The document provides information about IES Carpe Diem high school in Fuenlabrada, Madrid and its surroundings. It discusses the school's location, facilities, sports programs, and an Erasmus program focused on astronomy. The school was established in 2010 and has 750 students and 60 teachers. It has a strong emphasis on sports to promote community, health, and overcoming inequality. Students participate in various local and regional competitions. The Erasmus program aims to establish international ties among students through studying astronomy, which can unite human beings across borders.

1. IES CARPE DIEM
and its
surroundings
IES CARPE DIEM
Fuenlabrada, Madrid

2. INDEX
❖ Our school
➢ Our location
➢ The school
➢ What make us special?
❖ Carpe Diem and sports
➢ Why practising sport?
➢ What sports do we practise?
➢ Competitions
❖ Erasmus: Out of the Dark
➢ What do we hope to achieve
participating in this Erasmus Programme?
➢ Why astronomy?
Welcome to our
highschool, CARPE DIEM!!!

3. THE SCHOOL: our location
The school is located in a town south
of Madrid called Fuenlabrada. It is
the fourth city in Madrid in
population.
There are many schools for all ages
(about 80). Our school is a state
school and we are proud about it!
Our school’s neighbourhood
(Loranca) is like a small town within
the town of Fuenlabrada itself. It is
full of young people, green areas
and parks.

4. The School
❖ Our school was set up in 2010
and in the present has 750
students and about 60 teachers
and other members.
❖ Grades and years are divided
into two different stages called:
➢ ESO (4 years)
➢ Bachillerato (2 years)
❖ Sports help integrating all the
community members as well as
help overcome social
inequalities

5. The School Library and the Science Lab

6. Classrooms and Technology room

7. What make us special?
❖ Students in our school have a
deep bond with sports and
that’s because of the school
sports projects
❖ We have a sport club
❖ We also have a technological,
enviromental, English and
Library projects.
❖ Sports competitions
❖ Some projects like:
“4º+Empresa”, Proyecto tablet,
Proyecto XXI, Science Fair.

8. Why practising sport?
Sports help us foster personal relationships as well as strengthen self-esteem
The main objectives of the sports project are:
❖ To promote healthy habits
❖ To be an active school in the
town
❖ To be connected with the
surrounding community
❖ To have a sense of continuity in
practising sports
❖ To involve all members of the
school community

9. What sports do we practise?
❖ There is an extra hour or PE every week
❖ There is an optional school subject
❖ We have specialist teachers in our sports
❖ We have a concession of municipal sports facilities our school for PE classes

10. Competitions
We also have a very successful Sports Club. Our teams achieved good results in the
School Championships. There are sporting competitions among schools from all over
the Community of Madrid
We are very happy with the sporting results that our teams got last seasons
(2016/2017 and 2017/2018), we’ve won many awards in sports like:
Hockey Volleyball

11. Erasmus: Out of the Dark
❖ What do we hope to achieve participating in this Erasmus Programme?
➢ We want to establish ties with the students from the other countries that also take
part in this Project.
❖ Why astronomy?
➢ Astronomy can be considered a bond amongst all human beings since it studies the
stars and other celestial bodies that can be observed by everybody from anywhere
around the world.
➢ Eventually, we can’t deny how mysterious and attractive the universe is to us.