viernes, 26 de mayo de 2017

Oliver Twist- The Club´s kids opinions

We have just finished reading Oliver Twist. It does seem we're keen on Charles Dickens!
So, let's hear the Club's kids opinions. What's the book about? Did you like it?Why?  Why not? What's your favourite character? And the most hated one?
 

 
" We like the book because it´s very beautiful story  about a little orphan boy who had to survive in the big city of London and he never gave up. The end was unpredictable, and very interesting. "
 
" My favourite character is  The Dodger because he is very intelligent and he steals on the street and nobody notices" - Anxo
 
"My favourite character is Fagin because he is a very important character . He is very mysterious and dark, you dont know if he intends to help Oliver or not" - Guille
 
"My  favourite character is Oliver because he is very brave and kind. He survived everything " - Alicia
 
"My favourite character is Nancy because she is bad at first but then she is good to Oliver" - Noa
 
"My favourite character is Oliver because he is brave. His life was very difficult but he survived." - Emma
 
"My favourite character is  Oliver because he is very small and he has to go through very difficult things that are not for a little boy." - Noela
 
Alicia, Noa, Noela, Emma, Anxo, Guille.
 


There's a party going on!

A good story to tell and frantic work to celebrate a very special party, cake included!.
The best is yet to come!



sábado, 29 de abril de 2017

An anniversary party coming!!!

Something's going on in the Club!
An anniversary party is being prepared... with Playmobiles???
To be continued!! You can't miss it!
 

lunes, 27 de febrero de 2017

Carnival's Cooking Day

To make last Friday a bit more special, the reading Club moved to the kitchen. Don't expect filloas or orellas, but delicious and yummy chocolate cupcakes! Thanks to Noa for the recipe!
 
 
 

viernes, 13 de enero de 2017

Dracula- the play (Part 1)

We are sorry for our delay in publishing it, but there you go, for those of you who haven't been there and those of you who have participated!
Here's the first part of Gola's Teen Club prémiere, Dracula. The acting crew were incredibly.... fun!
 





miércoles, 2 de noviembre de 2016

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Gola was invaded by the spirit of Halloween, scary and spooky as it could be!
The Club was also haunted in this atmosphere, so a scavenger hunt was waiting for the kids.
They had to overcome curses, doughnut-eating and yaky tasks, but they made it!
What do you think about it?



viernes, 14 de octubre de 2016

Back in the Club!

We're back in the club, after a well-deserved summer break!
As a nice remembrance of our activities, here are some snippets from our last play, The Swiss Family Robinson, based on the book we read during the second term and written by the club's members. We had fun before, meanwhile and after it, as you will see, and we hope that you will all enjoy it as much as we did!

viernes, 13 de mayo de 2016

Club's Cooking Battle 2016

Both teams ready!
Good recipes at hand!
We had a good time and it all ended in a tie.
Can't wait for the next one!


viernes, 22 de abril de 2016

A Christmas Carol - The Play


Last year’s goal was achieved! The kids worked really hard on this play. They rehearsed for two months, they studied their parts by heart and got committed to it. They worked as a team while drawing the background and they enjoyed the result. Their parents coming to see them was quite an experience. This is getting professional!! Good job guys!!

viernes, 15 de abril de 2016

The Kids's view


"I was Mr. Scrooge. I liked my character. There were two Scrooges because the part was really long.
We had a lot of fun and we worked so hard. Then we had to choose our costumes and prepare the setting. First we acted for the kids, but it was a disaster, because we didn't know when we had to go in and when we had to stay on stage. But then we acted for our parents. I was so nervous! It was good. Everybody did it very well and the parents that came liked it very much."
Sara
 

“I played Man Two. I was in the future with Man One, talking about Scrooge. I liked my part a lot because I only spoke three times and I didn’t have problems to memorize my part! I liked the play because it was very funny and we laughed a lot during rehearsals.
Carlos

 
“I played Narrator 2. My part was long but it wasn’t difficult. I also helped my teacher with the curtain. I thinks that people who did it better were Sara and Guille because they were the main characters. People think that the paly was fantastic and good. I don’t like acting, but I think just the same as my classmates do.”
Alicia
 

“I played the first part of the main character, Scrooge. I liked the play, I love acting and my character was really good for that. I think we did a very good job. We also made very nice crafts for the background. They were really original.”

