Month: June 2013
Trinity College Diplomas
Last Thursday, on a very cold morning, our 5th graders were awarded their first Trinity College diplomas. In 2012, our young learners worked hard with one important objective in mind: to pass the Trinity College International Examination. When the day arrived, a native examiner came all the way from England in order to carry out… Read More ›
Drama Club: One Ring to Rule Them All…
Last monday, Middle Earth came to life for the first time at The Mackay School, as our English Drama Club presented our own theatre adaptation of the beloved tale by British author J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” It tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a young… Read More ›
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The Catcher in the rye review Just like in the latest lecture our I medios attended last week at UVM regarding their life Project and Identity, the basic questions of Holden, The Catcher in the rye´s main character, are Who am I?, What do I want? What are the things that make me happy?, What… Read More ›
The Sign of Four
This book is quite amusing and introduces Sherlock Holmes in a very good and clear way. Students enjoyed reading it and got very engaged with each of the character’s personalities. English is simple and students did not have problems with vocabulary, nor grammar. The book is a great opportunity to introduce the students to “Victorian… Read More ›
The Secret Garden
The Secret Graden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a delightful book for children. It is about an English little girl called Mary who was living in India. Unfortunately, her parents pass away contaminated by a deadly disease and she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. At first, her uncle seems as… Read More ›
Mackay Finishes in Quarterfinals at UNAB English Debate
After a rather up and down performance the Mackay School Debate Team lost its quarterfinal match against the Grange School in the fifth annual UNAB English Debate tournament on Saturday June 1st. The motion for the debate was “Police should use paintballs in riots” which was not exactly an easy topic, and Mackay was side… Read More ›
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