our schools & the sea

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Discovery

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Cantabria

History Cultural Heritage

...and Nature

El Astillero

Always looking at the sea

Mining

Always looking at the sea

Shipbuilding

Sports

Life

Our school catters for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Vocational courses and over 400 pupils attend classes.

We have a staff of about 30 teachers and other personnel on roll

Puente III School

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Comenius• A Voyage of Sea Discovery

Our school catters for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Vocational courses and over 400 pupils attend our classes.

We have a staff of about 30 teachers and other personnel on roll

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

Puente III School

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IT Research

This product has been made by the Comenius Team at Colegio Puente III

October 2013

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See you in May! ;)

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What do you think of when you think of Finland? Its World Rally and Formula 1 champions?

Lapland, snow and Santa Claus?

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Saunas and sausage?

Ice hockey and skiing? 

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Nokia phones and modern design?Or something else? Like the Moomins?

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Marimekko? Alvar Aalto? Angry Birds?

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Finland is all this, and more!

Or do you picture a land of forests and lakes, its coastline dotted with thousands of islands that make up the surrounding archipelagoes?

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DISCOVERING FINLANDTHE LAND OF LAKESFinland is 8th largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany. Of this, 10% is water and 69% forest - there are 188,000 lakes in Finland, and 98,050 islands on those lakes.

Finland has land borders with three countries; with Sweden (614km), with Norway (736km), and with Russia (1,340km).

Finland is home to 5.4 million people, making it the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. The largest archipelago in Europe lies off the southwest coast, and the Åland Islands, an autonomous Swedish-speaking province of Finland, are part of this archipelago.

Weather in FinlandFinland is a land of extremes. In 2010, for example, the highest temperature was 37.2ºC (99ºF), and the lowest temperature was -41.3ºC (-42ºF).

42ºF).

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Finland is famous for being the land of the Midnight Sun. In Lapland a single summer day can last over two months. Winter is conversely dark and cold, and the mean temperature remains below 0°C.

Permanent snow falls about two weeks after winter begins, and is deepest around mid-March, with an average of 60 to 90cm in eastern and northern Finland, and 20 to 30cm in southwestern Finland.

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The Northern LightsOne of the great attractions of Finland is the chance to experience the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, and every year thousands of visitors come here to see them.

Finnish Lapland is the perfect destination in summer for trekkers, hikers, and even cyclists who want to get away from it all, to spend time alone exploring a landscape that is ever changing.

Santa ClausTourists from all corners of the earth flock to the village of Napapiiri, just outside the Lapland capital of Rovaniemi, just to meet the great man, in the adorable Santa Claus Village.

Our Capital- HelsinkiA modern city featuring some of the most distinctive architecture in the world, both old and new, Helsinki is one of the cultural hot spots of Northern Europe.

Its combination of bustling, busy market places, of seaside parks, bars, cafés, and restaurants, its variety of museums and galleries, outdoor music festivals and concerts

West Coast of Finland – Raahe

Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, Raahe is a seaside town famous for its old wooden town centre. Known as the Town of Sea Winds, Raahe is a cosy, welcoming town with much to offer visiting tourists.

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City of Raahe75 km south of Oulu, Raahe was founded in 1649 has developed into a modern centre where Information Technology, the steel industry , and one of Finland's busiest ports all jostle comfortably with its historical Old Town.

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Raahe has a great maritime history. The Old Town of Raahe is one of the best preserved wooden towns in Finland.

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Raahe has a fine guest harbour and you can charter the Fiia of Raahe, a 21,5 meters long topsail schooner, or other more common craft. Raahe´s logistical location is excellent. The Port of Raahe operates all year round and it is one of the busiest ports in Finland.

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Some pictures from Raahe

Our school Keskuskoulu Raahe City School

Keskuskoulu (Raahe City Schol)- comprehensive school- primary grades 1 – 6- about 210 students (7-13 year old)- 20 staff members (13 teachers)- four music classes (grades 3 – 6) The school building dates from the year 1912.

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Keskuskoulu 100 years

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We come from the South of Italy, we could say we are “the toe of the boot”. Our Region is a peninsula with about 800 kms of coast.In our logo you can see the blue of the sea around our emblem which shows a column that reminds us of Magna Graecia and the “Pino loricato”, a rare species of tree you can find on our mountains.

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includes the schools of three towns:Cerisano, Marano Marchesato, Marano Principato. Its name “Istituto Comprensivo” refers to the fact it’s made of 3 sections: pre-primary, primary and middle school. There are about 200 pupils.

