HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IS POSITIVE

   Positive emotions widen the focus of our awareness and allow us to perceive more experiences. When contemplating what happens to us with a positive attitude, our perception changes.

  

  The left prefrontal cortex is triggered when our mood is positive and energetic.

DESTACAR LO POSITIVO

   Las emociones positivas abren el foco de nuestra atención y nos permiten captar más experiencias. Cuando contemplamos las cosas que nos suceden con una actitud positiva, nuestra percepción cambia.

  Cuando nos hallamos en un  estado de ánimo optimista y energético se activa el área prefrontal izquierda del cerebro.

A GYM TO OUR MIND

   Awareness is a kind of mental muscle which becomes stronger as it exercises. Memory aimed tasks develop this muscle as well as concentration does.

   Noticing the moment when our mind starts to be distracted, and bringing it back again and again towards our goal is the mental equivalence to continuous weight lifting.

EL GIMNASIO DE LA MENTE

La atención es como un musculo mental que se fortalece a medida que se ejercita. Los ejercicios de memorización desarrollan ese musculo y también lo hace la concentración.

Advertir el momento en  que nuestra mente comienza a divagar y llevarla una y otra vez hacia nuestro objetivo constituye el equivalente mental al levantamiento repetido de pesas.

HOW TO APPLY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CLASSROOM

 The teacher enters the classroom and asks every one of the students how they are feeling that day. Most of them reply just with a “Fine”, but one of them says he is worried about her mother’s health, and he adds that he is feeling anxious and uneasy.

It is essential to get students to speak about their emotions. It releases the tension accumulated and it helps them relax.

To achieve the maximum attention in the classroom, it is necessary to reach a relaxed atmosphere with calm students. This way they are able to focus their energy on the explanations by the teacher.

To make it possible for the students to express their emotions in the classroom, an atmosphere facilitating good communication with the teacher must be created.

COMO APLICAR LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL EN EL AULA

 El profesor llega a clase y pregunta a cada alumno que tal se encuentra ese día, la mayoría responde "Bien", pero uno dice que está preocupado por una enfermedad de su madre y se siente nervioso e inquieto.

Es importante conseguir que los alumnos hablen de sus emociones, eso  libera la tensión  acumulada y les ayuda a relajarse.

Para conseguir la máxima atención en el aula es necesario conseguir un ambiente relajado y que los alumnos estén en calma, así pueden concentrar su energía en las explicaciones del profesor.

Para lograr que los alumnos expresen sus emociones en el aula se tiene que crear una atmosfera de buena comunicación con el profesor.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 9

Hi everybody!

   Unfortunately this is going to be our last post from Naval since we are leaving on Friday evening. 

   Today we had a special activity: We made bread! Thanks to Víctor, the local baker established in Naval, the kids spent more than an hour helping him make the dough, modelling figures and putting them in the oven. 

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 8

Good Morning! Only two days left in Naval! It's incredible how fast time flies when you are having fun.

This morning, after the classes, we practiced some archery.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 7

Hi there!

    After the classes we decided to play a little game of Dodgeball, in spanish it is called 'Balón Prisionero'. The Vampires won the game.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 6

Hi!!

   Today was excursion day. We went to Alquézar in the morning. When we got there, we walked around this village discovering its medieval streets. This picture is taken from the Colegiata.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - 2ª - DAY 5

Hi There!

Today was a very busy day in Naval. After the classes, we practiced archery, Soon this activity will be also a competition between houses.

After lunch, we devoted the afternoon to the painting of the pottery. Look at all the things that they made!

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 4

 Hello!!!!

   After our 3 daily classes, we celebrated the special POOLYMPICS. What's that? It's a series of competitions between houses that take place in the pool.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 3

Hello again!

    After the classes, we decided to come back to the Salinar since when we went there on Wednesday two of the biggest pools were closed due to maintenance. These two pools are 4 meters deep but don't you worry, it's impossible to sink. 

