NEW EDUCATION INICIATIVES FROM E.U.....................

New education initiatives for more inclusive, cohesive and competitive European societies

Taking forward the vision on Strengthening European identity through education and culture it outlined at the meeting of European Leaders in Gothenburg in November 2017, the European Commission put forward three key initiatives on the 17th of January 2018: --A proposal for a Council Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning,  -- an Action Plan for digital education  -- and a proposal for a Council Recommendation on common values, inclusive education and the European dimension of teaching.

THE BIG CHALLENGE COMPETITION - 2018

YOU STILL HAVE TIME IN CASE THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR...

THE COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE IN IES PEDRO CERRADA, ON-LINE ON THE 17TH OF APRIL, 2018.

IT WILL BE ON-LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THERE WILL BE LOADS OF GIFTS, AS EVERY YEAR.

OVER 60 STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED.

DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE IN U.K.

CAN YOU SPEAK ARAGONESE?

THEY CAN.... THE TEACHERS, FERNANDO ROMANOS ( FOL) AND RICARDO CERVERA (HISTORY TEACHER) ... AND THEY LOVE IT, SO THEY WERE INTO A WORKSHOP TO MOTIVATE OUR STUDENTS ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY.

I WISH I COULD SPEAK IT... BUT I CAN'T YET. MAYBE ONE DAY, I WILL SIGN UP FOR IT.

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC WEEK IN ENGER (GERMANY)

THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC WEEK IN ENGER (GERMANY), WHERE WE WERE INVITED BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM 'ELPARTNERSHIP' LED BY GULPEN SCHOOL IN HOLLAND.

THEREFORE, 6 STUDENTS OF ESO HAVE TRAVELLED TODAY WITH THE TEACHERS EVA CEBOLLA AND SARA SANCHEZ IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REHEARSALS AND TRAINING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONCERT ON FRIDAY THE 2ND OF MARCH.

for some of them, it was their first time flying... wow....

I BET, THEY WILL ENJOY COMMUNICATING IN ENGLISH AND REHEARSING WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS FOR THE IMPORTANT EVENT.

I WANT TO THANK MARTINA AND MEIKE FOR THEIR ESCELLENT ORGANIZATION.
THE STUDENTS WILL STAY IN GERMAN FAMILIES SO THAT THEY GET TO KNOW THEIR CULTURE AND CUSTOMS.

DAVID SAEZ- THE TRUMPET
ANA COLOMO - THE OBOE
ANA BLANQUE- THE CELLO
RUBEN CALVO - THE SAXO

SILVIA CUADRADO & NURIA ARANDA - SINGING IN THE CHOIR

THERE WILL BE 50 STUDENTS PLAYING IN THE ORCHESTRA AND ABOUT 40 IN THE CHOIR.

THEY WILL COME BACK NEXT SATURDAY WITH SOME PHOTOS. ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE TRIP WAS A BIT LONG BUT WONDERFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

LECTURE TODAY: ROBERT FROM OHIO-USA

Today, we were awarded a nice visit at the library at 12.40pm

Robert came to our school, invited by our teacher Marga. He is an American engineer who was working at the US airforce in Spain since 1967 till retirement. (by Bto students)

He is an expert in communications and transmissions, although he is already a pensioner, so our students of Electronics (with their teachers Fran and Jesus), and Technological Bachillerato went to an interesting lecture in English at the Library. We also called Yolanda and her students of Earth Science.

It was a pity that we only had one hour... he could have been talking much more and he told me he enjoyed being in a school after over 50 years. (Marga)

He married a Spanish woman and he can speak Spanish, of course.

Thanks,  Robert. See you soon......

IRELAND IMMERSION WEEK IN 'RECREARTE'.

Today, it was a great day for the 3rd ESO students, as they were presenting their experiences in the trip to Ireland last December 2017 for the RECREARTE PROGRAM.

ANDREA PEREZ 

ANA Mª GIL 

PAOLA LÓPEZ

They participated in the immersion week, staying in families in Malahide and visiting lovely places with their English Teacher Nuria Manrique, like the castle of Malahide. 

JAULIN IS MY VILLAGE

HELLO, MY NAME IS VICKY AND MY VILLAGE IS JAULIN, WHICH IS VERY NEAR ZARAGOZA.

