El Día de los Muertos (Day of Dead) is being offered October 14th-November 6th, 2009. This interactive video conference will introduce students to El Día de los Muertos (Day of Dead) and explain how it is celebrated in Mexico.
Elementary students will create movable paper esqueletos (skeletons) during the conference.
Middle and high school students will make calaveras. "Calavera" in Spanish means "skull" and also refers to humorous imaginary poetic obituaries printed in newspapers and used to poke fun at people who are still living (such as politicians or other public figures). Students will create their poems ahead of time, and have the opportunity to illustrate them during the video conference.
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Available Oct. 14th - Nov. 6th, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9:00am and 2:00pm EST
Recommended program time: 45-60 minutes
Advanced Spanish classes can also request the program to be taught in Spanish
Program fee: $165.00
Instructions, a list of necessary materials, and a list of vocabulary words will be sent to the teacher, once registration is completed.
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To register, please use the following link:
http://cilc.org/program_detail_new.aspx?id=2280
Please register for "Special Topic" and write "Day of the Dead" in the comment field.