Centro Cultural Nicaraguense norteamericano
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MARCH 2010
March:
ccnn relaunches soon!
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The female personel of CCNN, people who made possible the standard of quality we offer you
Communicative English This program is composed of Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and UpperIntermediate and Advanced courses taught in twelve levels through which students are expected to develop the four abilities of the English Language: Listening comprehension, oral communication, reading comprehension and written expression. The program is based on a communicative approach of learning a second language. Each course presents topics of great interest to students creating opportunities to generate discussion and promote the development of linguistic and communicative skills.
CCNN is proud of having the program ACCESS running with 20 students since last March 8th in our premises in Managua and 100 more students in five cities in the countryside: Leon, Chinandega, Esteli, Ometepe and Bilwi. March 8th is also a great date to celebrate because of International Women day’s. We congratulate them all. In this month the cultural offer is broader and richer. We will have two important women who are contemporary artist that will talk about their experiences as women in the Nicaraguan art scene. CCNN is also working together with UNAN Managua to have the first North American Comedy Film Festival.
Academic and cultural activities
2 Gloria Bacon offered a very interesting talk about Contemporary Dance in Nicaragua, last Saturday March 13th, at CCNN. After the presentation a performance was enjoyed enthusiastically by the public.
Alicia Zamora, Printmaker talked about her 15 years of working in this discipline. She talked about the new tendencies in woodprinting and the development of this media in Nicaragua.
English Access Micro Scholarship Program
ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The ACCESS Program an initiative of the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Managua started last March 8th providing a high quality English language instruction to 120 students in six different cities of Nicaragua. High school students of the 14 through 16-year old age range who have excelled academically were the target of the program. Twenty students were selected from Bilwi, Estel铆, Chinandega, Le贸n, Managua and Ometepe Island. In the picture from left to right, the twenty selected students from Managua and their professor Albert Sanchez at CCNN premises. Cultural Officer Valerie Wheat and Juan Rostran talking to the teachers part of the ACCESS Program during a work session at
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Children’s prep. Program C h i l d r e n l e a r n t h r o u g h t h e i r o w n c u r i o s i t y. CCNN’s Prep programs for children have been developed with the main goal of setting a strong foundation in the student’s learning process. This will be the base of understanding more, at a greater pace, in the more demanding levels. Programs at the CCNN have been carefully designed with the purpose of integrating activities that encourage and make the learning of a new language an entertaining experience. Students are instructed through methods based on experimentalism and an integral approach to the English language through reading, listening, speaking and writing. The Experimental Method encourages children to make their own discoveries and to advance at an in dividual pace, through fun class projects.
International Women’s
Earth Day
Month
March 22th
4 In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March. Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.
The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the March equinox, which is often 20 March. This is a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969. The United Nations first celebrated Earth Day on the March equinox in 1971. This was also the first time ever that the United Nations celebrated Earth Day. In 1970 smog choked major U.S. cities and toxic waste flooded rivers. That same year nearly 20 million Americans participated in events on April 22, spearheaded by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, to draw attention to the environmental issues plaguing the planet and human health. Named Earth Day, April 22 has remained a time to celebrate restoration and stand up for the planet.
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The first International Women’s Day was observed on 19 March 1911 in Germany following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. Among other relevant historic events, it came to commemorate on March 25, 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (one of the largest industrial disasters in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 146 garment workers, almost all of them women.) The idea of having an international women’s day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions.
EducationUSa
Success story
Raffle WINNEr
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From Nueva Guinea to Harding University. Sabrina Ruiz López, current CCNN student at Advanced Conversation class, has recently won the Walton scholarship to study at Harding University in Arkansas.
CCNN congratulates the two winners of the notebooks, academic supply and US culture reference books Maria Sanchez Obregon and Eyra Mejia. In the picture Eyra Mejia is receiving one of the prices from Mayra Delgadillo CCNN Marketing Assistant.
She is taking classes in order to improve her English and be successful in her program at Harding, sponsored by the Opportunity program. Sabrina is originally from Nueva Guinea and studied at the German NicaraguanSchool with a full academic scholarship. We wish her the best of luck and Success. You go girl!!!
On March 17th, the Adviser Alejandra Alemán visited a prívate school in Chinandega, named Mántica Berio, where she presented on US undergraduate studies to 47 students and 16 parents. Attendees asked about CCNN SAT courses, TOEFL preparation and Financial aid for international students. We hope this will be the first of many visits to Chinandega.
CCNN congratulates all its womens workers in its month
Emily Dickinson Library Offers a variety of services for English Speakers and English Language students.
EDUCATIONUSA
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Emily Dickinson Library collection includes resources for English teachers and students. As well as U.S. literature, audiovisual resources, Encyclopedias,and current news.
EducationUSA centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, objective and timely information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities.
Emily Dickinson Library has a reading area with three computers and Internet access, reference services and other sources of digital information.
EducationUSA Center is located at CCNN in Reparto Los Robles, ALKE Carretera Masaya 1 block West, 1/2 block South, House 13 - 14.
These resources are located at CCNN in Reparto Los Robles, ALKE Carretera Masaya 1 block West, 1/2 block South, House 13- 14. Visit Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. email: library@ccnn.org.ni Tel. 2278-1288 ext.
Educational Adviser: Ana Alejandra Alemán email: alexalem26@yahoo.com advise@ccnn.org.ni Advising sessions Fridays from 2 - 5 pm
American Corner Your corner of information on U.S. Society, American Literature, U.S. History, Government and current events.
CCNN’s Newsletter
AMERICAN CORNER collection includes printed material, audiovisual resources on topics like: American Music, American History, and Biographies. AMERICAN CORNER has three computers with Internet access. These resources are located on the second floor in the Library’s reading area.
General Director....................... Mary Helen Espinosa
AMERICAN CORNER schedules movie presentations every week or by visitor’s request. All services are free of charge.
Adults Program....................................Franklin Tellez
Academic Director.................................Jorge Moreno Project’s Coordinator..............................Juan Rostran
Visit Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Academic Registry.............................Yadira Calderon
Tel. 2255-7171 ext. 238
Culture Promotion.................................Alberto Torres
americancorner@cablenet.com.ni
American Corner............................Nubia Manzanares
Second Floor Biblioteca Roberto Incer Barquero
EducationUSA Adviser..................Alejandra Aleman
Central Bank of Nicaragua Library By Pass, 7 Sur Managua, Nicaragua
Comments: culture_promotion@ccnn.org.ni