales. 

#Albany30Aniversario

1er Taller de Albany en la Feria de la Educación "Sigo Creciendo"

"Spooky Halloween"

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.

European Day of Languages is a day to encourage Language Learning around Europe.

Every year, since 2001, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated on 26th of September.This is a reminder of the importance of language learning, plurilingualism and cultural diversity.

Albany runners team!!

"Mens sana in corpore sano."

Albany has reunited a great team for the 10th edition of 5k race in Cordoba this Saturday evening.

WELCOMING DAY!

"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."

First day of class is always full of emotions, expectations and challenges: adapting to the new rhythm, meeting new people, opening up to them, exchanging experiences and then building up little spaces full of new projects and ideas, all supported and coordinated by a great team of teachers who are ready to share their best knowledge. This was the spirit of Albany these first days and probably everyone around was able to feel it: students, parents and teachers.

PITCH & PUTT - Cursos de verano - Grupo de agosto en Irlanda

Good morning!

Hoy hemos amanecido en Killarney con lluvia y frío  (por lo menos para mí ), pero ayer hizo una tarde estupenda y nos fuimos a jugar al golf. Era un tipo de golf que está entre el mini-golf y el golf normal y se llama Pitch & Putt.

SURF DAY!!

Hello!!!
Ayer tuvimos un día lleno de aventuras, fuimos a practicar deportes de agua. Al llegar todos nos pusimos un traje de neopreno y....a disfrutar!!!! Nos dividimos en dos grupos y todo genial. 

Cursos de verano 2014- Irlanda agosto: 1ª semana

Buenos días a todos, 

Espero que todo vaya muy bien por España.  Por aquí por Irlanda las cosas van fenomenal, no paramos de hacer cosas y visitar sitios nuevos y vuestros hijos están disfrutando y aprendiendo mucho, hasta hablan por teléfono con sus familias irlandesas para decirles a la hora que van a llegar de las diferentes excursiones.

Os cuento un poco lo que han hecho en estos días:

Saludos desde Irlanda! Segundo día del curso - Curso de verano - Agosto

Buenos días!

Ayer en el segundo día de vuestros hijos en Irlanda estaban más tranquilos y adaptados, es increíble como hablan inglés y se comunican con sus familias sin mucho problema.
Sobre las 2 vinieron al colegio para hacer un examen y así poder configurar los grupos, y  hoy ya han empezado sus clases.

Saludos desde Irlanda! - Curso de verano - Grupo de agosto

Buenos días! ! 

Hoy es el primer día que vuestros hijos se levantan en Irlanda.
Ayer tuvimos un buen viaje,aunque llegaron bastante cansados entre el avión y los nervios...
Cuando conocieron cada uno a sus familias irlandesas estaban atacados pero por la noche todos decían que estaban encantados,que les había tocado la mejor familia,que estaban muy bien. Aunque coincidían  en que querían acostarse pronto.
Esta mañana ya he hablado con la mayoría de ellos y han dormido muy bien y alguno ya está listo para empezar su jornada.
Aquí os mando alguna foto de ayer,en el tren y luego en autobús desde el aeropuerto a Killarney.
Muchos besos desde Irlanda.
Carolina

Cool Summer, June 2014: Fruit sticks party

Here's a very dear activity that I have done with my Level 4 students for their end-of year party. After learning about nutrients in food and the pyramid categories in the last unit, I got them really motivated to bring their own fruit instead of chips and sweets. The idea went just great as they created their own food sticks and we identified the fruit, labeled it and in the end just enjoyed eating it!

You are my cup of tea mum! Happy mother´s day!!

As Mother's day is being celebrated here in Spain on the 4th of May, we thought of giving mums a nice British card with tea-bag included .

Alexandra

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Happy Easter!! from Albany Zoco School

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Happy Easter!! from Albany Aeropuerto School

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Happy Easter everyone! #AlbanyZocoSchool

I love the Easter photos in Aeropuerto school! Good job to my mates! Here's what my higher level students did today: A colourful bookmark! And they promised reading a book over the holiday!

Anyone can be awesome!

Happy Easter everyone!

Alexandra 

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Happy Easter!! #AlbanyAeropuertoSchool

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KIDS PROJECT: Wheat seeds in tiny pots

Hi there!

