Visit to Finland from the 3rd to 7th April 2011

1. Visit to Finland 4th April 2011 Comenius - eTwinning 2009/2011

2. Whereis Batalha? Batalha is a smalltownlocatedinthe centre ofourcountry, onthewestcoast, just 12 km south Leiria.

3. Mapof Batalha OurSchool

4. Batalha village Thenearesttowns to Batalha are Marinha Grande, Fátima (a veryimportantreligious spot) and Leiria.

5. Themostimportantmonumentin Batalha! Mosteiro Santa Maria da Victória, worldheritagesince 1983. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalha_Monastery

6. Themonastery Built to commemoratethevictoryoftheportugueseovertheCastilians (Spanish) atthebattleof Aljubarrota in 1385.

7. Places to see… Thegardensbytheriver. Ourriveris a verysmallone, itiscalled “Lena”. Mouzinho de Albuquerque square – WheretheTownhallwaspreviouslylocated.

8. Places to see… Pia do Urso is a smallvillagenear Batalha. Allthehousesweremadefromscratches. Ithasinformationin Braille for blindpeople as well as a pavementadapted for themsotheywon’tgetlost! There are alsointhepedestrianpath some activities. You’llbeable to see some windmillsfrom some distance.

9. OurSchool Kidsstartattendingourschoolwhenthey are 12, startinginthe 7th grade, thatmeanstheyhavebeenstudying for 7 years. Theycankeeponstudyingheretilltheyreachthe 12th grade.

10. Areasofeducationinourschool Whenstudents are going to the 10th grade, theymustchoosetheacademicfieldofinterest. Theymaychooseandstudysciences, economics, literatureandlanguagesorprofessionalcourses, such as accountancy/ management, ICT, renewableenergiesandmuseumtechnicians.

11. Some placesinsideourschool! Theschoollibrary! Hereyoucanstudy, do homework, do some research, surf thenet, watchvideos, read, etc. Some oftheresourcesavailablemaybetakenhome.

12. Some placesinsideourschool! There’s a bigroomwhereyoucanplay games orjusttalkwithyourfriendsifyoufeellikeit. Whenitisraining, it’s a goodplace!

13. Google Earth: This some students work with the PDA´s. In this activities we use mobile devices, of the project GO! VisitPia do Urso

14. Thanks for watching Obrigado Kiitos