The students in Señora Levin's Spanish III class took a field trip to Argentina, all without leaving their seats in the classroom on Lowder Street!
Señora Levin arranged for the UA girls to meet students at the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat in Argentina over Skype, a program that enables video chats via the Internet. The Spanish III students spoke with Professor Gargiulo of the Colegio and several of her technology students during class last week, using the Smartboard in their classroom.
"I think it is good that we are Skyping with students from another country, because we are learning about what their school is like and what they are learning compared to what we learn," said Kate Fitzgerald '15. Kate and her classmates read Clarín, Argentina's largest newspaper, as part of their class assignments each week, so they were able to talk to the Argentinean students about their culture.
The students from Argentina took the UA class on a tour of their school, which features beautiful Spanish colonial architecture and has been a functioning school for more than three centuries. "The school was gorgeous and represented so much for them," said Lindsay March '14. "The historical significance and background of their school building was really neat."
This "field trip" was also a great opportunity for the Ursuline students to practice speaking Spanish with their new Argentinean friends. "I think it is really cool to learn about their culture and language, and it also really helps our Spanish to be able to talk to them," said Catherine Rockett '15.