Erasmus+ Working in Europe - Skills for Success

1. Lugo

2. ¿Where is Lugo?
Lugo is how it’s called a municipality of
Spain, whose capital is also named as
Lugo, but this is the city. It's located in
the Northwest of Spain, in the
autonomous community of Galicia.

3. History of Lugo
The city, of Roman origins, was founded in the year 25 BC
by Paulo Fabio Maximum, and is the oldest in Galicia.
Numerous Roman remains bear witness to his early history,
especially its Roman wall, wich is the only Roman wall in the
world that retains its perimeter, and it was declared a World
Heritage site in the year 2000. Also Lugo’s historical
cathedral (Catedral de Santa María de Lugo) was declared
World Heritage site, as unique building linked directly to the
‘Camino de Santiago’, and this Cathedral has the papal
privilege of Permanent exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament,that's why the chalice and the host appear in the
coat of arms of the city.

4. Typical festivals in Lugo
San Froilán : Between the 4th and 12th of
October, Lugo lives the “Fiestas de San
Froilán”.On 5th October in honor to the pattern
San Froilán, religious acts are celebrated; and
next Sunday, called "O Domingo das Mozas" is
dedicated to the exaltation of the traditional
costume and the Galician folklore.These days
in the streets of the city there are shows of
“cabezudos”, magic and juggling
performances,... The festival ends on 12th
October with the Medieval fair and at night, an
exciting fireworks show puts the endpoint until
the following year.
● Arde Lucus: Arde Lucus, in Lugo, is celebrated
each year in mid-June. It is a recreation of the
Roman place this city was (called Lucus Augusti)
commemorating its foundation.
Here you can live as in the roman past : Everyone
in the streets is dressed as a roman or as a myth of
the roman era, there are also military camps (in
which you live for a few days as a galaico or
Roman),Celtic Weddings (Celtic marriage rituals),a
Macellum (craft market with magic, music and
juggling), Roman circus (in the Park Rosalia de
Castro: Gladiators fights and beams racing,...).
A hole ancient world to discover.

5. Ies Nosa Señora dos Ollos Grandes
Ies Nosa Señora dos Ollos Grandes (in Galician), is our high school. The old Nacional Highschool
of Middle school of Lugo split in two in 1941, one male and another female institute, because of
the ideological ideas of that time, but in 1984, in times of democracy, the school started tu accept
boys in the school, even though the name didn't change.
That's how the “Instituto Feminino de Lugo” became in what is now a building of the Provincial
Deputation. In 1955-56 it became officially the “Instituto Nacional Feminino de Ensinanza Media”,
of Lugo. Then the director commanding that year, added “Nuestra Señora de los Ojos Grandes” to
that name.

6. Studies that can be taken in Spain
First of all,you study Primary School for 6 years, usually starting when you're 5 years old, there you learn to
write, the numbers, and some basic knowledge.
Then you start at the Highschool,in spanish called “Estudios de Secundaria Obligatoria” (ESO), where you study
for 4 years, and you start at the age of 11/12 if you didn't repeated any course in the Primary School. Once
you finish the ESO you have two options: 1-Studying
“Bachillerato” (BAC) :Where you can specialize,for 2 years, in arts(performing arts,drawing,
dancing…),science and technology (medicine,engineering,...), or humanities and social science (taking care
of old people, contability,...), but you also have to study compulsory clases (for example filosofy or galician)
even if what you want to study doesn't have to do with that subject. When you finish BAC you usually go to a
University where you study a career, but you are also able to study a professional cycle.
2-Studyin a Cycle:The fist Cycle is called “Ciclos formativos de formación profesional de grado medio”,
where you apply in a practical way the theoretical knowledge learned in the ESO on the area you want
(hairdresser,administration, gardener…), and after that or after you finish BAC, you are able to study “Ciclos
formativos de formación profesional de grado superior” where you get the title of “Superior technician” in the
area that you want (again hairdresser, administration, gardener,...)
Finally, you study a master with opportunities of working as a trainee in a real company from your fiel.

7. Studies that can be taken in
Ies Nosa Señora dos Ollos Grandes
In this Highschool you are able to study the hole ESO, but in the case you want to
study BAC of arts, you have to change school because here, only science and
technology or humanities and social science are given. Also you have the
chance of study here the “Ciclo de Grado Superior en Animación de
Actividades Físicas y Deportivas” (Cycle of superior degree in animation of
physical and sporting activities) during 2 years. And also you are able to get
the “Titulo de técnico deportivo en atletismo” (title os sports coach in athletics)