Students take a musical instrument lesson once a week. The best of them have extra lessons of musique d'ensemble to play in our Orchestra, our icing on the cake.

There are Laboratories of Science, Art and Computer, in some classes there are also Interactive Whiteboards and I-Pads .

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Our orchestra won some important prizes in national competitions, this urges us to always do our best.

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Cerisano, Marano Marchesato e Marano Principato are close to each other and about 10 kms far from Cosenza, whose district they are part. They are situated on the “Serre”, some mountains around Cosenza, at about 30 kms far from the Tyrrhenian coast. Their old town centres consist of picturesque alleys with ancient churches and buildings.

OUR VILLAGES

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is the ancient capital of the Brettii (IV BC); during the Roman Empire, it was an important stop on the Popilia Road, linking Rome to Sicily.

COSENZA

The old inner city – with its Norman Castle, the Cathedral, the narrow streets, the ancient buildings, the churches and the

cloisters - is an interesting example of a Medieval town.

Alaric, king of the Visigoths, died here in AD 412. History tells us he was buried with his horse

and his treasure into the bed of the Busento River.

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The Cosenza’s “Duomo” is a fascinating example of Romanesque architecture.

This Cathedral is now “Patrimony witness of peace and culture”

protected by UNESCO. It was unvelied by the Holy Roman

Emperor Frederick II in 1222.

In that occasion, the emperor gave the city

of Cosenza the “stauroteca”, a golden

cross with precious stones. It keeps a relic,

a piece of the Jesus’ cross.

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The Rendano,

The RENDANO THEATRE

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The open-air

museum MAB Cosenza,Mazzini Street

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The University of Calabria is very close to Cosenza. It’s a campus where students can live and study. There are 22 laurea degree courses. The state-of-the-art engineering course is one of the most important in Italy.

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OUR

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CALABRIA Mountains between two seas

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Calabria was inhabited since Palaeolithic times. In the

province of Cosenza there’s a cave where you can see a

graffito representing an ox made about 11.000 years ago. The Oenotrians were an ancient population who settled in the

Cosenza surroundings. A legendary king of them was

Italus, so that they were called Italics and their land Italia; later,

when the Romans united the various regions into a whole, this name identified the entire Italian

Peninsula. So our land gave the name to

our nation!

Bos primigenius graffito

Above you can see the name “Italia” on the Calabrian territory

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The Greeks founded colonies during the VIII century BC which soon became so rich and powerful that the entire Calabria became known as “Magna Graecia”.

Numerous populations and cultures have arrived in Calabria from the Mediterranean Area for centuries

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After Roman domination so many people came and occupied Calabria! Byzantines, Saracens, Normans, Longobards, Goths, Arabs… So our culture became richer and our attitude outgoing and open to

the new: we are people and a land of contrasts!

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CODEX PURPUREUS - Rossano (CS) - a great example of miniature

Byzantin art.

We have places whose names remind us of these people: e.g. the town Longobardi (CS) or the

territory in province of Cosenza called Librandi from the name Liutprando, the ancient

Longobardi’s king.

THE SARACEN TOWER - San Nicola Arcella (CS)

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In Calabria there are some important ethnic-linguistic minorities, in particular Albanian and Waldensian ones, which speak their ancient

languages and still have their traditions

From XV to XVIII century lots of Albanians left their country and came to the Cosenza area, where still now there are some towns who live following that culture.

In the XVI century a Waldensian community came from South-France to Calabria because of religious reasons, settling on a hill facing the sea near Cosenza.

Cardinal Hume Catholic School

By Rebecca, Joshua & Matthew

North East Tour Holiday

DAY 1

Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead

On River Tyne• Around 500,000• Roman: Pons Aelius• 11C military stronghold• 18C Coal mining• 19C Shipbuilding• 21C Modern European

city with diverse economy

North-East of England

Geordie• people & language from Newcastle area • Old English & Norwegian (Viking) influence• Vowel sounds distinctive• Ball, long, found, walk, house, down, home,

going, night• Why aye = of course• AA divinna = I don’t know• Am gan yem = I am going home• Am ganin doon thu toon = I’m going to Newcastle• Howay= come on

Blaydon Races

Aa went to Blaydon Races twas on the 9th of June1862 on a summer’s afternoonWe tuk the bus from Bambra’sAnd she was heavy ladinGanin Alaang Collingwood StreetThat’s on the road to Blaydon

