How time flies!!!
It's the end of what my new(-ish) school calls 'Spring Term 2' and I cannot believe that I have gone so blogging long without, well, you know! It's not that I haven't had plenty of stuff to blog on about, either. There has been the amazing second Latino Day at JAGS School arranged by their fabulous Spanish Department, in which myself and my Year 7s went to learn about Flamenco, famous Spanish-speaking artists, Tango and Salsa in a very interactive way! Not only did my group dance the 'Anaconda', a dance from the Peruvian Amazonian area, but we also wore traditional outfits and learned a lot about how this community, made up of many peoples, live their daily lives. There are pictures and video (to come!) to evidence this! Yikes.
Not long after, myself, Mr McCabe and our group of bilingual Spanish speakers went to see a play, hosted by JAGS in its auditorium, called 'El Visitante Desconocido', put on by Onatti Theatre Company. we all enjoyed it very much! I will put the critics' reviews in a separate post :) Last Saturday I went to the Positively Spanish! teacher event put on by the consejería de educación at Cañada Blanch School on Portobello Road. Not a bad place to be on a Saturday, if a bit potentially dangerous on the old poche! It's always great to meet new people, crazy enough to do CPD - out of choice! - on a Saturday. Yes, yes, they are usually called 'Language Teachers'. I took away lots of really good ideas and particularly enjoyed the virtual trip around Chile! I will share some 'chileno' with you at a later date! Main top tip, though: the easi-speak mic (see TTS website: http://www.tts-group.co.uk/ ! What a revelation and potential life-saver for a one-woman 'team'! There may not be an 'i' in team, but there's a 'me' in it, if you look hard enough!
I'm back! Miss S. :)
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