I GO THERE EVERY SUMMER WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY. THERE, YOU CAN VISIT MANY THINGS LIKE THE PARK OR THE LAKE. MOREOVER, IN THE OUTSKIRTS, THERE ARE LOTS OF PATHS FOR TREKKING.

IN ADDITION, WHEN I GO THERE, I HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE SWIMMING POOL. WE SOMETIMES HAVE DIINER THERE BECAUSE IT IS COOL AND THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY FRIENDLY. HOWEVER, THE MOST SPECIAL TIME IS THE FESTIVAL WEEK. YOUNG  PEOPLE DANCE A LOT AND THEY REALLY ENJOY WITH FRIENDS COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO, REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE TIME IN SUMMER AND ARE EAGER TO HAVE FUN, COME TO JAULIN... YOU WON'T REPENT.

TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FROM 4TH ESO...

TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FROM 4TH ESO ARE PREPARING MODELS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOST BOXES FOR THE ORCHARD, STAIRS FOR THE STAGE OR FLOWER CONTAINERS FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL.

THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST. CONGRATULATIONS....!!!

RECYCLING IS A MUST.....

WE HAVE NEW CONTAINERS NOW.... 

LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE CAN STOP GLOBAL WARMING IF WE PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM POLLUTION.

SO..... SHOW SOLIDARITY AND DO IT !!

RECYCLE !!! YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT !!!

DO YOU LIKE DRAWING???

IG YOU DO.... YOU CAN SEND YOUR DRAWINGS TO THIS BLOG FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY YOUR ART.

IN THIS OCCASSION, THANKS TO DAVID FROM FPB MECHANICS, WHO LOVES DRAWING IN HIS FREE TIME... IT WAS A GIFT FOR MY BIRTHDAY..THANKS!!

NEW 3D PRINTER IN OUR SCHOOL.

THIS IS OUR NEW ADQUISITION FOR THE SCHOOL.... YESSSS !!

YOU GUESSED: IT IS A 3D PRINTER, WHICH IS AMAZING.........

I AM SURE YOU WILL LIKE IT.

MEDIEVAL TIMES IN TERUEL- 2018 !!!!

AS EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN TO TERUEL FOR THE MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL, WHEN WE CONMEMORATE THE WEDDING OF ISABEL DE SEGURA AND THE TRAGICAL STORY OF HER LOVE WITH DIEGO DE MARCILLA, WHICH SHE COULD NEVER FULFILL.

BUT, THIS YEAR, I TOOK AIDAN WITH ME, THE AMERICAN ASSISTANT WHO IS TEACHING ENGLISH AT SCHOOL.  WE REALLY ENJOYED THE STREET MARKET AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON DURING THE FESTIVAL. HOWEVER, HE WAS AMAZED BY THE BULL RUNNING IN THE STREET WHICH WAS A TRADITIONAL WAY OF CELEBRATING SINCE VERY REMOTE TIMES.

 

NEW PROPOSALS TO INVEST IN OUR VILLAGE

Without any kind of dsoubt, sports are on top of my list when suggesting a proposal regarding the question of public financing in our town.

There are countless studies and reports stating that the practising of sports not only improves your health but also set youngsters apart from criminal activities. having a healthier and safer society is a priceless long term investment. Therefore, improving sport facilities would result in a highly positive aspect for our village, both for our young and old people. This way, not only will they enjoy this new space but also they will improve their physical problems and will also socialize. 

Secondly, if we had to choose another area for the local council to invest in, I would choose the Green spaces. Relating this to the former point, when the weather is nice and warm, going for a relaxing walk or for a picnic apart from sports are other things which people from the village would be grateful for. As my colleagues  commented in the last meeting, they are a great spaces, as they can be used by everyone, no matter the age or the sex, that is to say anyone can profict, from parents who go for a a stroll with babies, to grandparents resting quietly , away from traffic noise, sitting in the benches in order to chat. In short, green spaces are wonderful and a social opportunity to promote social contact with the rest of the inhabitants of our village.

Having said this, those are our two proposals for the local council to invest in our society, so that, everybody can profit in their free time. 

(by the youth cultural association in Utebo)

WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY? SURPRISE........

