COMENIUS

ECOPALS

EUROPE

SPAIN IS PLACED IN THE SOUTH- WEST OF EUROPE.

IT IS SAID THAT SPAIN IS “A BULL´S HEAD” DUE TO ITS FORM.

“OUR NEIGHBOURS” ARE PORTUGAL IN THE WEST AND FRANCE IN THE NORTH.

WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THE CANTABRIC OCEAN IN THE NORTH, ATHLANTIC OCEAN IN THE WEST AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN THE EAST.

OUR CULTURE IS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD…

AN IMPORTANT PLACE IS SEGOVIA´S ACUEDUCT. IT WAS MADE BY THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE, AND BUILT OF BIG STONES. A LEGEND SAYS THAT THE EVIL BUILT IT IN EXCHANGE FOR A GIRL´ SOUL.

“THE SACRED FAMILY”, IN BARCELONA

“SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA” CATHEDRAL, IN GALICIA

“LA GIRALDA”, IN SEVILLE

“SPAIN´ SQUARE”, IN SEVILLE

“THE ANPHITEATRE”, IN MÉRIDA

“THE ARTS AND SCIENCES MUSEUM” IN VALENCIA

“THE ESCORIAL” IN MADRID

“THE CIBELES FOUNTAIN”, PLACE VISITED BY ROYAL MADRID FANS WHEN IT WINS.

“ALTAMIRA’S CAVE” IN

CANTABRIA ( Cave art )“CORDOBA´S MOSQUE”

IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA WE ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO VISIT, AS

“MILLS”, FOUND IN DIFFERENT PLACES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

TOLEDO´S BREATHTAKING SIGHT.

GRANADA´S ALHAMBRALIONS´ COURTYARD IN GRANADA´S ALHAMBRA

SANTANDER“GUGGENHEIM” IN BASQUE COUNTRY

AS FAR AS CULTURE IS CONCERNED, WE CAN TALK ABOUT…

“FLAMENCO” AND “SEVILLANAS”, TWO TYPICAL DANCES KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD.

THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT IS THE SPANISH GUITAR. UNDER THESE LINES WE CAN SEE PACO DE LUCÍA, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GUITARRISTS.

BULLFIGHTING IS VERY FAMOUS HERE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CONTROVERSY BECAUSE THERE ARE ASSOCIATIONS AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY.

AN INTERNATIONAL PARTY IS THE “TOMATINA”. IT´S CELEBRATED IN A VALENCIAN TOWN CALLED BUÑOL. HERE 20.000 KILOS OF TOMATO ARE THROWN AND PEOPLE HAVE A BATH WITH THEM. IT´S CELEBRATED THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF AUGUST.

“CASTELLS” BUILT WITH PEOPLE, CELEBRATED IN BARCELONA

“SAINT FERMÍN”, IN NAVARRA.

EASTER IS CELEBRATED IN A CATHOLIC WAY, CARRYING SAINTS

THE NAZARENO MEN DRESSED WITH THE TYPICAL CLOTHES.

FALLAS. THEY ARE BIG MONUMENTS MADE OF WOOD AND CARDBOARD.

THEY ARE “PLANTED” ON 15TH OF MARCH

AND BURNT ON 19TH OF MARCH.

AS FAR AS THE GASTRONOMY IS CORCERNED, WE CAN SAY THAT SPAIN HAS GOT ONE OF THE MOST HEALTHY DIET, THE MEDITERRANEAN ONE…

IN THIS WAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT… OIL, KNOWN AS

“LIQUID GOLD”WINE

PAELLA, FAMOUS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST, SPECIALLY IN VALENCIA

SEAFOOD

HAM CHEESE

TAPAS

ROAST PORK SPANISH OMELETTE

COCIDO

AND AS A DESSERT, WE CAN TASTE THE DELICIOUS…

CHURROS TORRIJAS

SPAIN IS REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENT SYMBOLS AND OBJECTS, SUCH AS…

OUR FLAG AND ITS BADGE

IN SPAIN WE HAVE A PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY. JUAN CARLOS I AND SOFIA ARE THE KINGS

THE NEXT KINGS WILL BE FELIPE AND LETICIA.

WE ARE GOVERNED BY THE RIGHT WING PARTY

THIS IS THE LOGO AND OUR PRESIDENT, MARIANO RAJOY

THE LOGO, THAT REPRESENTS THE TOURISM OF SPAIN.

ANOTHER OBJECT THAT REPRESENTS US IS THE FAN, VERY USED HERE DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER.

“CASTAÑUELAS” TO PLAY MUSIC

THE FAMOUS “OSBORNE´S BULL”

REFERRING TO IMPORTANT SPANISH PEOPLE, WE CAN MENTION…

INTERNATIONAL SINGERS

OUTSTANDING ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND DIRECTORS…

ILLUSTRIOUS CELEBRITIES…

OUR BEST SPORTSMEN…

SPAIN IS MADE OF SEVENTEEN COMMUNITIES.

SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE PROVINCES AND OTHER ONES ARE UNIPROVINCIAL.

OUR COMMUNITY IS PLACED IN THE CENTRE OF SPAIN.ITS NAME IS CASTILLA LA MANCHA.

CASTILLA LA MANCHA IS COMPOSED BY FIVE PROVINCES:

TOLEDO IN RED, CIUDAD REAL IN

BLUE, GUADALAJARA IN

ORANGE, ALBACETE IN

YELLOW AND CUENCA IN GREEN.

OUR TOWN IS IN CUENCA.

CUENCA IS PLACED BETWEEN TWO NATURAL PLACES

HOCES DEL JÚCAR …

AND…

HOCES DEL HUECAR …

SOME TYPICAL MONUMENTS IN CUENCA ARE…

THE CATHEDRAL, PLACED IN THE MAYOR SQUARE.

THE TYPICAL COLOURED WALLS, IN THE MAYOR SQUARE.

THE HANGING HOUSES, HOUSES PLACED ON THE TOP OF SOME MOUNTAINS.

SAINT PAUL´S BRIDGE.

THE ENCHANTEDCITY, MADE OF BIG STONES AND ERODED BY THE WEATHER AND THE TIME.

THE TORMO STONE´ SEA

PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT.CUERVO´S RIVER BIRTH.

THE HOSQUILLO, A NATURAL PARK.

OUR SCHOOL IS NAMED “CRA FUENTE VIEJA”

CRA MEANS “RURAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATED”, AND IT IS MADE OF TWO SMALL TOWNS:

MIRA ALIAGUILLA

IN MIRA THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL PLACES AND MONUMENTS TO SEE,AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SQUARE

THE BOTANICAL WALK

ANTÓN MARTÍN, AN IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS MAN, WAS BORN HERE, IN THIS HOUSE.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVITIES HERE IS EASTER, WHERE MEN ARE DRESSED WITH PURPLE TUNICS AND BLACK HOODS.

ALIAGUILLA´S PHOTOGRAPHS

ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO AT SCHOOL WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN IS GOING OUT TO PLANT TREES

CHILDREN ARE CONCIENCIED TO SEGREGATE AND RECYCLE. IN FACT IN EVERY CLASS THERE IS A BIN FOR PAPER.

WE HAVE A TRIMESTRAL NEWSPAPER MADE BY CHILDREN. ITS NAME IS “PANORAMAS”.IN IT THEY WRITE ABOUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, FESTIVITIES AND SUBJECTS.

CRA FUENTE VIEJA WORKS TO HAVE A GREEN WORLD, BECAUSE ALL

TOGETHER CAN DO IT.