Spotlight: Orchard Fourth Graders Give Peers In-Depth Spanish Presentations

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Fourth grade Spanish students at The Orchard School are taking their peers on a tour of Latin American countries of the world. Students are making in-depth presentations about the country they've selected and how that country makes our world a very small place, connecting us all. The presentations are in Spanish and the students have been researching and practicing for three weeks!

Orchard Spanish students investigate the Spanish-speaking world to determine our interconnectedness and interdependence.  Students use democratic indicators from The Economist to compare and contrast foreign governing styles with the United States. How do coffee beans from Guatemala make the world a small place? When families from Orchard buy and grind their coffee beans, we are all connected and should look out for each other. This project pulls from a few of our 9 Promises including, Global Readiness, The Best Teaching and Successful Outcomes.

Progressive Education Tenet: Different voices and perspectives enrich us all, and we proactively embrace the rich diversity of the world.

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    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Dominican Republic

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Dominican Republic

      Food from country: Coconut Cupcakes

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Costa Rica

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Costa Rica

      Food from country: Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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      Cuba

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Cuba

      Food from country: Cuban Black Beans & Rice

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Doing the Tango during a brain break! :)

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Panama

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      El Salvador

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      El Salvador

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      El Salvador

      Food from country: Pupusa

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      Venezuela

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Venezuela

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Venezuela

      Food from country: Cannoli

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      Bolivia

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Bolivia

      Food from country: Tawa-Tawas

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Guatemala

      Food from country: Coffee Beans / Coffee Scrub

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Guatemala

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Guatemala

      Food from country: Rice

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      Peru

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Peru

    • Fourth Grade Spanish Presentations

      Peru

      Food from country: Picarones Peruvian Donuts

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      Peru