sábado, 18 de enero de 2014

NUESTRO ENTORNO. 

 OUR ENVIRONMENT. 


We are working in the level of 3rd of ESO in a project called "Nerja.Our Environment". This project involves different subjects using a multidisciplinar topic: our environment. The different teachers are working with this group different aspects of Nerja related to its environment. For example, the teacher of phylosophy is working about different ONGs and associations set in Nerja; the teacher of P.E is working with different facilities of Nerja related to sports and the teachers of English are working with the students about the most traditional festivities and the most famous biographies of the most relevant and important people living in  Nerja.
To watch the different projects it is neccesary to enter the blogs of the different teachers such as Rocío Fernández Mena, phylosophy; Carlos Rodríguez Arias, P.E( 3rd ESO level here); Dolorez Muñoz, English and Victoria Fernández, English. 

viernes, 17 de mayo de 2013

Échange Nerja-Fontainebleau



 
Fontainebleau est une commune française située dans le département de Seine-et-Marne et la région Île-de-France. La commune, qui s’étend sur 17 205 hectares, est la plus vaste de la région Île-de-France, et est presque entièrement recouverte d’une forêt qui s’étend également sur quelques communes limitrophes (25 000 hectares au total). L’attractivité de la forêt, et le château, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l’U.N.E.S.C.O., confère à la ville une notoriété mondiale, source d’une forte activité touristique.

Lycée François Ier
Nous faisons notre échange avec le lycée François Ier , voici un plan pour le situer (11, rue Victor Hugo).

Château de Fontainebleau
 Cliquez sur ce lien et répondez aux questions:  
1) De quel siècle date le château de Fontainebleau?
2) Quel roi commence sa construction?
3) Quand est mort Henri IV?
4) Napoléon décide d'aménager le château, qu'est-ce qu'il fait?
5) Combien de jours réside Napoléon au château?

jueves, 9 de mayo de 2013






TWO LOCAL FESTIVITIES: SAINT ISIDRO 15th of MAY and SAINT JOHN 24th of JUNE. 

May and June mark the celebration of both Saint Isidro and Saint John in Nerja. Saint Isidro Labrador is the Patron Saint of farmers and has two shrines devoted to him in Nerja. In spite of the agricultural crisis the devotion for Saint Isidro is very strong amongst the farming community in Nerja. 
Saint John´s day marks the beginning of the summer and is widely celebrated by everybody in town night and day. Typical activities include spending a day out on the beach, eating sardines, concerts, etc. 

1st Pre-task: try to find the locations of both Saint Isidro´s shrines. .

2nd Pre-task: Establish connections between the religious festivities and their pagan origins:
Christmas = yule = winter solstice.
Spring = Easter.
Autumn Equinox = Candelaria - Nerja Fair.

1. Find out about midsummer night celebrations in England (Stonehenge) and in Spain (Nerja).
2. Which local traditions are associated with these dates?
3. What do the following words suggest: druids, dolmen, menhir, runes, megalith, New Age, ancestral wisdom?
4. Draw your favourite gypsy dress. Use your imagination.
5. Describe your daily routine on Saint Isidro or Saint John.
6. Write a composition on the following topic: my ideal fun day.



martes, 23 de abril de 2013

9 mai - Journée de l'Europe

Le 9 mai 1950, Robert Schuman présentait sa proposition relative à une organisation de l'Europe, indispensable au maintien de relations pacifiques.

Cette proposition, connue sous le nom de "déclaration Schuman", est considérée comme l'acte de naissance de l'Union européenne.

Cliquez ici pour savoir plus sur l'histoire de la formation de l'UE.

Jouez: À la découverte de l'Europe!


On  9th of May 1950, after the Second World War, Robert Schumman put forward a suggestion towards the creation of a peaceful European Union called "the Schumman Declaration" considered the birth certificate of the European Union.
1. Try to find out more about this date.
2. European Awareness: how many countries belong to the European Union nowadays? how many countries use the euro as their currency? The division between Northern and Southern Europe and Eastern and Western Europe? Important capital cities in Europe? countries and nationalities, for example, Norway_ Norwegian, Sweden-Swedish, etc? migrations? why is Switzerland not a member of EU? why are Norway or the UK not in the euro? what is the agenda 2000 and agenda 2020? what are the main enviromental problems affecting EU? European Arts in the globalized world, such as painting, literature, sculpture, graffiti, etc? 

jueves, 18 de abril de 2013

Labour Day. First of May / 1er mai - La fête du travail


All over the world May 1st marks the celebration of the workers' movement.We are going to put forward some suggestions to be implemented at different levels:

1.Find out about the origin of that date.
2. Search for more information related to the International workers' movement: first, second, third...internationals.
3.Compare the song "the International" in the Spanish and English versions.
4.Look up the concepts of Anarchism, Communism, Socialism, and modern utopias.
5.Debate: Does Child labour exploitation exist in our 21st century society? What other types of exploitation can you identify in our present day society?
6.Watch short film Kony 2012. Find out what Wikipedia says about that film. Try to draw your own conclusions.
7. Project: Art and design: draw a symbol to represent labour day bearing in mind all the images previously seen to celebrate that event.
8. Acronyms example ILO (International Labour Organization) = OIT (Organización Internacional del Trabajo. Guess what the following acronyms mean: WHO, UNESCO, FAO, UNO, EU, BBC, SAS, BFBS, GPS, UFO, LASER, RADAR, etc.


Le premier mai est un jour férié, c'est la fête du travail. Traditionnellement ce jour est consacré aux défilés des syndicats dans les grandes villes. C'est aussi un jour de fête pour le muguet, car la tradition populaire veut qu'on offre un brin de muguet comme porte bonheur.
L'origine de cette tradition date de 1561, année où le roi Charles IX décida d’en offrir à toutes les dames de la cour. Comme il en avait reçu à cette même date, l’idée lui plût et c’est lui qui lança cette bonne habitude !