El amor incondicional se muestra a través de acciones diversas y  hace unas semanas fuimos testigo de ello al presenciar un espectáculo muy bien preparado por  parte de las mamis del Kinder en  el cual como ingrediente principal  se manifestó  el amor  por sus hijos. Gracias queridas mamás por el  Talent Show, su tiempo y dedicación.

El pasado 28 de enero, el alumnado de 8° presentó su velada literaria. Como su nombre nos sugiere, estuvo formada por fragmentos de textos de ciencia ficción, género literario  que se caracteriza por retomar algún planteamiento científico con el que “abre la puerta a la fantasía” mostrándonos mundos que bien podrían suceder en un futuro no tan lejano. Haciendo gala de recursos tecnológicos como fueron el uso de iPads, del radio para grabar audio, la grabación en video con efectos especiales, recrearon fragmentos de los clásicos como son G.H. Wells, Asimov y Huxley, entre otros. ¡Una gran generación, una gran velada!

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This bimester  us, 1^st and 3^rd graders, finished our projects with giant challenge games.  They might have looked as simple entertainment but, for us, they were a lot more than that. The challenges we were faced with were related to everything we had studied during the bimester. They required concentration, good memory, and the skill of being able to solve a problem under pressure. Because that is the whole point of PBL, to help us develop skills that will stay with us for the rest of our lives and that will come to our aid when we need them the most. Teamwork, collaboration and self-confidence played a crucial part in this project and the only way of acquiring these is through projects that simulate reality. What is great about PBL is that it feels like a game, it looks like a game but it is not just a game. It is a window into the future and, from what we have seen, the future is promising, and interesting and yes, fun.

They say home is where the heart is, but what happens when your heart is somewhere else? Or when it is in many different places? This bimester, in 4^th grade, we had the beautiful opportunity to look into the lives of people that have migrated to different countries for different reasons. Some to work, some to have a new experience, some to study, some by choice and some by force of need, but they all left home to make a home somewhere else. What did we learn from them? That life is full of surprises, adventure and risks and that you can be happy anywhere you go and learn to respect people that are different to you. Thank you for making the time in your schedule to come and talk to us!

Model United Nations San Antonio conference has been a worthwhile experience, for our students acquired ideas and knowledge. It is one of the largest high-school conferences in the United States in which around 800 diverse, enthusiastic and passionate delegates, travelled from schools across international and state borders, venturing into weary sessions to find creative solutions to challenging problems.

After all the hard work, we are very pleased to share that amongst 800 delegates and nearly 30 schools; Thomas Jefferson Institute was awarded a special distinction as the ‘Best Small Delegation Award’, and congratulated for their students’ superb performance. Congratulations to our four students who brought an award home!

El pasado jueves 30 de enero se llevó a cabo la fiesta  “Welcome Back Gala 2014”; fue el primer gran  evento organizado por nuestro Comité Estudiantil, para todos los alumnos de Middle y High.

Fue una noche muy divertida llena de sorpresas, empezando con una alfombra roja engalanada por todos nuestros alumnos. Hubo también entrevistas  en vivo donde los asistentes nos compartían su sentir.

La música combinada con videos y el gran juego de luces crearon la atmósfera ideal donde nadie paró de bailar Felicidades al Comité Estudiantil por su primer gran evento que fue todo un éxito, ¡esperamos el siguiente!