Globalizarte

GlobalizArte, prepared by the Spanish department, is a Multicultural week of Art and Literature in which students explore different artistic expressions through creative activities related to the diversity of Ecuador and America

Art & Computer Show

The art and computer shows take place in the coliseum during Family Day, allowing the students to present their work to all members of the CMSFQ community. Students are given the opportunity to reveal their creativity through exhibiting their finest projects.
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 “Awareness Week” 

“Awareness Week,” is a week of events, focusing on various aspects of drug prevention. Workshops provide middle school students and parents with information about drugs (including alcohol and cigarettes), open dialogues between parents and their children, and educate students about alternative choices for a healthy lifestyle.

Family Day

Expositions, concerts, shows, pony rides, games, good food, and a variety of activities are the highlights of family day. It is a day when parents, students, teachers, and staff come together to celebrate the importance of family and enjoy time together

 

 

 Academic Field Trip Program 

Connecting the Middle School Academic Field Trip Program  to our Science Curriculum.  The Program exposes students to Ecuador's geographic and cultural diversity and provides numerous links to the curriculum.  It provides students with the opportunity to reinforce and extend their understanding of concepts through experimental field activities. Students use their five senses to make connections between what they are observing and what they have studied in class. 

6^th grade Field Trip to Zumbahua

The purpose of this field trip is to connect the 6^th grade curriculum to the amazing natural and cultural diversity of Ecuador, starting with the Andean Mountain region.  By doing hands-on activities and listening to expert guides, students will reinforce and gain a better understanding of the following:

• Native flora and fauna, and agricultural impact on the inter-andean region
• Native communities: the history and life style of its habitants
• Volcanic activity of the Andes and the significant role this plays in the formation of the mountains and the future of the communities
• Altitude vs. Temperature
• Percents, decimals, fractions and angles in nature
• How to use a compass and map
• Origin and use of water supplies
• Types of soil
• Scientific method

On the way to Zumbahua students will visit the Paramo and make close-up observations of its low growing flora. While being exposed to the amazing views, students will consider the implications of the magnificent “avenue of volcanoes.”  Once in Zumbahua students will learn about this unique area, observing its peculiar landforms and housing constructions. They will also visit Zumbahau’s distinctive Quilotoa lagoon situated in a three kilometers wide, old volcanic caldera formed after the collapse of its volcano following an explosive volcanic eruption 800 years ago.

 

 

7^th Grade Academic Trip to Tena

In seventh grade, we study “Ecology” and “Living Things”.  The following science benchmark and standards are directly related to the lesson objectives of our academic trip to Tena:

• Respect the diversity and fragility of the natural world.

• Recognize the interconnectedness of all things and that each organism in the natural world depends on the existence (and well-being) of many other things.

• Understand that the richness of earth’s diversity is of inestimable value, and that human activity can irreversibly damage this rich diversity.

Furthermore, the academic trip to Tena provides students with “hands on” learning opportunities and experiences that directly relate to what we are studying in the classroom.  Students who travel to Tena have the opportunity to directly observe and interact with the natural outdoors, applying what we learned in the classroom, thereby reinforcing the value and importance of learning.

 

 

 

8^th Grade Academic Trip to the Galapagos Islands

The Eighth Grade Field Trip Academic Program offers students the opportunity to better understand and appreciate the evolution of life forms and the internal processes of the Earth through geologic time in the Galapagos Hot Spot. Galapagos is a living lab where students also witness the rapidly growing problems, including tourism and a human population explosion.

Students work on individual projects chosen from four broad topics: 

• Fauna and Flora of the Galapagos Islands 
• The Galapagos Geology
• Impact of the ENSO Phenomenon on the Galapagos Islands
• Human and introduced species impact on the Galapagos

After the trip, students share their experimental findings and experiential learnings through presentations for the Colegio Menor Community.