¿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 he, she or they 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 on December 14th:

Fact 1 (one): This country’s official language is Spanish although a lot of people speak English.

Hecho 1 (uno): El idioma de este país es el español, aunque muchas personas hablan inglés.

Fact 2 (two): As of 2018, this country has a population of 4,190,324. It is the 131^st most populated country.

Hecho 2 (dos): A partir de 2018, este país tiene una población de 4,190,324. Es el 131º país más poblado

Fact 3 (three): This country has three of the six types of sloths in the world.

Hecho 3 (tres): Este país tiene tres de los seis tipos de perezosos en el mundo

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

… and slipping it in a box…

…located in front of El Palacio (Alicia’s office, better known as The Palace)

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

 

¡Buena suerte! (Good luck)