IT IS THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, IT IS ST VALENTINE'S  DAY...... !!!

SO, I WISH E VERY HAPPY DAY TO ALL THE LOVERS, TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN LOVE.... WITH A LOT OF SURPRISES??

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE GIFT??  MINE IS A SPECIAL DINNER WITH CANDLES.

2ND BTO STUDENTS ARE TRAVELLING TO SAN SEBASTIAN....

YEAHH... THE STUDENTS FROM 2ND BTO ARE TRAVELLING TO SAN SEBASTIAN NEXT THURSDAY , IF THE WEATHER IS NOT TOO BAD, AS IT IS GOING TO SNPW ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER FORECASTS.

SCIENCE ONES WILL TAKE PART IN A SCIENCE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY LINA AND MANOLO, AND SOCIAL AND HUMANITIES ONES WILL VISIT THE CITY ON A GUIDED TOUR ACCOMPANIED BY MARGA HERRERO AND JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ.

IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING AND MOTIVATING FOR ALL OF US.

HAIKUS

STUDENTS FROM 1ST D HAVE BEEN WRITING 'HAIKUS', WHICH ARE THOUGHTS EXPRESSED USUALLY IN 3 SENTENCES, USING DRAWINGS TOO. SOME OF THEM ARE IN ENGLISH.

MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL IN TERUEL ...

YES... IT IS TIME FOR MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL IN TERUEL NEXT WEEKEND. 

YOU CAN VISIT THE TOWN AND DRESS AS THE PEOPLE USED TO DRESS AT THAT TIME. 

IT IS A RECREATION OF THE TIMES AND THE STORY OF DIEGO DE MARCILLA AND ISABEL  DE SEGURA, WHO COULD NEVER FULFILL THEIR TRUE LOVE BECAUSE SHE WAS RICH AND HE WAS THE SECOND SON, THAT IS TO SAY 'SEGUNDON' WHO CAN INHERIT NOTHING FROM HIS FAMILY. THAT'S WHY HE LEFT THE XTOWN AND WENT TO WAR TO GET TREASURES IN THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN HE GOT BACK, IT WAS ONE HOUR LATE AND THE TIME GIVEN HAD EXPIRED. SHE WAS OBLIGED TO GET MARRIED TO AN OLD RICH GENTLEMAN FROM ALBARRACIN: SIR AZAGRA. 

ONE LITTLE CURIOSITY IS THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE CAME AN AMERICAN MAN CALLED 'AZAGRA' WHO STATED THAT HIS ANCESTORS WERE FROM ALBARRACIN AND HE WANTED TO KNOW THE VILLAGE AND THE STORY CONNECTED TO HIS SURNAME. SIR AZAGRA MIGHT HAVE BEEN  AN ANCESTOR OF THE AMERICAN MAN. WHO KNOWS....?????

ANYWAY, GO TO TERUEL, DON'T MISS IT !!!!

I WILL BE THERE. (MARGA HERRERO) 

....... ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE ME. 

RACIST ATTITUDES SHOULD DISAPPEAR.....

By Delia Funes from 2nd CIT)    Feb- 2018

NAZY GERMANY

Today, we atended a very interesting conference and we learnt that many years ago, Germany was a real nightmare where the humans were monsters. Germany was stained with blood and would never recover from that horrible past, as we always think of them as the Nazi Germans. However, not all of them were nazis, thank goodness. It was nice to find out that a relative of the lecturer could survive the camp of MAuthousen, where hundreds died.

The world nowadays is less racist, or at least, I would like to believe so although there are people who still are, and I don’t understand why, since we are all equal; it doesn’t matter the skin color, the culture, the language, the tastes, the gender… We are in the twenty-first century and we musn’t make the same mistakes as our ancestors.

Fromm y point of view, whenever we see a lack of respect from someone who thinks he or she is superior to another person, we must denounce that attitude  in order to finish with racism. We are all humans, so there aren’t inferior races ( as the Nazis used to think), nor we are any better or worse just because of living in another country or coming from a different place. 

KEEPING FIT...

Whereas traditionally it was football and basket only, now there are other trendy activities like trekking, yoga, paddle or 'dancing'

many people have taken up kizomba or zumba to exercise regularly and keep fit while they enjoy their free time......