Guillermo

 
“My part was Boy 1. He was a boy who was walking on the street. Suddenly Scrooge shouts at him and gives him money to buy a turkey. It took us a long time to prepare the play, we’ve been working for two months. I liked it, but I don’t want to act again, I don’t like people watching me.”
Jenni

 
“I played the Ghost of Christmas Past. I was going with Scrooge and visited his past life: the school he attended, his house… The first time we acted it was a disaster because we didn’t know when to go on stage or when to go out, but the second time was much better. I liked the play a lot, my favourite actor was Guille.”
Anxo

 
“My part was Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s clerk. He is a poor clerk with a wife and kids, earning the minimal salary. Mrs. Cratchit and him don’t have enough money to buy food, so in the end Scrooge buys a turkey for the family. I liked my part because I like acting in plays, but I didn’t know about that because I had never done it in English before!”
Jessica

 
“The play was funny and amusing. I played the Ghost of Christmas Present and had to memorize one and a half pages. I prepared my part a lot, so that people would enjoy it.
 
Jacobo

 
"My character was the Woman. She was young Scrooge's girlfriend. I only had three lines to learn, I had a lot of exams and I couldn't study for the play. My favourite activity was painting the background."
Helena

jueves, 16 de abril de 2015

Scavenger fun!

To celebrate Saint Patrick’s day, the club kids went on a scavenger hunt. We had so much fun!!!
First finding the clues, then solving them, answering the riddles, completing the tasks… So much work, and such a good time!
Our "Super Trooper" teacher Laura made an incredible video to immortalize the moment.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!


sábado, 14 de febrero de 2015

Kids' feedback

The Nightmare before Christmas

Kids´Feedback

We learned a lot of vocabulary doing the play and also we made friends working in groups. We laughed a lot during the rehersals and we also really enjoyed making the backdrop together. We had to make a huge effort doing all the activities. 

We loved watchng the play after it was edited by Laura Calvo. We laughed a lot because some people forgot their lines and said some words wrong. We also think we spoke too fast and rushed a bit. Some parts sounded squeaky too, which we think is really funny.


We hope to improve the next time we do a play or presentation. We want to speak more clearly and slowly. We also need to move more and maybe work at home too. We were very nervous but we think the next time will be easier because we will be more relaxed. 

miércoles, 11 de febrero de 2015

The Kids' objectives


“To understand movies and shows in English”
Gerardo

“To Understand English speakers”
Sara

“To speak with more fluency”
Guillermo

“To participate more in English  class”
Álvaro Pernas Collazo

“To Think In English”
Jesús

“To write and read well”
LAURA

“TO NOT TRANSLATE FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH”
LAURA

“TO INCREASE VOCABULARY”
PAULA

“TO MAKE NEW  FRIENDS”
IRIA

“TO HAVE FUN!”
HELENA

“TO SPEAK WELL ENGLISH”
ANTÍA

“TO Speak more in English and read the books and understand the movies very well”

PAULA

The Teachers' view


"The Gola Club is such a unique project that I'm very excited to be part of. To be able to teach children in such an unconventional way is very refreshing and is miles apart from regular class. It is our priority to provide the students with a foundation of structure but more importantly a great attitude towards learning the language. The club allows the children to work as part of a group, share bonds with classmates and this helps develop their social and communication skills. This is the beginning of a very exciting and fun project which I'm sure will have every success"

 
Laura  Trihy

"When I first heard about the Gola Club I fell in love with the idea. It offers teenagers a different way to develop social skills in a foreign language; by working out their structure, comprehension and speaking abilities, through activities they really enjoy.  Our goal is to make them work as a team and feel involved in the project. This is their Club, and as so, we want them to feel free to take the initiative in everything they do. I am absolutely sure they will enjoy this adventure as much as I will"

Carmen Lago