BCN day a day

Monday

We have begun the activities with a welcome speech in the school and then we went to Barcelona by train where we could visit “Casa Amatller” and “ Casa Batlló”.  Then we had a guided visit to la Pedrera and  finished the day visiting the Park Güell.  All the partners were delighted by the work of one of the most important Modernist architects Antoni Gaudí.  The Park Güell is unique and it is a real masterpiece .  Since 1984 it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Tuesday
All the Comenius activities are based on the topic “Healthy food”, so in order to be original, we have prepared two amazing visits: one to the Codorniu winery and the other one to the chocolate factory Simon Coll, both in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia.
First, we saw the modernist building designed by the famous Catalan architect Puig I Cadafalch. Our partners could know about the “cava” sparkling wine elaboration and taste it. Then we saw all the modernist buildings in the village and finished the day visiting the chocolate factory Simon Coll. Delicious!!!! Chocolate is healthy, so our tip is: if you eat a daily portion of chocolate, you will feel better and less stressed

Wednesday
Today the students of the different countries have presented their work in Powerpoints or films. All of them have worked very hard and have succeeded. That’s important. You can see all the presentations in the blog and in the school web.
Then we could taste the delicious dishes prepared by the students’ families (a Comenius cake, cookies, potato omelette, an enormous ice-cream, etc). Thank you mums.
After the delicious breakfast, we went to see the Boqueria market where the students took photos for the future project task. As we were in the Ramblas, we visited the cathedral, Liceo theatre, Pine tree church (where the giants were kept), Santa María del Mar and our trip ended in La Barceloneta. We went to the beach and students and teachers could admire the beauty of Mediterranean Sea.

Thursday

We began the day visiting our local Town Hall, where Mr. Lluís Esteve, (regidor d’ensenyament) the head of the education department in the Town Hall of Hospitalet made a welcome speech, explaining the importance of this kind of project for the students and the television of Hospitalet interviewed our students, asking them their opinion about the Comenius project and the places they had visited.

At lunch time the teachers went to visit CEMFO, our local catering school, invited by our Town Hall. We have to congratulate all the cooks, waiters and staff of that school for the delicious meal they prepared for us and thank the Town Hall for the invitation.

Then we came back to school to go on working on the project. In the afternoon the students went with their partners to buy souvenirs and some of them went to visit the Barça stadium.

 

Friday

It was the last day in the school for our partners, some of them left Barcelona that day and others on Saturday. We met in the school and while the teachers were planning the activities for the next meeting in Portugal, the students were playing a football match organised by our PE teacher.

At 10.30 we met in the gym and after finishing the powepoint presentations, we gave them the Diplomas and the event finished with an amazing Twirling show organised by 4 students: Katy Narvaez, Isabel Serrano, Alba López and a very young and future Comenius student Paula López.

Congratulations!!

Saturday

At 8.00 we met at Barcelona airport to say goodbye to our Italian partners.  It was a sad day for everybody, because after spending a wonderful week with them, our students didn’t want them to leave.  And the same thing happened at 12.00, with the Turkish team departure. The students began to cry, especially the girls and  they promised to keep in touch mailing or by facebook. That’s love at the age of sixteen!.  

To sum up, We can say that it has been an unforgettable experience for everybody.

Thank you Comenius organization for giving us this opportunity.