School Pictures

Here are just a few of the pics I've taken here at the Colegio Miguel Ángel Asturias.

The 4th-6th graders are each working on their own projects in class, so I have been much too overwhelmed with helping each of them to take pictures! With the preschool through 3rd graders, I have them doing the same project as a class, so here are a few highlights.

The kids in Kinder (preschool) performed paper chromatography on black markers. Unfortunately, after asking them to explain what they had done, they said the colors came out after writing on magic paper. No! It's not magic, it's science!

The Prepa (kindergarden) kids studied the transport of water and air in plants.

The third graders mapped the different tastes on the tongue. The bitter got great facial reactions!

The 2nd graders crushing corn flakes to later pull out the iron with a magnet. Note the effective use of the elbow. I also saw a few boys using their foreheads to crush the cereal!

Lastly, these are the enthusiastic 4th graders hoping everyone votes for their class candidate Laura. Each grade has selected and promoted one candidate to be the presidente o presidenta of the school. The current 5th grade class won the past two years, so there's quite the reputation to upkeep. This photo was at the recent rally where each candidate presented their party, slogan, and platform. It was so great to see young students politically active!