The "Juan Escultor de Villanueva" High School is located in Pola de Siero, Asturias, Spain near the Nora river. The school was established in 1982 and is named after a famous Spanish Baroque sculptor born in Pola de Siero. It has over 90 teachers and 630 students divided across four buildings. The school offers a bilingual program in English and vocational training pathways in fields like food industry, administration, and environmental chemistry. Students participate in extracurricular activities such as exchanges programs, camping, museum visits, and sports.

2. “Juan Escultor de Villanueva” High School is located in
la Carrera (Pola de Siero), next to the Nora river and to
the road N-634, at twenty kilometres from Oviedo ,
capital of Asturias.

3.  The name of the centre appeared in April of 1995, but the high
school was built in 1982.
 The name is a tribute to a Spanish Baroque sculptor that was
born in Pola de Siero. He is important because he was one of
the founders of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes (The Royal
Academy of Fine Arts) in Madrid in 1751 and one of the first
principals. Despite having so many sculptures, a lot of them
have disappeared during the Spanish Civil War.
 In the school year from 2002-2003 the students of 1st
and 2nd
E.S.O. started going to the high school.
 Two years later the bilingual section started.

4. THE SCHOOL
 It’s divided in 4 buildings
 1st
building (administration; headmaster, head of studies
and guidance services’ offices; library; auditorium and
cafeteria)
 2nd
building (profesional families of food and chemical
industries)
 3rd
building (specific departaments and classrooms of
music, art and technology)
 4th
building( laboratories for physics,chemistry, biology
and geology)
 It also has a sportscentre and a court.

5. The high school map
The
track
4th
building
1st
building
Sportscenter
3rd
building
2nd
building

10.  ABOUT THE TEACHERS
 There are about 90 teachers in the high school.
 ABOUT THE STUDENTS
 There are about 630 students in our school.
 The students of a grade are divided in different
groups(1st A, B, C and D) that change every year to
promote the friendship between all of them.
 Each group has got about 20 students on it.

11. TEACHING
 The Secondary Obligatory Education (ESO) is free and
completes the basic education. It has four academic
years that are taken by 12 to 16 yearold students.
 A-level qualifications (Bachillerato) allow students to
learn about the job market and diferent qualifications
in Higher Education. Our high school has got two A-
level qualifications:
 Qualification in Science and Tecnology
 Qualification in Humanities and Social Sciences
 Vocational Training

12. Secondary Obligatory Education SUBJECTS
11stst
ESO:ESO:
.Spanish Language and Literature (5 hours)
.Mathematics (4)
.Natural Science (4)
.Geography and History (3)
.Foreign Language English (4)
.Secondary Foreign Language French/ German/ Asturian Language (2)
.Music (2)
.Art and visual Education (2)
.Physical Education (2)
.Religion/ Alternative/ Religions’ History and Culture (1)
.Tutorial classes(1)
There is option of bilingual program: PE, mathematics, and natural science in English; aside from an extra hour of English on
Mondays or Wednesdays.
In language, mathematics, and natural science (not bilingual) there is option of flexible group: students who need a little more
personal attention.

13. 22ndnd
ESO:ESO:
.Spanish Language and Literature (4)
.Maths (4)
.Natural Science (3)
.Geography and History (3)
.Foreign Language English (4)
.Secondary Foreign Language French/ German/ Asturian Language (2)
.Music (2)
.Technology (3)
.Physical Education (2)
.Religion/ Alternative/ Religions’ History and Culture (1)
.Tutorial classes (1)
There is option of bilingual program: PE, mathematics, and natural science in English; aside from
an extra hour of English on Mondays or Wednesdays.
In language, mathematics, and natural science (not bilingual) there is option of flexible group:
students who need a little more personal attention.

14. 3rd ESO:3rd ESO:
-Spanish language and literature (4).
-Mathematics (4).
-Geography and history (3).
-Physics and chemistry (2).
-Biology and Geology (2).
-English foreign language (4).
-Second foreign language French/German/Llingua Asturiana (2).
-Art and Visual education (2).
-Technology (2).
-Physical education (2).
-Alternative/religion/history and culture of religions (1).
-Tutorial classes(1)
There is option of bilingual program :PE, mathematics, physics and chemistry and biology and geology in
English; aside from an extra hour of English on Mondays or Wednesdays.
In language, mathematics, and natural (not bilingual) there is option of flexible group: students who need a
little more personal attention.

