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Showing posts with label 3rd Meeting in Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3rd Meeting in Spain. Show all posts
Monday, 8 May 2017
Sunday, 2 April 2017
24.2.2017
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| Aneta is explaining to María Luisa how tea pots work ;-) |
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| More definitely not stressed-out kids giving presentations... |
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| Learning about the Sea of Plastic and ... erm, spiders! :-O |
23.2.2017
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| Morituri te sal.... oh, I mean... Absolutely happy and not stressed-out people are about to give a presentation ;-) |
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| Lecture at University |
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| Camel riding. Yay! |
22.2.2017
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| Hard work at school :-) |
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| Performance at Alcazaba |
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| Exchange of polite smiles at the Town Hall |
20.2.2017
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| María Luisa's 5-hour-long welcome speech :-) |
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| Dangerous hiking in the mountains... |
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| I can see the sea! |
19.2.2017
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| This is not Almería! Where are we?! |
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| ...probaly Madrid ;-) |
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| The Czech team found the best place in Madrid |
Sunday, 19 March 2017
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
One week with WAU by Josh Weeks
Last
week I was lucky enough to go on a number of trips as part of the WAU
Erasmus project. Not only did I have an amazing time, I was also
inspired by the sheer hard work of everyone involved in putting the
project together! María Luisa created a fantastic programme of events
that began with a hike around the Tabernas desert. Led by a geology
professor from the university of Almeria, the trip was geared towards
helping students and staff alike understand the implications of the
over-exploitation of water in the province. More detail was given when
we stopped to look at an aquifer – one whose output has significantly
decreased over the last twenty years. ‘Why do you think this has
happened?’, asked the professor. I raised my hand and took an educated
guess. ‘Climate change, maybe?’ He shook his head and proceeded to
explain how a number of olive groves had a monolopy on much of the water
produced in the area. The “sea of plastic” I saw on the way back to
school only attested to severity of the problem he was speaking about.
The
next day we visited the Alhambra, which was one of the most amazing
experiences I have had in Spain! The Nasrid Palaces are absolutely
stunning, and I was really excited to walk the same rooms as Washington
Irving – an author whose book, Tales of the Alhambra, was written
during his residence there. The Albaicín, also known as ‘the Old Town’,
was equally beautiful, with narrow streets and quaint houses giving the
whole place a feel of charm and antiquity.
Little
did I know at the time, but our visit to the Alacazaba the following
day would have its climax in a theatre piece staged by a number of
students and staff! I was cast as the king’s counselor, whose role was
to inform the king that his daughter – the princess – had fallen in love
with a slave. Although my acting skills are absolutely awful, I really
enjoyed the experience, and I learned the fascinating history of the
Alcazaba and its early Moorish rulers.
Finally,
on Thursday, we were given a fascinating lecture on scientific
techniques for detecting water pollutants at the university. Given the
fantastic work that those guys are doing to help preserve the water we
use everyday, I sincerely hope that they receive the adequate support to
reach their final goal. This was followed by Camel riding which was so,
so fun! I loved every minute of it, and all of my friends were so
jealous when I showed them pictures!
As
some of you may know, however, I am kind of obsessed with food, and so
it’s no real surprise that my favourite part of the week was going for
dinner with the teachers every night! They were great company, and it
was really interesting to talk to people from various different
cultures. I believe, after all, that this is the purpose of these kinds
of projects: to bring people from different cultures together, and
direct them towards a common good. In our case, it was the conservation
of water. Who knows what will be next.
Thanks to everyone! You really made it a special week.
Josh Weeks
Friday, 17 February 2017
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Programme for the Spanish Meeting
SUNDAY – February 19th
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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Meeting at the airport /train station and transport to the Tryp Hotel and
families
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18:05
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Czech team arrival at the airport
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21:00
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Portuguese arrival at the Tryp Indalo
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21:30
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Lithuanian team arrival at the train station
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Teachers
dinner at
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MONDAY – February 20th
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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08:30
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Welcome to our school! Welcoming words by headmaster
D.José Manuel Gallego
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09:30
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Information on Cabo de Gata and visit to aquifers ----
guided hicking in the desert
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13:00
– 14:00
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Pack lunch prepared by hosting families
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14:30
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Hicking II accompanied by a professor at University
of Almería
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18:00
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Back
to school from where families will pick up students.
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20:00
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Early
dinner and nice sleep, great days ahead
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TUESDAY – February 21st
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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07:45
– 19:30
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Trip to Granada. Visit to The Alhambra, Nasrid
Palaces and CharlesV Palace.
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Pack lunch by hosting families -
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19:30
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Families pick up students at school to have dinner
at home
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21:00
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Teachers dinner at
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WEDNESDAY – February 22nd
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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08:15 – 09:00
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Working session.
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09:10 –
13:00
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Bus to The Alcazaba- Visit till 13:00
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13:30 – 14:15
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Visit to the City Hall .
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14:30 –
15:30
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Pack lunch made by host families
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16:00 19:00
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Walk sightseeing the city centre – Meeting point:
Colegio La Salle
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Dinner with host families. - Teachers at
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THURSDAY - February 23rd
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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08:15 – 09:15
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Working
session
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09:15- 12:00
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Visit to University of Almería .Desalination
plant. 12:30 Camel riding
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14:45
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Back to school. Lunch at home with host families.
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17:30 - 20:00
20:00
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Shopping at C.Comercial Mediterráneo- Games on the
beach if the weather is nice.
Dinner with hosting families.- Teachers at
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FRIDAY
- February
24th
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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08:15-9:30/ 13:00
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Working
session/ Visit to Las Palmerillas research centre- growing crops under
plastic
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13:15-14:00
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The Aguadulce marina
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14:30
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Almería sea promenade. Farewell lunch at La trattoria
del mar- italian restaurant-
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18:30
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Families pick up students at El Palmeral
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SATURDAY- February 25th
TIME
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PROGRAMME
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07:00
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Host
families will take the Lithuanian team to the train station (departure time: 07:30)
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09:15
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Portuguese,Czech and Spanish teams will meet at Tryp
Indalo- Minihollywood for Czechs and Spaniards
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14:15
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Host families will pick up the students at the school.
Lunch at home.
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17:00
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Host families will take the Czech team to the
airport (departure time: 18:35)
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