¿Dónde vamos hoy? (Where are we going today?)

Several years ago, a great interest to learn more about Spanish-speaking countries prompted the fourth graders to redesign a game that was played in the previous years by Lower School students, families and friends. The newly revamped game, ¿Dónde vamos hoy? (Where are we going today?), is a game that requires members of our community to figure out the mystery Spanish speaking country through a series of clues. The game has been so well received that it is now a tradition in which rising 4^th graders look forward to participating.

At the start of the school year, each fourth grade student picks a country to research. They each chose one out of the 21 countries where Spanish is the official language and she or he determines three best possible “fun” facts about that country. Each fact is then recorded in English, translated in Spanish and shared with the class. Before each assembly, one of these researched countries is chosen and the fourth grade students state the clues, in English and Spanish, to our Lower School community. A PowerPoint with the written facts and illustrations is also provided for the audience to see.

Go ahead! Challenge yourself and make a guess! Here are the three facts given during our last assembly:

Fact 1: Baseball is this country’s favorite sport.

Hecho 1: Béisbol es el deporte favorite de este país.

Fact 2: This country has a lot of cool animals like the giant anteater and three-toed sloth.

Hecho 2: Este país tiene muchos animales chévere como el oso hormiguero gigante y el perezoso con tres dedos .

Fact 3: There are over 25,000 species of orchids in this country, including the national flower, Flor de Mayo.

Hecho 3: En este país hay más de 25,000 (veinticinco mil) especies de orquídeas, incluyendo la flor nacional “flor de mayo”.

Students, families and friends are all invited to guess the name of the country by filling out a form …

and slipping it in a box…

…located in front of Alicia’s Palacio.

And, during the following assembly, the name of the country will be revealed.