GRACIAS to all for a smooth & successful first at school with our Spanish guests!!! Everyone seems to have hit it off well and our guests have blended in nicely…..Keep up the good work!!!!


Itinerary of exchange 2009 - 2010

Sep. 3rd – Arrival to Burlington.

Sep. 4th – School, from 7:20 – 14:00
Welcoming parts, from 18:00 – 20:00

Sep. 7th – Labor Day (No school)

Sep. 8th - Trip to NY
Departure at 7:20 from school: UN, 11:15 am. (Arrival time 10:30)
Liberty Island
Ellis Island
Lower Manhattan
Arrival at 19:00

Sep. 9th - School

Sep. 10th – Trip to Yale: Departure at 7:20 from school
Lunch at Sally’s Pizza
Arrival at 13:50

Sep. 11th - School

Sep. 14th - Trip to Boston and Harvard: (7:00 – 19:00) – Quincy Market
North Church
Faneuil Hall
Sep. 15th – School

Sep. 16th – Trip to NY: (7:20 – 19:00) – Metropolitan Museum
Central Park
Musical
Sep. 17th - School

Sep. 18th - School

Sep. 21st - Visit to Burlington and Harwinton (7:20 – 14:00) – Town Hall
Memorial
Old district
Sep. 22nd - School

Sep. 23rd - School

Sep. 24th - School and departure to Spain at 14:00 (Bring your suitcases

Exchange 2009

Have all students been able to communicate with their Spanish host sibling?

!Espero que si!

SALAMANCA & A FLAMENCO SHOW

Highlights of a day touring Spain's "University City": Salamanca

La catedral de Salamanca, La Plaza Mayor, La fachada vieja de la universidad, Casa de las conchas......and then a night out in Madrid at a flamenco "tablao"

CÓRDOBA

Córdoba: A splendid Andalusian city that lived its glorious era during the Muslim dominance; in particular with the reign of the Caliph.

Similar to Toledo, Córdoba exemplifies the coexistence of three cultures: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian.

La Mezquita-Catedral, El patio de los naranjos, El Alcázar, Los baños califales, El patio de las flores....extraordinary sights!!!!!

A SCHOOL DAY

Recess at Instituto Carlos Bousoño....an informal meeting....

TOLEDO: LA MANCHA

Toledo: A beautiful municipality located in central Spain, capital of Visigothic Spain; coexistence of Christian, Jewish, and Moorish cultures, "El Greco"; Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra (Don Quijote de la Mancha); Tagus River; Alcazar fortress.

Our tourguide, Luis Alba, has published a historic book on Toledo that has been translated into several languages.

A GATHERING

Our host families prepared a friendly "fiesta"/gathering with lots of typical Spanish finger foods: croquetas, tortilla española, ensaladilla rusa, empanadilla de atún, aceitunas, carne en salsa, flan, tarta de manzana......¡Que rico!

A very special "Cumpleaños Feliz" to one of us!!!!!