This week we had a special visitor in our music workshop. Nicolas Carter gave us a delightful harp concert. He played Paraguayan and Mexican typical music. The music teachers were also part of this special event. Nicolas Carter taught us some very interesting things about the harp.

Today we celebrated “Saint George’s Day”.

We shared beautiful plays, lovely poems and very original songs.

We really enjoyed all the performances and had fun together.

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We are very proud to announce that this morning we had our Trinity Awards Ceremony for our Form VI students from this year and the previous one.

Our students have been working very hard since the beginning of their school career and as a result were able to successfully take the Trinity Examination…with outstanding results!

In Form V, they took the Graded Examination in Spoken English which test candidates' ability in listening and speaking. They are one-to-one oral examinations with a Trinity examiner.

In Form VI, they took the Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) exam, which assess all four language skills: Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading – interacting with each other as they do in the real world.

We would like to congratulate all our students for their great effort and achievement and know that there is more to come!

International collaborative and exchange program with India

We are very proud to announce that our school is partning with “Maria’s Public School” in Guwahati, Assam, India concerning International collaborative and exchange projects.

Form III Blue has already started learning about India, writing letters and receiving information from the twin Form III class in India and other classes will also participate in the project shortly.

We believe that this collaborative project will enable students to reflect about the importance of communication and of building peaceful bonds between different cultures in our planet.

It is with great pleasure that we inform you that Mr Nicolas Carter has started working with Form V and Form VI students with a programme called Neighborhood Bridges.

Nicolas Carter has directed, acted and taught theater arts for theaters and schools in both Minnesota and Paraguay. Locally, he has directed at the University of Minnesota and has performed for The Science Museum of Minnesota, the Mixed Blood Theater, Teatro del Pueblo and Teatro Latino de Minnesota. He has been a mentor/facilitator for the Chicano/Latino Many Voices Program at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Carter has also worked as a puppeteer and director for the Friendship mission Puppet Theater in Asunción, Paraguay. In addition to his theater credits, Carter is an accomplished musician whose principal instrument is the Paraguayan harp. He has received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing form the University of Minnesota, and as a Fulbright Scholar he has done advanced research at the Theatre Center of the Oppressed in Paris, France.

Form more information, please visit:

http://www.neighborhoodbridges.org/bridges_overview.html

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Today, the creator of these guitars, Rafael Atijas, visited our school and showed

how to put the parts together and we even played some music!

More information about these guitars:

As easy as 1-2-3

With its 3 strings, The Loog Guitar makes it easy for anyone to play guitar. Kids find themselves exploring the instrument and quickly learn where to place their fingers to create sounds they like. It is a stimulating experience where kids have fun and learn to make music right from the start. And because The Loog Guitar comes with nylon strings, not only it is easy for kids to play, it is also easy on their hands.

The guitar that
grows with your child

The Loog Guitar is not only fun and easy, it is also convenient. You can start with the short-scale model, recommended for kids ages 6 to 9, and when the little player is not that little any more, you can replace just the neck of the guitar without the need to buy a whole new instrument. Just replace the old short-scale neck for the new long-scale neck and you are ready to go.

Fun, fun, fun

The Loog Guitar is fully customizable. Choose among several models, shapes and accessories to give it color and new life. All parts are easily swappable and interchangeable.

Safe for kids,
safe for the planet

Entirely made of sustainable wood, the Loog Guitar was designed and manufactured with a child’s needs, comfort and safety in mind.