by Antoinette | Monday, April 15, 2024
The article discusses, among other things, the ‘innate language ability’ of children. They are exceptionally skilled at discovering the correct grammatical rules. It is ‘innate’ because it is inherent to all people worldwide. It is a...
by Antoinette | Friday, March 22, 2024
Spring starts a bit earlier in Spain than in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Great Britain. The higher temperatures lead to earlier budding and blossoming; it’s already breathtakingly beautiful in March, much like it becomes stunning in April for us. On March...
by Antoinette | Thursday, December 21, 2023
Beautiful poetic lines by José Bergamín Gutiérrez The writer was born in 1895 in Madrid and was a friend of Federico García Lorca. He wrote poetry, plays, and essays. Agua sólo es el mar; agua es el río. Agua el torrente, y agua el arroyuelo. Pero la voz que en ellos...
by Antoinette | Friday, May 19, 2023
In Spanish culture, it seems that there is much more presence of color compared to Northern European countries. Through my explorations, I’ve come across several remarkable elements from the culture of Spain. Let’s focus on Spain, although Latin American...
by Antoinette | Friday, May 19, 2023
Nina Bellaart and Eline Oudshoorn, two students from Alkwin Kollege, worked on a senior project about the development of the Spanish subject in both a primary school and a secondary school. During their research, they came across the Juan y Rosa learning method and...
by Antoinette | Friday, May 19, 2023
A week dedicated to bringing positive attention to the subject of giftedness. It was a week with a positive approach! (see the website). The webinar I organized was titled “Challenging and Inspiring Learning Materials for Gifted pupils in Primary School.”...
by Antoinette | Friday, May 19, 2023
Recently, a teacher came with a request to use the English version of Juan y Rosa in the classroom for pupils who excel in English. To provide them with a continued challenge in English at the primary school level, these pupils are now learning Spanish in English....
by Antoinette | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Because the Learning Management System of Edmodo has stopped we have build a digital environment for the two parts of Juan y Rosa. When you have ordered the books you will get a password with which you have access to all the websitelinks, games for learning the...
by Antoinette | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
In Valencia, it is customary to celebrate the arrival of spring with large bonfires. Traditionally, workshops were cleaned up before the new year and sculptures were made out of the waste materials. At the end of the two-week-long festival, Las Fallas, the sculptures...
by Antoinette | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
During the online meeting, I will tell you more about the Juan y Rosa learning method, which is a challenging learning method for primary school pupils. It offers these pupils an extra challenge to learn the skill of learning, starting from early Key Stage 2. When...