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL 2ª - DAY 2

   Today was a really hot day here in Naval. After our daily classes we played one of our pool games: SCRAPOOL. We put duck tape on the kids' goggles so that they can't see very well and we throw tiles with letters, coins and lollypops to the water. Then, kids get in the water with one aim: look for all the objects.

NAVAL 2ª TANDA - DAY 1

Hello everybody! We are back in Naval for a second round.

   Today was our first day and it was a sunny, hot and busy day. After we arrived, we took a stroll around the village so that the new kids could adapt easily. After that, we went down to the Salinar of Naval. Going to the Salinar is an amazing experience: There are several pools where the concentration of salt is higher than in the Dead Sea, therefore bodies float and it is impossible to sink or dive.

WESTBOURNE - TARDE DE PLAYA

  Después de las clases, a comer para poder disfrutar de una agradable tarde de playa.

WESTBOURNE - EXCURSION A LONDRES

  Nuestros participantes, fueron de excursión a Londres. 

Os dejamos un pequeño reportaje fotográfico. 

WESTBOURNE

Nuestros participantes han realizado una actividad de climbing. Se lo han pasado en grande. Os pasamos fotos...

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 9

   Unfortunately the Naval experience is coming to an end. We are leaving this place tomorrow afternoon so this is our last blog entry.

   Today we had a unique opportunity to do something very original. Víctor, the baker in Naval, wanted to teach us how bread is made.

   The kids made a wide variety of figures and shapes like turtles, cats, pizzas or snowmen. Víctor was very satisfied with the results.

   Then the dough was put in the oven so the kids could take their creations to the albergue. You will see them tomorrow if they haven't eaten them.

   We had a big paella for lunch and pizza for dinner, thanks to the great work of Jacinto and Mari Carmen, our chefs.

   At night we had a big party where the kids could see the video of the camp and dance a little bit. They will have a DVD with pictures and the video.

   These days have been magical, thank you all for reading, we hope to see you again next year!

Bye bye!!!

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 8

Only 3 days left in Naval! We did so many activities today.

     After the classes, the kids took part in the POOLYMPICS. They are a series of pool games in which everyone can participate.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 7

   We visited the beautiful village of Alquézar today. The weather was sunny and really hot.

WESTBOURNE

Aquí os dejamos más fotos de las actividades que esta haciendo el grupo....

WESTBOURNE - 1ª SEMANA

Hola a todos,
  nos envia Virginia fotos de la estancia de nuestros participantes en Westbourne.

 

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 6

Hello everyone:

We've been in Naval for six days already! It's amazing how time flies when you are having fun.

After the classes our indoors bowling competition took place

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 5

The weather was a bit chilly today but we could still go to the pool in the morning.

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 4

   The weather was fantastic today and that allowed us to do one of our favourite pool games: Scrapool. In this game, monitors throw some tiles with letters to the pool and the kids have to look for them while diving.  To make things a little bit more difficult, we put black tape on the kids' goggles. 

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 3

    Today was a great day! The weather was great so after the classes we went down to the Salinar. In the Salinar there are  several pools which have more concentration of water than the Dead Sea, therefore you float. Look at how they do it!

SUMMER CAMP NAVAL - DAY 2

Hello everyone!

After our classes, we started our baseball practice to prepare for the upcoming competition.

In the afternoon, we had three pottery classes and in two days they have been able to make wonderful things to bring their  parents.

Welcome to the Naval Experience 2014!

  Our first day here was very productive. Right after we arrived, we went for a walk around the village in order to be familiar with it. Afterwards, as the weather was good, we could go to the swimming pool.

In the afternoon, as it was raining,  we started with a whole array of indoors activities including pottery.

Intercultural skills when negotiating

Executives devoted to business deals with people from different countries must have some sort of special sensitivity to deal with those rules implicit in the process.

For instance, there is a ritual in Japan related to the exchange of visiting cards. They must be held in both hands, regarded carefully for a while, and place them in a special card holder, otherwise it may seen the person who has given the card to you is not appreciated.