IT WAS A WONDERFUL ACTIVE CHALLENGING AND CULTURAL WEEK...

Last Cultural week we could live our School Humanistic and Pluricultural Policies and Mission in a real way... All of us were involved in activities in which students, teachers and nature-itself- interacted and had the chance to learn and rebuild new and previous ideas not only about formal sciences but also ludic and social-cultural ones...

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LINCOLNIAN WEEK

This year, the cultural week had a lot of activities in which all teachers and students could enjoy and learn about different subjects. Spanish department, for example, organized a play for us to attend. Greatly, the performance and the characters responded to the high expectations we all had. Social studies department planned some alternative movies in which students had the chance to talk about values and history. It was very entertaining and probably the beginning of getting accustomed to different types of movies. Other activities that were successful during that week were the pedagogical trips, near Bogotá, in which we spent some time with our friends and got to see and know more about places around Cundinamarca.

Without a doubt, the principal guest for that week was Abraham Lincoln. Thursday was the day in which we celebrated and honored his name, because it happens to be ours too. During the flag raising, some students, whose abilities in English are outstanding were given the reading plan book of fourth term as an award. Another important part of the flag raising was the flower offering, the fare well message by 11^th graders and the profound reflection given by the cutest students, 5^th grade, through their Abe’s play.

In the afternoon, we had a fun time with our supermatch contest that was planned and implemented by each of our English teachers. We wanted to thank some of our Lincolnian students for their cooperation and leadership spirit in each of the stops of our contest. Hence, we noticed that the variety of activities and the students’ response was positively meaningful; we are sure 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th students had a terrific and interesting time participating in activities such as the living museum, the Abraham Lincoln’s contest, the scavenger hunt, the computer contest, and all the games and physical activities programmed for that day.

Here are some of the pictures that can account for all these wonderful activities during that unforgettable February 12^th of this 2009.

Written by : Claudia Mojica

(Head of the English Department)

8th grade

On February 10th, students of 8th grade visited Guatavita lagoon. It was a great experience that everybody enjoyed. The sight of the lagoon was beautiful and we learnt many things about the ancient Chibcha culture and their customs. We had a long walk to the lagoon and watched the beautiful sights while listening to the stories that the guide told during the walk. We also learnt the importance of not interfering with the nature or the natural habitat of the animals that live there.

English teacher: Diana Guzman