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- 2. • Albal is a little and old town. It’s located in the west of Spain, near the coast, in an especial area called “Horta Region”
- 4. • Albal was founded in the Muslim Period (700- 1238). It was named “Alboayal” . In 1238 king Jaume I conquered this land for ‘Gil de Atrosillo’ (a knight) as a reward for his contribution in the wars and in 1244 Albal was sold to the cathedral of Valencia
- 5. Albal has only got 14.900 inhabitant s but it’s still growing, so in the future we are going to be a little bigger
- 6. Albal has a few monuments Santa Ana Chapel Nuestra Señora de los Angeles church The Arab tower
- 7. The Arab tower is the oldest building in Albal. It’s a squareshaped security and defense building. Nowadays it
- 8. It was built in the 14 century. It has a good condition after some restoration. It is located ona small hill and around the chapel there are a lot of pine trees.
- 9. It was built in 1697and it’s the most important church of Albal
- 10. • Fallas 15-19 of March: We build huge monuments with cardboard and wood and all of them are burned on the 19 of March. There are seven fallas in the town and they all compete to get the first prize. • San Blas 3 of February: There are some religious and non-religious activities. • Santa Ana of Nazaret 26 of July: There is a pilgrimage to Saint Anne’s Chapel. There are fireworks, concerts and parades. At the end of the festival one girl is chosen as the queen of the festival
- 14. IES Albal
- 15. HOW BIG IS OUR SCHOOL? Our school started in 2004 with only 60 teachers and 400 students between 12 and 18 years old. The number of students has increased to 900 students and 70 teachers.
- 16. WHAT CAN YOU STUDY? • Here we study 4 obligatory years. We start at 12 and we must stay until we are 16 years old. We call this period ESO. • There are 2 extra years, between 16 and 18 years old, for students who want to study at University and we call this period Bachillerato. • In addition, you can take up a Professional Training course in Electricity and Electronics. There are 2 years of intermediate level (after obligatory school) and other 2 years of advanced level (after Bachillerato).
- 17. WHICH LANGUAGES DO WE SPEAK? In this part of Spain there are two official languages: Valencian and Spanish. Students can choose to study most of the subjects in one or the other. Every school year there are groups where most of the lessons are in Valencian and groups where most of the lessons are in Spanish.
- 18. WHICH LANGUAGES DO WE LEARN? Students can also learn 3 other foreign languages: English, French and German. English is obligatory and French and German are voluntary. Our school has a plurilungual programme where students learn some subjects in English and French. This programme started in 2009.
- 19. OUR SCHOOL TIMETABLE Our lessons begin every day at eight o’clock. Lessons finish at 2 o’clock or at 3.20, depending on the class and on the day. Groups usually finish at 3.20 just one or two days a week. We have two breaks (of half an hour and twenty minutes respectively). We don’t have lunch at school. We have lunch at home after we have finished our lessons.
- 20. An example of 1st of Bachillerato timetable: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESD THURSDAY FRIDAY 8.00 – 8.55 Biology Philosophy History Philosophy History 8.55 – 9.50 Sports Form class Maths Valencian Biology 9.50 – 10.45 Valencian Economy Sports Religion Economy TIME BREAK 10.45 – 11.15 11.15 – 12.10 Economy English German Spanish English 12.10 – 13.05 German History English German German 13.05 – 14.00 Maths Spanish Valencian History Spanish BREAK 14.00 – 14.20 14.20 – 15.15 Religion Maths Economy Maths
- 21. OUR SUBJECTS Spanish Maths Economy Valencian Biology and Geology Philosophy English history Physics and chemistry Geography and French Technology Music German Technical Drawing Sports Religion Computer technology Electricity Latin Ethics Greek
- 23. 28 classrooms in a subject classroom system Students change classrooms between lessons.
- 24. 3 art classrooms
- 25. 3 labs
- 26. 3 computer rooms
- 27. 2 music rooms
- 29. 4 professional training rooms
- 30. A school cantine
- 31. A gym
- 32. A library
- 34. Greenhouse
- 35. Playground
- 36. Our school trips
- 37. If you like travelling you can go on a skiing trip in January. And on exchange student trips to other countries.
- 38. At the end of the 4th year we go on an end-of-year trip. Last year 4th-year students went to Italy.
- 39. In the 1st year of bachillerato we go to Almagro, and attend a theatre festival. At the end of the 2nd year of bachillerato we go on an end-of-year trip to Mallorca.
- 40. Our activities
- 41. Also we go on excursions in our town. There is an Arts Centre and we watch plays, or attend other cultural events.
- 42. One of the most important events in our school takes place in April. Every year we celebrate the sports and cultural week. There are basketball, football, volleyball and badminton competitions.
- 43. And finally, at the end of the ESO or Bachillerato we hold a graduation ceremony.
- 44. We are looking forward to meeting you at our school!
- 45. This presentation was made by Silvia Giner and Paula Cerdán Dormagen, October 2013