ENGLISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN CARDIFF

Last summer I decided to go on improving my English and I applied for another immersion experience with andalusian teachers. In this case, Cardiff, the capital of Wales, was my town for 2 weeks and I could live, study and enjoy their custom and culture in the South of United Kingdom.

It was a 50 hours English C1 course for bilingual teachers, led by a travel company called Inturway and the English School TEG Cardiff, where we spent around 8 hours everyday. While the most of teachers were enjoying their holidays, others were involved in intensive classes studing grammar, vocabulary, useful expressions... and practicing listening and speaking all the time. After classes, we visited museums, theaters, typical places, and also took part of activities like videogames, eating festivals and sightseing tours, sometimes by our own and others with native teachers who guided us in a professional and kind way.

And we could discover Cardiff. It is the capital of Wales so there are a lot of things to do, but it is also a cozy city where local people enjoy talking with foreigners and sharing their knowledge about this peculiar country. Places like the Cardiff Castle, the popular Arcades, Cardiff Bay, Bute Park or the National Musseum were part of our paths those days. And we could know the origin of the love spoons, the city of the enigmatic Banksy and take pleasure of local parties like street food circus. We also were able to enjoy two lively weekends because of a classical rugby match between Wales and England and the National Pride Day.

The accommodation was with host families, I mean, all of the teachers lived as a part of an Wales family for 15 days in a single bedroom and without Spanish speakers living there. So at the end of our days, we had to return to our homes with our families, in order to get a total immersion in Wales culture and share daily routines in a English atmosphere. I was so lucky with my hosts. Edgar and Clarys Gladys welcomed me as one of their children and I could taste their foods like Fish and Chips, boiled potatoes, welsh cakes or lamb with peppermint sauce (yummy), and talk about rugby or apple cider after dinner.

Taking into account that we studied a lot, we also enjoyed our free time, almost always speaking in English, of course. We enjoyed the typical pubs with live music, visited some picturesque towns like Swansea, Bath or Bristol and travelled into time to be hypnotized by the misterious Stonehenge. There was a hiking trip to Pen Y Fan as well, the highest peak in south Wales.

All things considered, we spent many hours practicing and improving our English in a real context. We took advantage of the resources and people around us and we are looking forward to applying this knowledge to our classes. I would like to end this essay congratulating the organization and the Junta de Andalucía for their work. This kind of program is really worthwhile.

I PADELNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

After finishing our racquet/paddle sport unit, our oldest students participated in this first championship which was played in physical education classes and during breaks, because there were involved students from different groups and schedules. If you click on the picture, you will be able to check out how we enjoyed practicing and watching this tournament.

 

  

DOÑANA IN 6TH GRADE

New  work in groups!!

In this case, pupils have been  researching about flora and fauna of the different habitats in which Doñana is compounded, and then they have created an ecosystem together.

It is easier than students create individual habitats instead of an entire ecosystem.  So, we have created our own Doñana´s  habitats and the students really enjoyed it. Together we discussed the importance of meeting our living things’ needs and a healthy environment.

Pupils have represented a met zones such as Matalascañas Dunes (Torre Carbonero), marshes (Marismas) , reserve (Coto) and the beach  "Torre la Higuera" …

A few weeks later they have had to expose their model in the "Science week".

Francisco Jesús Rodríguez - 6th Sciences teacher

OSCAR WILDE in the BOOK DAY 2019

This year we have worked on Oscar Wilde in the Cultural Week and the Book Day, probably the best Irish writer ever. The proposal included classroom activities and short tiered activities to expose the other students what they worked at class. We learnt a briefly biography of the author and every level focused on scenes of his most famous works. If you are willing tocheck out your knowledge, click here

We also aproacched to Ireland, another English speaker country, and its culture and customs. In English and Music classes we learnt about Molly Malone and in Physical Education, we practiced three original sports from that island, Hurling, Galeic Football and Road Bowling.

Michael Vontsolos, our language assistant, guided the presentation of works with a short speech about him and with the help of pre-school students. You can check out our final performance clicking here or on the picture below.

KNOWING SPAIN in 3rd GRADE

Along our last unit, we have learnt different types of landscapes and some features from our environment in Science classes. Knowing the main mountains and rivers from our country is very  important, so why don´t we learn them in a funny way? We have made a physical map of Spain using newspapers, paper towel and  white glue with our own hands!

Science teacher: Jesica García