National Hispanic Heritage Month

(September 15 – October 15th)

In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heri-tage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1988 by Congress to a month-long cele-bration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), effective the following year. America celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

The story of Hispanics in America

is the story of America itself.

The Hispanic community’s values – love of

family, a deep and abiding faith,

and a strong work ethic –are America’s values

President Barack Obama , September 2011

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On September 19th and 28th English students

from BNC attended two movie screening at the

BNC. The film series was dedicate to commemo-

rate Hispanic Heritage Month and it will continue

until October 15th.

American Corner and the BNC Academic Department coordinated the ac-

tivity “Sister Cities U.S. and Nicaragua 2011” to highlight Hispanic Heri-

tage Month and Nicaraguan Independence Day. BNC students and their

teachers researched Nicaraguan and U.S. cities: history, cultural traditions,

folklore, typical food, music. Each group made oral presentations in English

and competed with their peers according to their English level. The group

winners presented Chinandega, Masaya, Hawaii. Madriz, Tucson, Arizona,

Chicago, Miami, Estelí, Nueva Segovia, Boston.

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IRO’s Carol Brey-Casiano and Elenita Tapawan presented training on September 21-23 for 6 Ameri-

can Corner Coordinators representing 4 countries—Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Venezuela.

The training was conducted in Managua, Nicaragua at the Embassy and the American Corner—

The training covered all basic aspects of Corner management, including a DVC with American Corner

Coordinator Anne Johnson in Washington; a session on the U.S. Embassy and Public/Cultural Affairs

conducted by CAO Managua, Valerie Wheat; and a session on Education USA by the EdUSA advisors

for Nicaragua and Honduras. IRO’s conducted sessions on the U.S. Government, Marketing and Pro-

motion of Corners, Kindles, Collection Development, eLibraryUSA, and Using Games to Enhance Eng-

lish Language Learning. IRC Managua Director Carolina Rodriguez and American Corner Coordina-

tor Nubia Manzanarez also assisted in the training, on the topics of programming and English Learn-

ing Resources for Corners. Participants expressed their appreciation for the wealth of resources made

available to them.

On September 27th, 11 members of the successful

AC reading club attended the session coordinated

by Franklin Tellez, BNC academic director.

Filmakers Library Online

· Literature Resource Center and LitFinder

· Middle Search Plus

· PowerKids Life Science

· Grolier Scholastic

· TrueFlix

· BookFlix

· Teen Health and Wellness

· HIV RAP Interactive

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On September 29th Samantha Parker, Eng-

lish Language Fellow participated on the monthly

workshop for TEFLS “Minimal Marking Work-

shop”. A group of 31 teachers attended the work-

shop held a the American Corner host library.

See you next month!!!

The United States Embassy in Nicaragua is pleased to announce its third "Fluency, Accuracy and Confidence in English" (FACE) camp for secondary English language teachers between the ages of 30-50 years old. Candidates will be selected from schools all around the country. The objective of this program is to provide an in-country total immersion English course experi-ence where participants will be exposed to accurate English in authentic con-texts and where they will communicate with one another only in English, thus enhancing their language skills for real-world interactions. In addition, participants will learn about different aspects of American culture in order to develop a better understanding of the United States and its people.

Application Deadline: November 16, 2011

Program Dates: January 8-13, 2012

For more information on academic exchange opportunities go

the U.S. Embassy Nicaragua web site at:

http://nicaragua.usembassy.gov/pas_face_summer_camp_2011.html

October 7

Webinar for English Tea-

chers: @ UCA Managua

October 15th

Hispanic Heritage

Month Film Series at

BNC

October 20

Reading Club @

AC

October 26

Workshop for TELFs

Central Bank Library

Leon —9:30 am

October 28

Halloween @

AC—2:00pm

October 29

Halloween Cele-

bration BNC—

2:00pm

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA)

announces the 2011 Photo Contest:

Enter this year's ExchangesConnect Photo Contest, for a chance to win an iPad2 tablet computer! Submissions will be accepted

through October 25. Go to: http://goo.gl/Qte8y

Centro Cultural Nicaragüense Norteamericano. Los Robles, casa no. 13. De Alke 1 c. abajo, 20 mts. al sur. Managua

Phone: 22781288 ext. 115 ó 22781277

Centro Cultural Nicaragüense Norteamericano, is a non-profit organiza-

tion whose purpose is to promote understanding and cultural interchange

between Nicaragua and the United States through the teaching of both

languages, English and Spanish, as well as the implementation of cultural

events.

It’s a lending Library

Open to the Public, English Teachers and English Learners. The library offers TEFL’s Resource Center, Reference Books,

Kid’s Corner, U.S. Literature, History and Culture Computers with internet connection,

Research assistance elibraryUSA: FREE ACCESS to multidisciplinary databases,

Ebooks, and more. COME and LEARN!!!!!

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American Corner Nicaragua

We are located at the : Biblioteca del Banco Central

Km. 7 1/2 Carretera Sur

Telf. (505) 22557171—Ext 238

Email: americancorner@cablenet.com.ni