The Elementary School Spanish Drama Club entertained both the young and the young at heart with their rendition of the play, “La Cena de Tío Tigre” on Friday, January 29, 2010. Weeks of hard work and practice were evident as the actors kept the audience laughing from beginning to end. Congratulations to Gabi Gonzalez, Irma Oñate and the entire Spanish Drama Club for a wonderful performance. Photos of the performance are in the photo gallery.

The 2010 edition of the annual Venezuelan Association of North American Schools Teacher Conference was held at CIC on January 21-22. Keynote speaker Jane Pollock, a CIC alumna, exhorted teachers to use the results of the latest educational research to improve the achievement of students. Teachers attended a series of workshops on various subjects related to education. Among the presenters were Andrezej and Magdelana Antczak, the award winning authors of Los Idolos de Las Islas Prometidas. The day was punctuated with great music provided by CIC students and teachers. The food was specatular! Check out photos from the event in the photo gallery.

On December 12, a group of students, teachers, and administrators from CIC representing Ayuda y Amistad visited the orphanage Casa Hogar Bambi for our annual toy drive. The children were thrilled and everyone enjoyed the festivities as Santa Claus distributed gifts and hugs to the children. See photos from the event in the photo gallery.

Middle School sports are off and running (or bumping) at CIC. On November 19, 20, and 21 our boys’ and girls’ teams hosted ECA, CICV, CIPLC and EBV for a three day tournament. After the initial round robin games, the boys were ranked fifth and the girls second. Saturday brought the playoff games, allowing teams to prove themselves one last time. The boys’ team fought hard but came up a bit short to finish 5th overall. The girls were able to rally themselves and win the championship game in two straight sets for first place! Congratulations to all of the participants for a wonderful tournament full of good times and good play. Check out photos of the CIC teams in the photo gallery.

Halloween Carnival festivities took place at our campus on Saturday, October 31, 2009. We had a great turnout from the CIC community as well as a number of guests from around the city. Special thanks to the PSTA and the high school seniors for their hard work in making the Halloween Carnival an event to remember! Check out the photos from this event as well as Friday’s elementary school orange and black spirit day in the photo gallery.