THERE ARE OTHER SPORTS BUT FOOTBALL

"There are other sports but football" says Rafa Conde from 2nd Bachillerato.

he was encouraged by his friend Dani Luna to take up atletism. He really liked it. Both of them did, but now Rafa is the Absolute championship of Aragon in his category of 'Endurance atletics race', running over 1,500m.

Whereas Dani prefers speed (100m). He is also the champion of Aragon.

They are very good and they enjoy in spite of the effort.

CONGRATULATIONS.

VISIT TO ERLANGEN SCHOOL IN GERMANY.

A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION HAVE TRAVELLED TO ERLANGEN
(GERMANY) TO VISIT THE GYMANSIUM, ACCOMPANIED BY THE TEACHER MANUEL FERNANDEZ.

THEY ARE STAYING IN FAMILIES AND THEY WILL ALSO VISIT "SIEMENS", SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING PRACTICE WORK IN SUMMER.
THEY SENT THIS PHOTO YESTERDAY. THEY WERE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TOO COLD.

ENERGY EFFICICIENCY ACTIONS (by Jorge Vicente)

Energy Efficiency Actions ( by Jorge Vicente from 2nd CIT- ies Pedro Cerrada)

 I have chosen this topic to write about because The energy efficiency is one of the most current polemical issues nowadays.

Therefore, all the enterprises look for a way to reduce pollution, carrying out Energy efficiency practices. Furthermore, some governments highly support these actions giving really important economic incentives to them. From my point of view, despite the fact that it can be a bit expensive at first, the countries that can use the clean energies, like Spain, should take advantage of this as soon as possible, by installing solar panels, and wind turbines. Nevertheless, we can also have energy efficiency practices in our daily life, not only using the public transport for example, but also with other small details like not printing the papers that are not essential, or turning off  what  we are not using, such as tap water or lights on

To sum up, the environment is our environment, it is --- everybody’s problem, and, if we can do a little thing to improve it, we have to set off the journey, as this is the world that we will give away to our children, so we should never give up and try hard to be successful in our main goal, which is taking care of it. If we try hard, we won’t regret it. 

SNOW IS ALWAYS WELCOME....

SNOW IS ALWAYS WELCOME ..... ALTHOUGH IT CAUSES THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS ON THE ROADS.

WE ARE NOT READY FOR THE SNOW... BUT I LIKE IT... LOOK AT THIS WONDERFUL PHOTO OF MY 'TERUEL' YESTERDAY MORNING...

DREAMS, UTHOPIES, QUIMERAS.......

THIS WHAT YOUR IMAGINATIoN CAN PRODUCE WITH A BIT OF EFFORT.....

THEY ARE VISIBLE IN THE CORRIDOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR.

YOU CAN¡T MISS THEM !!

RECREARTE IS WORKING ON THE 60s....

RECREARTE PROJECT IS WORKING ON THE 60s.

In 2nd bto, they are collecting family photos that testify what we were doing at that moment in Spain.
Meanwhile, here you are some facts that have been found out by Ana Saez-Benito from 2nd CIT:


Where were you in the 60s?

The 60s was a period of revolution, of civil protests and innovations. A trademark of the 60s is,
without any trace of doubt, the hippie culture. The hippie movement began its development in San
Francisco, during the early 1960s as a youth movement, and then it was spread around the world.
Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as
Bohemians. Its basis was harmony with nature, communal living, artistic experimentation, and the
widespread use of recreational drugs.

In 1961 the Berlin wall was built, 45 kilometers of concrete, it was a barrier that physically and
ideologically divided Berlin,
In 1962, the Cuban Missile crisis happened. It's also known as the October Crisis, and it was a 13-
day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union
concerning the weapon advances. The Americans had some threatening missile bases on Italy, which was one of the closest counties to the USSR.

The USSR threatened then to send missiles to Cuba. Although both
countries decided to make a truce, this confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to becoming a full-scale nuclear war.

Meanwhile in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr, an American civil rights activist, was delivering his famous speech "I Have a Dream".