With Easter coming soon I'm sharing my dearest project of all. My students planted wheat seeds in tiny pots. They watered them and within 10 days the plants grew more than we could have imagined! It was lovely seeing their smiles and genuine excitement when taking their own plants home!

Hope you like it as much as we did!

Alex

Sesiones informativas sobre Cursos en el Extranjero para Adultos y Jóvenes

JORNADAS INFORMATIVAS. 

Cursos en el extranjero para adultos y jóvenes

IRLANDA: ALOJAMIENTO EN FAMILIA

UK, IRLANDA, USA, ALEMANIA: ALOJAMIENTO EN RESIDENCIA

• DÍA: Jueves 27 de marzo.
• HORA: 20.00 h
• LUGAR: Albany AEROPUERTO SCHOOL (Frente a juzgados).

We celebrated Father's Day!

We celebrated Father's Day by doing this craft. Just a nice message to all Spanish dads who do a great job out there!

Alex

St.Patrick's Day!

Here's what we did today for St.Patrick's Day with the little ones: a rainbow & shamrock crown! We played with colors and hid a treasure which students had to find!

Happy St.Patrick's Day! - Alex

Sesiones Informativas sobre cursos de verano para padres y alumnos

Durante marzo y abril vamos a organizar unas jornadas informativas específicas sobre los distintos programas y cursos de verano que estamos ofreciendo a nuestros alumnos. Estas jornadas serán presentadas por especialistas y directores de los cursos. Están dirigidas tanto a padres como a alumnos que estén interesados en recibir una información más precisa y detallada. Serán a las 20:00 de la tarde en nuestro centro Aeropuerto School.

• Jueves, 20 de marzo: Cursos en el Extranjero para Niños y Adolescentes
• Jueves, 27 de marzo: Cursos en el Extranjero para Adultos y Jóvenes 
• Jueves, 3 de abril: Cursos y Campamentos para niños

Próximo Curso Intensivo TRINITY ISE I / B1

PRÓXIMO CURSO INTENSIVO

TRINITY ISE I / B1

¡Infórmate y solicita tu plaza!
Convocatoria de junio. Comienzo 26 de abril.

LEER MÁS...

ENGLISH DAY!

COLEGIO LA SALLE

Día 22 febrero

Lugar Patio de las Acacias del colegio

Hora 12:30 a 14:00

PROGRAMA DE ACTIVIDADES

Actividades para niños:

.Storytelling "The very hungry caterpillar"
.Art & Craft
.Song "The body parts"
.Musical Chairs...

Actividades para jóvenes: Búsqueda de Tesoro, Competiciones, Canciones...

a cargo de: Profesores de Albany

ZONA DE STANDS INFORMATIVOS

La Salle-Albany Language Centre:  Cursos regulares, Cursos de Verano para Niños en el colegio, Programa de certificaciones Cambridge ESOL, Cursos de Certificados Regulares e intensivos, Cursos intensivos de verano para jóvenes 

con: Beatriz Carmona, Jefa de Estudios del Language Centre, Yvonne McAllen, Coordinadora de Certificados de Albany, Carmen de las Heras, Secretaría del Language Centre

Campamentos de Inmersión lingüística en España

con: Janina Crusells, Responsable de Cursos de Verano de Albany

Cursos y Estancias en el Extranjero: Irlanda, U.K. Canadá y U.S.A., Cursos para adultos, Programas para familias, Cursos Trimestres y Cursos Académicos de año escolar...

con: Laura Ibáñez, Secretaria de Certificados y Cursos de Verano

Cursos en Irlanda

con: Francisco Palomino , Director de EGA International

PROGRAMA DE PRESENTACIONES

12:30-12:50 Cursos de verano para niños en el colegio

a cargo de: Beatriz Carmona, Jefa de Estudios del Language Centre

12:55-13:15 Certificados Cambridge ESOL: Cursos intensivos para jóvenes en el colegio

a cargo de: Yvonne McAllen, Coordinadora de Certificados

13:20-13:40 Campamentos de inmersión en España y Programas en el Extranjero

a cargo de: Janina Crusells, Responsable de Cursos de Verano en Albany

13:45-14:15 Cursos en el extranjero: Curso en Irlanda 

a cargo de: Francisco Palomino, Director de EGA International