Blaydon Races

Ooh me lad yu shud uv seen us ganninPassin the folks alang the roadJust as they were staninThe were lots of lads n lassesAll wi smilin facesGannin alaang the Scotwood RoadTo see the Blaydon Races

City BrandsNewcastle Brown AleSince 1927

Newcastle United Football Club

Sting

Stan Laurel

Ridley Scott

• Film Director

Great North Run• 1981 • 52 000• World’s biggest half marathon

Great North Run

George Stephenson: Father of the Railway Rocket The first passenger locomotive 1829

Joseph Swan: Light bulbMosely Street: 1879

Charles Parson: Turbinia: World’s 1st turbine powered vessel 1894

Newcastle Castle Keep is one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the 11th century

• Central Newcastle: 7 main bridges

• The High Level: world’s first road-rail bridge

• The Swing Bridge: 1876

• The world famous Tyne Bridge, often used to symbolise the city

The Bridges Along the River

The Tyne Bridge, built in 1928

Millennium Bridge

Grey Street

Grey’s Monument

• Gallery for Contemporary conceptual Art

• Flour mill 1950-1982

• Demonstrates the region’s change

• Heavy industry on the Tyne replaced by culture and science

The Baltic

Angel of the North

The Sage

Day 2

North East Tour Holiday

Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site

• Frontier of the Roman Empire.

• 80 Roman Miles (116 km)• Built in 122 AD• Reduced warfare• Separated Romans and

Barbarians• Regulated and taxed

passing trade and people.

• Barracks• Headquarters block• Commanders’ house• Granaries• Hospital• Toilets• Complete circuit of

walls

Hadrian’s Wall Housestead’s Roman Fort

• Key Military Post

• Vindolanda Writing Tablets

• Archaeological sites

• Live excavations

• Roman Army Museum

• Old surviving document in UK written by a woman

Hadrian’s Wall Vindolanda Officer’s Residence

• Designed by local architects during rebuilding of central Newcastle in mid 19C

• 20 February 1837• 1300 capacity• Seat of Royal Shakespeare

Company• North East’s premier

theatre• Re-restored 2011 £4.7m

The Theatre Royal

The Pitman Painters

• This story set in 1934, follows a group of local miners who must teach an art appreciation class. With art and comedy, The Pitman Painters shows the extraordinary lives of ordinary men.

Day 3

Durham and Beamish Museum

Durham • Centre of Christianity

after the Vikings attacks on Lindisfarne

• A modern city with very historic buildings

• Ancient cathedral, castle and university

• About 20 km south of Newcastle

• Monks from Lindisfarne moved there in 995

• St. Cuthbert’s body taken & reburied there

• The Bishop of Durham is the 4th most senior in England

Durham Cathedral

The Peninsula

• Surrounded on three sides by water

• Provided protection against further attacks from Viking

• It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

• In 2001 voted UK’s best building in BBC poll

• Best example of Norman French architecture in UK

• Famous in Europe• Built between 1093 &

1135

Durham Cathedral

The Towers

• Durham was & is a place of pilgrimage

• The towers once much taller with spires

• Spires removed in 1658• Pilgrims would have

used towers as a guide • Main Central tower has

325 steps

• Among the top 100 universities in the world

• Third oldest university in England

• College founded in 1657• University founded in

1832

The University

Famous Graduates

• 2 Olympians• 2 Archbishops of

Canterbury, the head of the Church of England

• Many famous politicians, scientists, musicians, actors, presenters

• Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gold medallist

Beamish Museum

• Open-air museum• Biggest in the UK• Founded in 1971• Idea to show life an

industrialised community

• Over 1.2 km² in size, about 300 football pitches

Beamish Museum Main Street

• Depict life in a small town before WW1

• All buildings as they were originally

• Have been moved, rebuilt & refurnished, including houses, shops, bank, bakery, school, church, coal mine & fish & chip shop

Co-operative shop

Sweet Shop

• Visit the original sweet shop

• Smell the sweets being made and even watch!

POLAND

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Area 312 685 km2Population 38.7 Mil.CapitalWarszawa (Warsaw) 1.65 Mil

SŁUPSK• Our city is located in the northwestern part of

Poland, near the Baltic Sea and the Słupia River

• Area 43.15 km2 • Population 98,757

Coordinates: 54°27′57″N 17°1′45″E

USTKAour twin city

OUR SCHOOLGYMNASIUM No. 4

http://gim4.slupsk.pl

See you in Poland

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