#English Middle & Senior School Blog

(Español) Llega “Miss Saigon” al escenario del BDS…

(Español) C0513_elenco Miss Saigon_play M&Son el final de la guerra de Vietnam como telón de fondo, la historia de un amor desdichado -por diferencias culturales, por miedo y por un sinfín de pasiones humanas en remolino-, "Miss Saigon" subirá a escena los días viernes y sábado 28 y 29 de junio y 5 y 6 de julio, siempre a  las 21hs, de la mano de The BDS Players, de Middle & Senior. Por estos días, el cast trabaja a todo vapor, de acuerdo con las indicaciones del Director,  Hernán Laperuta (O.F.'91), la Directora Musical, Carina Cristina (O.F. '96) y la Coreógrafa, Laura Albarracín, mientras el BDS Workshop nos va acercando las escenografías de aire oriental y todo lo relativo a la puesta, bajo la coordinación de la también exalumna Marisú Barón. Oportunamente, se informarán días y horarios de venta anticipada de entradas ($80, mayores y menores). ¡A estar atentos!

News of the English Department: Creative Writing, Debate… and Travel Videos!

"The English Department has been very busy in May!" - explains Coordinator Gaby Correa. "Janet Lenton (BDS Overall English Coordinator) has launched two Creative Writing Workshops. Middle & Senior students meet every two weeks and follow Janet’s writing prompts. Imagination, style and developing a personal voice are the names of the game, and the number of students joining in keeps growing. Write on! On May 9, BDS hosted a friendly debate session against Oxford High School. Lucas Reynoso, Luis Pabón and Pablo Fregeiro (BDS Junior Team) could successfully prove that Failure teaches us more than success, and Lucía Laurencena, Alex Mysler and Maggie Galarraga (our Senior Team) had to oppose the motion that stated that Public figures are entitled to keep personal information secret. The ESSARP Creative Writing Competition was held at St. Brendan’s College on May 14th. Here’s the list of the talented participants from BDS: Beginners: Catalina Sambucetti - Olivia Serra (see: "More Primary News") Juniors: María Cabella  - Michael Page Intermediates: Candela Kalaidjian - Lucía Laurencena Seniors: Sofía Brissón - Tomás Bréard- Anderson We’re still awaiting the results, and looking forward to matching (or outdoing) last year’s huge success. Senior 5 pupils had a very enjoyable time at the ESSARP Senior Forum hosted by Northlands on May 28th.  Alex Mysler, María Speroni, Camila Arslanian, Marco Serafini, Lola Palmer, Agustina Cúneo, Manuel Alcalá, Lucía Souto and Delfina Cappa attended and had a lot to say about the topics that were debated at the forum: “Science is more capable of killing than of curing” and “For true success, intelligence is more important than education.” M3C Language has been touring around the world with student-made videos of Beautiful Places and 10 Things to do There. Pupils have dedicated time and effort and great creativity to this project and the results are Travel Channel material! Good job!" María Gabriela Correa, Coordinator of English, Middle & Senior

Great Cambridge News!

Public Speaking Competitions and more English news

english-esu-2008Gabriela Correa, Coordinator of English in Middle & Senior, reports:

More staff news: BDS teacher stars “Art”, presented by The Suburban Players

Teacher of English Edward Green (Old F., grandson of BDS' Founder, John Ernest "Palito" Green), is one of the three actors in this wonderful comedy to open soon:

The Suburban Players kicks off its 50th Anniversary Year Season with a contemporary comedy:

by Yasmina Reza

Translated by Christopher Hampton

*** Being performed in English for the first time in Argentina ***

Opened in London’s West End on 15th October 1996.It played on Broadway, New York from March 1998 to August 1999. "ART" won the Tony Award for Best Play and went on to a 600 performance run.

OPENING APRIL 2013

at The Playhouse - Moreno 80, San Isidro

Directed by Hugo Halbrich (former BDS Players Director)

Cast

Edward Green - Martin Grisar - Nestor Cola-Almeida

FRIDAY, APRIL 5,12, 19 at 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 13, 20 at 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 14, 21 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $ 70

Reservations:  4747-4470

e-mail:  info@thesuburbanplayers.com

onlinewww.thesuburbanplayers.com/reservations

The last report, just before getting back to BA and BDS

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After enjoying the snow, Martina Díaz Fernández (S6H) gets ready to say good-bye. Here's her last report from California:

"On Friday  last we hung out in the centre of Walnut Creek with Kelsey’s friends and at night we packed and got ready for our skiing trip. The next morning we left early and after a four-hour car ride we arrived at Kirkwood mountain ski resort, near Lake Tahoe. On the way there we had stopped to have breakfast at the city of Jackson. Once in Kirkwood we stayed at a cabin that belongs to Paige's family (a friend of Kelsey’s ). On the first day we rented our skis, rested, watched some movies and had dinner all together.

Saturday was a long and awesome skiing day! I found Kirkwood similar to Bariloche. The resort was not so busy and the day was beautiful... Just see the pictures! On Sunday, unfortunately we could only ski half the day, because we needed to get ready to leave. I had a great time skiing and Paige’s family were all  very nice! I loved that place...

Tomorrow is my last day at Athenian and on Wednesday 20th I am returning home to start my school year at BDS. I must say I had a great time during this trip: I met new people, practiced and improved my English and I was able to fully immerse myself in another culture. Living with an US family and attending such a different school made my experience unique and I am very happy I had the chance to be a part of it. I will take great memories with me. Moreover, not only did I get to know a new city but also let the people I met learn something about my country. I am very proud to be one of the first students in the school to have gone on exchange with Round Square, and I really hope this policy will continue... It's been a unique experience indeed!"