2ND BTO WILL GRADUATE ON FRIDAY THE 24TH OF MAY, 2018

THEY HAVE BEEN STUDYING A LOT ALONG THE YEAR AND THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE REWARDED WITH GOOD MARKS AND A PARTY OF GRADUATION.

THEY WILL HAVE TO GET TO UNIVERSITY FOR THE ENTRY EXAM (EVAU)  WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH OF JUNE. THEN, THEY WILL ENJOY HOLIDAYS AND THEY WILL START THEIR DEGREES AT UNIVERSITY.

THEY CAN NOT ALWAYS GET WHAT THEY WANT BUT THEY AT LEAST TRY HARD TO GET THEIR DREAMS.... IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

GOOD LUCK!!

AIDAN IS GETTING TO THE END OF HIS ADVENTURE HERE IN UTEBO

HE WAS SHARING BOTH SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WE HAD HIM AT IES PEDRO CERRADA JUST FOR 4 HOURS ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. HE WAS HELPING AS AN ASSISTANT FOR ENGLISH LESSONS BUT ALSO HE HELPED OTHER TEACHERS WITH MECHANICS, HISTORY OR TECHNOLOGY.

WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HELP AND WE WISH HE HAS A SAFE JOURNEY HOME, ALTHOUGH HE SAYS HE WANTS TO COME BACK TO SPAIN NEXT YEAR... MAYBE TO THE SOUTH OF SPAIN WHICH HAS A BETTER WEATHER.

BYE FOR NOW AND GOOD LUCK !!!

ENGLISH IMMERSION IS A MUST FOR OUR STUDENTS...

AS A HEADTEACHER FOR THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, I BELIEVE ENGLISH IMMERSION IS A MUST AT EVERY LEVEL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

THEREFORE,
1ST STUDENTS WENT TO TOSSA DE MAR, GIRONA
2ND STUDENTS WENT TO LONDON
3RD STUDENTS WENT TO MALAHIDE (IRELAND)
4TH STUDENTS WENT TO HOLLAND AND TO PORTUGAL (SCHOOL TRIP)
ADM STUDENTS WENT TO DUBLIN WITH BTO STUDENTS.

** AND THE ONES WITH GOOD MARKS PARTICIPATED IN THE ERASMUS+ MOBILITIES: NORWAY IN SEPTEMBER AND MARTINICA IN MARCH.

ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE VERY MOTIVATING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND LET THEM IMPROVE AND GET INTERESTED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE.

I AM VERY SATISFIED ABOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THEIR INTEREST !!

4th YEAR STUDENTS ARE IN GULPEN ( HOLLAND)

THEY HAVE SENT SOME PHOTOS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.

THEY VISITED THE aMERICAN CEMETERY FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR, MAASTRICH ANS AMSTERDAM.

THEY WERE LIVING IN FAMILIES AND THEY VISITED THE SOPHIANUM SCHOOL.

THEY ENJOYED A LOT !! AND THEY WILL WELCOME THE DUTCH STUDENTS NEXT MONDAY.

 AND THIS IS JOHN, THE ART TEACHER... WHO IS GOING TO COME TO UTEBO TOO!

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ATAPUERCA ??

YES, OUR STUDENTS FROM 1ST BACHILLERATO WENT THERE YESTERDAY WITH THEIR PHILOSOPHY TEACHERS.

iT IS A VERY INTERESTING EXCURSION BECAUSE THEY LEARN ABOUT OUR ANCESTORS.

SP BONES WERE FOUND FROM 1.2 MILLION YEARS AGO.

HEIDELBERGENSIS (MIGUELON) OVER 7,000 YEARS AGO.

THEY WERE WEARING HELMETS AND THEY ENJOYED THE VISIT A LOT. 

EXPERIMENTING ON ANIMALS ????

The use of animals for scientific research is a controversial topic. Some people say that it is necessary to test if the products or medicines have allergic reactions and bad sides effects while others claim it isn't necessary to experiment on animals since it si torture and mistreatment.

The most important advantage of using animals for scientific research is that testing on animals, we can be more accurate when deducing what effects one precise medicine will have on human beings.

The main disadvantage of this is the side effects which scientific research has on animals as most of them die in laboratories after being long locked and tortured. Furthermore, they might not work in the end.

Finally, all things considered, I think the use of animals for scientific is something unnecessary that kills innocent lives and it is not pleasant.

(by Raquel Alvar- 1st Bto)

WORLD CARFREE DAY !!!

Each year,  people in over 1,500 cities in 40 countries celebrate World Carfree Day. This annual event aims to raise awareness of the problems caused by our dependence on private cars. Streets are closed to traffic and opened instead to street parties, theatre, bicycle demonstrations or outdoor cafés, in order to show people what their city might look like if there were fewer or no cars. Over one hundred million people are believed to take part in the celebrations, although this figure is difficult to verify. 

The hope is that the initiative will encourage more environmentally friendly alternatives to the car,  such as walking, cycling and public transport. However , with increasing global car production and a world which has grown used to the benefits of private transport, some say the battle is already lost. But even if we are unlikely to see cities without any cars at all, people may at least begin to change their habits and leave their car at home more often. (by V.R.)