Blogs
“When I arrived at Escola Pia Balmes, the first thing that struck me was the size of the school. Although I had explored the area on Google Maps, I had no idea there were over seven floors and 1000 students! I have been teaching ESO and Batxillerato students and have been very impressed by their
Maddie Scanlan I had a fantastic experience this past year at Escola Pia Balmes! Each of my three host families were amazing and made me feel so welcomed and loved. I learned all about Catalan and Spanish culture and in turn shared my own traditions and history. Living and working with the children outside of
Benvolgudes famílies, Estem preparant l’arribada de la novena promoció d’auxiliars de conversa a les escoles que participen en el programa CAPS (Conversation Assistant Programme for Schools). Els auxiliars de conversa són nois i noies per a qui l’anglès és llengua materna i que col·laboren en el projecte multilingüe de les escoles que els han sol·licitat, participant-hi
ESO/BATX This week, we did some experiments with the 3rd ESO. We went to the laboratory and practiced how to make a scientific precise solution of sodium chloride (or in simple terms, we learned how scientists make saltwater). The students enjoyed practicing with the various equipment and seeing how laboratory technique is very different from
ESO/BATX This week, I helped out in the 2BAT Chemistry class. We performed an experiment that showed how chemicals can change colour depending on their temperature: cold it is pink, but hot it is dark purple! Primary This week we played games in small groups that reviewed the pronunciation of the current vocabulary in 1st
ESO/BATX This week, the 2BAT students had to play Once Upon a Time. In this game, the students were given two random nouns (orange, casino, moon) and had to continue telling the story I made up. This helped to test the students English imagination and memory. We then also started to do the St Patric's
ESO/BATX The 1ESO and 2ESO students played Taboo to help increase their speaking and vocabulary knowledge. They had to describe words like Police, Chocolate, Birthday without being able to say very obvious clues (like 112, Candy, Born). All of the students were able to get involved and describe some words! (It always helps when they
ESO/BATX This week in my English for Teachers class, we tried to describe some weird and funny photos. Some of these pictures were made to be funny by the artists; others were once normal actions but now time has made them seem very special; and even others defy explanation. Can you guess what was going
ESO/BATX This week in my English for Teachers class, we played 20 Questions. Here, the teachers were given an unknown person and they had to figure out who they were by asking no more than 20 questions. The teacher’s really enjoyed the change of pace from our usual lessons to something a little more interactive.
ESO/BATX This week we have started to talk about a weird North American tradition: Groundhog Day. The students were shown what a groundhog is and how it builds its underground home called a burrow. We then showed how these animals are used to predict spring: if he sees his shadow, there will be more winter; if