Fun fact, the mini skirt and the bikini appeared for the first time in the 60s too! And hand in hand
with this new clothes, the feminism movement grew, and women from many countries started
fighting for their rights, as they said, they were "Tired of feeling like nothing". All these women came
together and despite being shut down multiple times with answers like "Cool down, little girl. We
have more important things to do here than talk about women's problems." they did not give up.
On May 1968 the French administration shut down the Sorbonne

University, which led to hundreds of student occupation protests
against the traditional institutions, capitalism, consumerism and
American imperialism. The protesters also wanted to stop the Vietnam War who killed around 5,7 millions of people, ongoing since 1955.
When the Sorbonne reopened, students occupied it and declared it
an autonomous "people's university"

Late in the 60s, on July 20, 1969, the spaceship called Apollo 11 was landing on the Moon, and the mission commander Neil Amstrong was the first man to set foot on the lunar surface. The space race that was taking place between the two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) ended with Armstrong's famous words "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". The whole event was shown on the TV, however, there's still a lot of people who believe the Moon landing was fake, and that it never happened.

On the same year, the LGBT movement started officially in New York, after the fights that had
happened in Stonewall. Stonewall was a gay bar that was taken by the police, and it is considered of
importance because from then on, the people from the LGBT community came together to fight for
their rights. Some of the goals of this moment are to legalize the gay marriage, to be able to adopt
kids and not to be killed because of who they are.

GREEN COMPANIES

WE ARE WORKING ON GREEN COMPANIES.

THE STUDENTS OF ADM 3 ARE PREPARING INTERESTING PROFILES ABOUT THEM.

SOME OF THEM ARE ARAGONESE AND SOME OF THEM ARE NATIONALWIDE.

WHEN IT IS READY, WE WILL UPLOAD THEM.


THANKS

ACTIVITIES FOR THE SUMMER IN U.K

ANCAR ACTIVIDADES

Las estancias de verano con monitor se realizan en JULIO: bien 2 semanas la primera quincena (del 1 al 14 de julio o la segunda ( del 15 al 28 de julio), las 3 últimas semanas (del 8 al 28 de julio)  o 4 semanas(del 1 al 28 de julio).

El monitor viaja desde España con ellos y está pendiente en todo momento de los niños: de que la familia, la casa y la comida estén bien, que los niños vayan a clase, de estar con ellos durante las actividades, de llevarlos al médico si les pasa cualquier cosa, controlando y velando por su seguridad.

Los niños están alojados en familias en una habitación compartida con otro estudiante (siempre del mismo sexo) que puede ser otro español de nuestro grupo o con un internacional (eso ya es decisión de los padres).

Los estudiantes tienen clase de lunes a viernes por la mañana (tienen que hacer un test de nivel para ubicarlos por clases según el resultado). Por la tarde hacen actividades deportivas, culturales y lúdicas. Adjunto el planning de los destinos en Irlanda (Athlone y Dublín), en Inglaterra (Worthing y Broadstairs), En Toronto (Canadá) y Edimburgo (Escocia) que fueron los destinos que tuvimos el verano pasado para que veas las actividades que tuvieron en cada uno de ellos (todavía no están los de este año pero serán similares). Los sábados hacen una excursión que les lleva todo el día y el domingo se quedan con la familia compartiendo con ellos alguna actividad o, en caso de que la familia no tenga nada planificado, nuestro monitor organiza alguna actividad con los niños.  

También hay un seguro opcional que cubre cancelación de viaje por causa justificada como alguna enfermedad, coberturas sanitarias y también de viaje. Las coberturas están en nuestra web. El seguro tiene un precio de 55€ para 2 semanas, 72€ para 3 semanas y 83€ para 4 semanas.

Adjunto también un tríptico con los precios. En el precio están incluidos los vuelos ida y vuelta, el alojamiento en familia en régimen de pensión completa (desayuno y cena en casa y pack lunch para comer), traslados, clases y excursiones. Estos precios tienen un descuento incluido de 250€. A partir del 28 de febrero se incrementarán por eso sería conveniente informar a las familias a la mayor brevedad.

Si tenéis alguna duda o necesitáis cualquier aclaración al respecto, quedamos a vuestra disposición en el 976484072 o en nuestras oficinas en horario de L a V de 9:30ª 15h (o por las tardes con cita previa).

Un saludo/ Kind regards

YOLANDA HERRERO

Project Manager

yolanda@ancar.com.es