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OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS CONTEXTBy 3ESO: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E(2011-2012)

Catalunya

GEOGRAPHY

BORDERS: Catalonias borders are: North: France and AndorraSouth: ValenciaEast: Mediterranean SeaWest: Arag.

4MOUNTAINS: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.

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.

SOME FAMOUS BUILDINGS IN BARCELONA

There are many buidings of great architectural value in Barcelona:Medieval buildings, Modernists, Modern,etc

LA SAGRADA FAMILIAIt is a big church in Barcelona built by Antoni Gaud 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.

CatalunyaThe 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.

National DayCatalonias national day is celebrated every 11th of September and commemorates the defeatof the Catalan troops against the Spanishinthe year1660

CORREFOCSOne of the most interesting tradition is CorrefocsPeople disguised as as devil run while shooting fireworks. It represents happiness, and they dance while drummers play. In Barcelona you can see them in September at the Merc.

CASTELLERSThats 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.

SARDANAThe Sardanaisthe typicaldancePOPULAR DANCES OF CATALONIAThis place has a lot of traditional dances:Sardana:

Ball de bastons: The most important concert hall in Catalonia is the Palau de la Msica Catalana. It's a modernist building of great architectural value. In 1997, the Palau de la Msica Catalana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Hospital de Sant Pau. .The most popular musicians in CataloniaPau Casals was one of the worlds best Catalan musicians. He played the violoncello. He played pieces from the best classical authors in the most important concert halls.CORNELLAS CASTLECornellas castle is the most important construction in town and its located in the center of Cornell 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.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINSCornell was founded by the Romans so we have remains of the Roman and Medieval time.

Location : Cornell Now we are talking about the location of our highschool. Our highschool is in a perfect position since it is connected to the Metro, Tram and Train in the city of Cornell.

Location in CatalunyaCornell is very near Barcelona, which is the condal city of Catalonia. This region is located in the north east of Spain.

Location in spainIn conclusion, our high school is placed in Cornell, near Barcelona, which is in Catalonia. Therefore, it is in the north east of Spain.

Francesc Macia:The name of our school is Francesc Macia because he was a President in Catalonia.

In our school we have...We have a gym. Our gym is also a show room where we celebrate special days like carnaval or different meetings

There is also THE CANTINE:

THE CANTINEIn the cantine some students have lunch, but everyone can have a coffe or a chocolate bar in the playtime, because there are two vending machines.

Its a little place, but its ok for staying there for a while.AND THE PLAYGROUNDS

PLAYGROUNDSIn Francesc Maci there are 2 playgrounds:

In the north playground you can play football and basket, but in the south playground you can only play football.

We love our playgrounds!AND THE LABORATORY:

The chemistry laboratoy In our school, we have got two chemistry laboratories.

There is equipment for scientific research and experiments.THE CLASSROOMS:CLASSROOM:This is one classroom, it is a typical classroom of our high school

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

MUSIC CLASSROOMThis is the music classroom where we play instruments, and where we practice for the concerts.

Travels!In 3rd of ESO we ALWAYS spend 3 days in the mountain: Les Planes de son

This year in Les Planes de Son we went to the Pyrenees with the high school.

There we went to the wildlife center to observe animals in semi-captivity.

We did an activity about seeing the stars at night. It was beautiful! In the city its impossible to see all these stars.

Mallorca!Travel at the end of the year in 4th ESO!

Snow in the PyreneesBoys and girls of 1st and 4th of ESO.

London!End of1st Batxillerat: we travel to London with our English teachers!

Italy!We go to Italy the last year in our high school: Its a goodbye trip

Comenius Commenius, PortugalComenius is a European project where students from different contries travel together to different places in Europe.

In 2011 four students from this high school traveled to Portugal.

45PARIS EXCHANGE

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!!!!

We went to see the Louvre museum.We also visited the Science Museum

We went to the Vincennes Castle

The last day we said goodbye with a party.SPORTS DAYWHAT IS THE SPORTS DAY?THE SPORTS DAY IS ONE DAY IN WHICH A FEW COURSES PRACTICE DIFFERENT SPORTS AND PLAYS, WHICH ARE DONE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IN THE SOCCER FIELD OF CORNELL.SPORTS AND PLAYSONE SPORT IS BASKETBALL. IT IS PRACTISED IN THE NORTH PLAYGROUND

SPORTS AND PLAYSWE ALSO PLAY A GAME CALLED THE GAME OF THE CHAIRS ".

SPORTS AND PLAYSANOTHER SPORT THAT WE PRACTISE IS VOLLEYBALL. A SPORT THAT IS PLAYED IN THE SOUTH PLAYGROUND.

SPORTS AND PLAYSWE ALSO PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE CORNELL FOOTBALL FIELD

SPORTS AND PLAYSANOTHER GAME THAT WE PLAY IS " THE GAME OF THE HANDKERCHIEF. IN THE PICTURE YOU CAN SEE HOW WE PLAY IT.

PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONSCARNIVAL

Carnival inour high school is very funny.Some of us wear a fancy dressand the bravest students go on stageso that we all can see them.Winnersalwaysget an award: a bag ofsweetsor a free ticket to PortAventura.

Foam Party

In our high school we also celebrate a foam party when the summer comes.Port Aventura.PORT AVENTURA TRIPEvery year when we classes are over we spend one day in Port Aventura. Port Aventura is a funny thematic park where you spend all day

IT IS VERY FUNNY!

Port Aventura.It's fun assured, there are many impressive ways to go: Dragon khan, Estampida.. It is always an incredible day!

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