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OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS CONTEXT

By 3ESO: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E (2011-2012). OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS CONTEXT. Catalunya. GEOGRAPHY. BORDERS: Catalonia’s borders are: North: France and Andorra South: Valencia East: Mediterranean Sea West: Aragó . MOUNTAINS: There are many mountains in Catalonia.

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OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS CONTEXT

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  1. By 3ESO: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E (2011-2012) OUR HIGH SCHOOLANDITS CONTEXT

  2. Catalunya

  3. GEOGRAPHY

  4. BORDERS: Catalonia’s borders are: • North: France and Andorra • South: Valencia • East: Mediterranean Sea • West: Aragó.

  5. MOUNTAINS: There are many mountains in Catalonia. • Pirineus are situated in the north of Catalonia. In winter the mountains become very attractive for the tourist. You can practise snow, ski and other winter sports.

  6. COASTS: The most famous coasts in Catalonia are: • Costa Brava, in Girona • Costa Daurada, in Tarragona. They are famous because their marine fauna is amazing and we can go diving.

  7. SOME FAMOUS BUILDINGS IN BARCELONA There are manybuidings of greatarchitecturalvalue in Barcelona: Medieval buildings, Modernists, Modern,etc

  8. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA • It is a big church in Barcelona built by Antoni Gaudí in 1882. They are still building it and it is one of the most important temples in Catalonia. It is a symbol which represents Barcelona.

  9. The language spoken in Catalonia is Catalan. Catalan is a Romanic language and is spoken by nine millions of people.This is the Catalan flag.That Catalan Mediterranean food is rich and varied but one of the most important Catalan dishes is tomato spread on a slice of bread and on top you can have jam. It is a very simple but tasty dish. Catalunya

  10. Catalonia’s national day is celebrated every 11th of September and commemorates the defeat of the Catalan troops against the Spanish  in the year 1660 NationalDay

  11. One of the most interesting tradition is “Correfocs”People disguised as asdevil run while shooting fireworks. It represents happiness, and they dance while drummers play. In Barcelona you can see them in September at “the Mercè”. CORREFOCS

  12. That’s a Catalan word that means castles– they are a cultural phenomenon particular to Catalonia and consist of erecting human towers. This tradition originated at the end of the 18th century in Valls, Tarragona, when rival groups of people called colles, compete in constructing the different kinds of human towers. CASTELLERS

  13. SARDANA The Sardana is the  typical dance

  14. POPULAR DANCES OF CATALONIA • This place has a lot of traditional dances: • Sardana: • Ball de bastons:

  15. The most important concert hall in Catalonia is the Palau de la MúsicaCatalana.It's a modernist building of great architectural value.In 1997, the Palau de la MúsicaCatalana was declared aUNESCO World Heritage Site along withHospital de Sant Pau. .

  16. The most popular musicians in Catalonia • Pau Casals was one of the world’s best Catalan musicians. He played the violoncello. He played pieces from the best classical authors in the most important concert halls.

  17. CORNELLA’S CASTLE • Cornella’s castle is the most important construction in town and it’s located in the center of Cornellà on a very small hill where people can have a very good sight of all the river, Llobregat. The structure has an origin of fourteenth century.

  18. ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS • Cornellà was founded by the Romans so we have remains of the Roman and Medieval time.

  19. Location: Cornellà • Nowwearetalkingaboutthelocation of ourhighschool. Ourhighschool is in a perfectpositionsinceit is connected to the Metro, Tram andTrainin thecity of Cornellà.

  20. Location in Catalunya • Cornellà is verynear Barcelona, which is thecondalcity of Catalonia. Thisregion is located in thenortheast of Spain.

  21. Location in spain • In conclusion, ourhighschool is placed in Cornellà, near Barcelona, which is in Catalonia. Therefore, it is in thenortheast of Spain.

  22. Thename of ourschool is Francesc Maciabecause he was a President in Catalonia. Francesc Macia:

  23. Wehave a gym.Ourgym is also a show roomwherewecelebratespecialdayslike carnaval or differentmeetings In ourschoolwehave...

  24. There is also THE CANTINE:

  25. In thecantinesomestudentshave lunch, buteveryone can have a coffe or a chocolate bar in theplaytime, becausetherearetwovendingmachines. It’s a littleplace, butit’sok for stayingthere for a while. THE CANTINE

  26. AND THE PLAYGROUNDS

  27. In Francesc Macià thereare 2 playgrounds: In thenorthplaygroundyou can play footballandbasket, but in thesouthplaygroundyou can only play football. Weloveourplaygrounds! PLAYGROUNDS

  28. AND THE LABORATORY:

  29. In ourschool, wehave got twochemistrylaboratories. Thechemistrylaboratoy

  30. Thereis equipmentfor scientificresearchand experiments.

  31. THE CLASSROOMS:

  32. CLASSROOM: • Thisisoneclassroom, itis a typical classroom of our high school

  33. ART CLASSROOM: • This is an art classroom where we draw.

  34. MUSIC CLASSROOM • This is the music classroom where we play instruments, and where we practice for the concerts.

  35. Travels!

  36. In 3rd of ESO we ALWAYS spend 3 days in themountain: Les Planes de son

  37. Thisyear in Les Planes de Son wewent to thePyreneeswiththehighschool.

  38. Therewewent to thewildlifecenter to observe animals in semi-captivity.

  39. Wedidanactivityaboutseeingthestarsatnight. Itwasbeautiful! In thecityit’s impossible to see all thesestars.

  40. Travel attheend of theyear in 4th ESO! Mallorca!

  41. Boys andgirls of 1st and 4th of ESO. Snow in thePyrenees

  42. End of1st Batxillerat: wetravel to LondonwithourEnglishteachers! London!

  43. Wego to Italythelastyear in ourhighschool: It’s a goodbyetrip Italy!

  44. Comenius

  45. Comenius is a Europeanprojectwherestudentsfromdifferentcontriestraveltogether to different places in Europe. In 2011 four studentsfromthishigh schooltraveled to Portugal. Commenius, Portugal

  46. PARIS EXCHANGE

  47. Last year we went to Paris in an exchange with French students. We spent a week with them after their previuos visit and stay in Barcelona with our families. It was GREAT!!!!

  48. We went to see the Louvre museum.

  49. We also visited the Science Museum

  50. Wewent to theVincennesCastle

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