MEETING IN SPAIN
18TH-22ND MARCH 2019
DAY 1: Students Welcome to the high school:
MORNING:
- We were very happy to welcome the participants to our school at the 8.30 a.m: new reencounter with all the students and teachers; explanation of the schedule and activities for the week; distribution of the t-shirts, programs, badges and cachirulos; international groups assignments.
- School guided visit by the Spanish host students: visiting the most significantly section of the school with the explanation of the Spanish students.
- Active participation in Aragonese Traditional games, host by the vocacional training students.
- Official Welcome by the principal and administrators of the school.
EVENING:
Treasure hunts: Picture game of Zaragoza: The international groups have to walk through the main streets and places to the town center to do some tasks in each one.
DAY 2: Trip to the mountains:
Really early in the morning, we travelled to the Pyrenees to do the hiking of the mobility. We walked the 14 km from Portalet to Villanua, through. The Camino de Santiago, the most famous European Culture Route in Spain. We could enjoy the different seasons in once: snow, rain and sun. Really tired but really happy, we arrived to Villanua to have a short rest and get ready to travel to Jaca.
DAY 3: Students Welcome to the high school:
Jaca is well known in Spain because of its international ice rink. We were lucky to have the chance o to try our hand at ice skating at the morning. It was a great opportunity for the more confident skaters to help those less experienced and share their skills.
Our next stop was Castillo de Loarre. This medieval castle has been used as a set for famous movies. Given its historical and architectural importance it is kept in a good state of repair, it is also included in the European Romanesque Culture Route.
DAY 4: Meeting Goya:
After some really nice days in the Pyrenees. On Thursday, each international working group prepared the final presentations.
We travelled a few kilometers to arrive at the birth place of Goya, a worldwide famous painter. We undertook a guided tour of Goya´s home and museum, finding out many interesting things about the artist. Towards the end of the day, we tapped into our inner artist, taking part in an engraved workshop.
DAY 5: Farewell Day:
We spent the day at the IES Ítaca, working on the final presentations of the week which included finishing our totem.
Unfortunately, the end of week and the end of the project soon arrived and it was time to say goodbye to our friends. To celebrate the end of the succesfull project, we had a farewell dinner with families in Ermita de Villamayor.