COMENIUS
ECOPALS
EUROPE
SPAIN IS PLACED IN THE SOUTH- WEST OF EUROPE.
IT IS SAID THAT SPAIN IS “A BULL´S HEAD” DUE TO ITS FORM.
“OUR NEIGHBOURS” ARE PORTUGAL IN THE WEST AND FRANCE IN THE NORTH.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THE CANTABRIC OCEAN IN THE NORTH, ATHLANTIC OCEAN IN THE WEST AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN THE EAST.
OUR CULTURE IS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD…
AN IMPORTANT PLACE IS SEGOVIA´S ACUEDUCT. IT WAS MADE BY THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE, AND BUILT OF BIG STONES. A LEGEND SAYS THAT THE EVIL BUILT IT IN EXCHANGE FOR A GIRL´ SOUL.
“THE SACRED FAMILY”, IN BARCELONA
“SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA” CATHEDRAL, IN GALICIA
“LA GIRALDA”, IN SEVILLE
“SPAIN´ SQUARE”, IN SEVILLE
“THE ANPHITEATRE”, IN MÉRIDA
“THE ARTS AND SCIENCES MUSEUM” IN VALENCIA
“THE ESCORIAL” IN MADRID
“THE CIBELES FOUNTAIN”, PLACE VISITED BY ROYAL MADRID FANS WHEN IT WINS.
“ALTAMIRA’S CAVE” IN
CANTABRIA ( Cave art )“CORDOBA´S MOSQUE”
IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA WE ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO VISIT, AS
“MILLS”, FOUND IN DIFFERENT PLACES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
TOLEDO´S BREATHTAKING SIGHT.
GRANADA´S ALHAMBRALIONS´ COURTYARD IN GRANADA´S ALHAMBRA
SANTANDER“GUGGENHEIM” IN BASQUE COUNTRY
AS FAR AS CULTURE IS CONCERNED, WE CAN TALK ABOUT…
“FLAMENCO” AND “SEVILLANAS”, TWO TYPICAL DANCES KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD.
THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT IS THE SPANISH GUITAR. UNDER THESE LINES WE CAN SEE PACO DE LUCÍA, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GUITARRISTS.
BULLFIGHTING IS VERY FAMOUS HERE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CONTROVERSY BECAUSE THERE ARE ASSOCIATIONS AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY.
AN INTERNATIONAL PARTY IS THE “TOMATINA”. IT´S CELEBRATED IN A VALENCIAN TOWN CALLED BUÑOL. HERE 20.000 KILOS OF TOMATO ARE THROWN AND PEOPLE HAVE A BATH WITH THEM. IT´S CELEBRATED THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF AUGUST.
“CASTELLS” BUILT WITH PEOPLE, CELEBRATED IN BARCELONA
“SAINT FERMÍN”, IN NAVARRA.
EASTER IS CELEBRATED IN A CATHOLIC WAY, CARRYING SAINTS
THE NAZARENO MEN DRESSED WITH THE TYPICAL CLOTHES.
FALLAS. THEY ARE BIG MONUMENTS MADE OF WOOD AND CARDBOARD.
THEY ARE “PLANTED” ON 15TH OF MARCH
AND BURNT ON 19TH OF MARCH.
AS FAR AS THE GASTRONOMY IS CORCERNED, WE CAN SAY THAT SPAIN HAS GOT ONE OF THE MOST HEALTHY DIET, THE MEDITERRANEAN ONE…
IN THIS WAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT… OIL, KNOWN AS
“LIQUID GOLD”WINE
PAELLA, FAMOUS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST, SPECIALLY IN VALENCIA
SEAFOOD
HAM CHEESE
TAPAS
ROAST PORK SPANISH OMELETTE
COCIDO
AND AS A DESSERT, WE CAN TASTE THE DELICIOUS…
CHURROS TORRIJAS
SPAIN IS REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENT SYMBOLS AND OBJECTS, SUCH AS…
OUR FLAG AND ITS BADGE
IN SPAIN WE HAVE A PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY. JUAN CARLOS I AND SOFIA ARE THE KINGS
THE NEXT KINGS WILL BE FELIPE AND LETICIA.
WE ARE GOVERNED BY THE RIGHT WING PARTY
THIS IS THE LOGO AND OUR PRESIDENT, MARIANO RAJOY
THE LOGO, THAT REPRESENTS THE TOURISM OF SPAIN.
ANOTHER OBJECT THAT REPRESENTS US IS THE FAN, VERY USED HERE DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER.
“CASTAÑUELAS” TO PLAY MUSIC
THE FAMOUS “OSBORNE´S BULL”
REFERRING TO IMPORTANT SPANISH PEOPLE, WE CAN MENTION…
INTERNATIONAL SINGERS
OUTSTANDING ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND DIRECTORS…
ILLUSTRIOUS CELEBRITIES…
OUR BEST SPORTSMEN…
SPAIN IS MADE OF SEVENTEEN COMMUNITIES.
SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE PROVINCES AND OTHER ONES ARE UNIPROVINCIAL.
OUR COMMUNITY IS PLACED IN THE CENTRE OF SPAIN.ITS NAME IS CASTILLA LA MANCHA.
CASTILLA LA MANCHA IS COMPOSED BY FIVE PROVINCES:
TOLEDO IN RED, CIUDAD REAL IN
BLUE, GUADALAJARA IN
ORANGE, ALBACETE IN
YELLOW AND CUENCA IN GREEN.
OUR TOWN IS IN CUENCA.
CUENCA IS PLACED BETWEEN TWO NATURAL PLACES
HOCES DEL JÚCAR …
AND…
HOCES DEL HUECAR …
SOME TYPICAL MONUMENTS IN CUENCA ARE…
THE CATHEDRAL, PLACED IN THE MAYOR SQUARE.
THE TYPICAL COLOURED WALLS, IN THE MAYOR SQUARE.
THE HANGING HOUSES, HOUSES PLACED ON THE TOP OF SOME MOUNTAINS.
SAINT PAUL´S BRIDGE.
THE ENCHANTEDCITY, MADE OF BIG STONES AND ERODED BY THE WEATHER AND THE TIME.
THE TORMO STONE´ SEA
PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT.CUERVO´S RIVER BIRTH.
THE HOSQUILLO, A NATURAL PARK.
OUR SCHOOL IS NAMED “CRA FUENTE VIEJA”
CRA MEANS “RURAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATED”, AND IT IS MADE OF TWO SMALL TOWNS:
MIRA ALIAGUILLA
IN MIRA THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL PLACES AND MONUMENTS TO SEE,AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SQUARE
THE BOTANICAL WALK
ANTÓN MARTÍN, AN IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS MAN, WAS BORN HERE, IN THIS HOUSE.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVITIES HERE IS EASTER, WHERE MEN ARE DRESSED WITH PURPLE TUNICS AND BLACK HOODS.
ALIAGUILLA´S PHOTOGRAPHS
ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO AT SCHOOL WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN IS GOING OUT TO PLANT TREES
CHILDREN ARE CONCIENCIED TO SEGREGATE AND RECYCLE. IN FACT IN EVERY CLASS THERE IS A BIN FOR PAPER.
WE HAVE A TRIMESTRAL NEWSPAPER MADE BY CHILDREN. ITS NAME IS “PANORAMAS”.IN IT THEY WRITE ABOUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, FESTIVITIES AND SUBJECTS.
CRA FUENTE VIEJA WORKS TO HAVE A GREEN WORLD, BECAUSE ALL
TOGETHER CAN DO IT.