15. 4th ESO:4th ESO:
SUBJECTS HOURS
Spanish Language and Literature
Mathematics A/Mathematics B (bilingual)
Geography and History
English Foreign Language
Physical Education (bilingual)
Ethical-civical Education
Religion/Alternative/Religions’ History and Culture
Tutory
4
3
3
3
2
2
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1
3
+
3
+
3
2
2
2
2
Itinerary 1 Itinerary 2 Itinerary 3
-Physics & Chemistry (b)
-Biology & Geology
-Plastic & Visual Education
-Physics & Chemistry (b)
-Biology & Geology
-Technology
-Latin
-Music
-Second Language
French/German
-Second Language
French/German
-Technology
-Latin
-Plastic & Visual Education
-Informatics
-Music
-Second Language
French/German
-Plastic & Visual
Education
-Informatics
European Young Company
Artistic Project: Pictoric Tecnics
Professional Initiation to production, management and quality control of the food
industry (PACIA)
Asturian Language & Literature
COMPULSORYOPTIONALS
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16. A- LEVELS
11stst
and 2and 2ndnd
BachillerBachiller
There are two possible bachilleratos:There are two possible bachilleratos:
-Humanity and Social Sciences-Humanity and Social Sciences
-Science and Technology-Science and Technology

17. 1st BACHILLER

18. HUMANITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
C
O
M
M
O
N
-Spanish Language and Literature(4 h)
-Foreign Language English(3)
-Philosophy and Citizenship(3)
-Science for the Contemporary World(2) (B)
-Physical Education(2)
-Religion/Alternative(1)
-Tutory(1)
MO
DA
LI
TY
(4 h)
Itinerary 1 Itinerary 2
-Contemporary World’s History
-Latin
-Greek
-Contemporary World’s History
-Economy
-Mathematics applied to Social Science
O
P
T
A
T
I
V
E
S
-Asturian Language and Literature
-Second Foreign Language French/German
-Greek
-Latin
-Mathematics applied to Social Sciences
-Economy
-Information and Comunication’s Technology
-Audiovisual and Multimedia Comunication
-Psicology
(4h) (Choose one)

19. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
C
O
M
M
O
N
-Spanish Language and Literature(4 h)
-Foreign Language English(3)
-Philosophy and Citizenship(3)
-Science for the Contemporary World(2) (B)
-Physical Education(2)
-Religion/Alternative(1)
-Tutory(1)
MO
DA
LI
TY
(4 H)
Itinerary 1 Itinerary 2 Itinerary 3
Physics & Chemistry
Mathematics
Biology & Geology
Physics & Chemistry
Mathematics
Tecnical Drawing
Physics a& Chemistry
Mathematics
Industrial Technology
O
P
T
A
T
I
V
E
S
-Asturian Language and Literature
-Second Foreign Language French/German
-Tecnical Drawing
-Industrial Technology
-Biology and Geology
-Information and Comunication’s Technology
-Audiovisual and Multimedia Comunication
-Psicology
(4 h) (Choose one)

20. 2nd BACHILLER

21. C
O
M
M
O
N
-Spanish Language and Literature(4 h)
-Foreign Language English(3)
-Philosophy History(3)
-Spain’s History(3)
-Religion/Alternative(1)
-Tutory(1)
MO
DA
LI
TY
(4 H)
Itinerary 1 Itinerary 2
Latin Mathematics applied to Social Sciences
-Art History
-Greek
-Geography
-Universal Literature
(Choose two)
-Company’s Economy
-Geography
-Universal Literature
(Choose two)
OP
TA
TI
VE
S
(4 H)
-Asturian Language and Literature
-Second Foreign Language French/German
-Greek
-Universal Literature
-Basics of Administration and Management
-Music and Dance’s History
-Project
(Choose one)
HUMANITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCESHUMANITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

22. C
O
M
M
O
N
-Spanish Language and Literature(4 h)
-Foreign Language English(3)
-Philosophy History(3)
-Spain’s History(3)
-Religion/Alternative(1)
-Tutory(1)
MO
DA
LI
TY
(4 H)
Itinerary 1 Itinerary 2
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Physics
-Earth and Environmental’s Science
-Physics
-Mathematics
(Choose one)
-Tecnical Drawing
-Industrial Technology
-Chemistry
-Electrical Engineering
(Choose one)
OP
TA
TI
VES
(4 H)
-Asturian Language and Literature
-Second Foreign Language French/German
-Tecnical Drawing
-Industry Technology
-Earth and Environmental’s Science
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Project (Choose one)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

23. VOCATIONAL TRAINING (FP)
When you are 16 you can study PCPI (Introductory Vocational
Qualification Program). In our High School we have Food Industry
Assistant.
When you have the TGESO, you can study Bachiller or CFGM
(Medium Grade Formative Cycle). In our High School there are
two CFGM:
-Laboratory
-Administrative Management

24. When you finish Bachiller, you can do the PAU, an exam to go to
the University or do a CFGS (Superior Grade Formative Cycle). In
our High School there are three CFGS:
-Administration and Finances
-Food Industry
-Environmental Chemistry

25. Extracurricular activities
We don´t always learn in the classrooms. We do
different activities outside the school:
 Discgolf
 Maths Olympics with other schools
 Walking through mountains
 Visiting museums
 Week camp in the first year to improve our English
 Travels to France, Germany and the UK
....

26. The English, the French and the German departments organise
international exchanges with England, Ireland, France, Germany
and even Canada

27. OUR PERSONAL OPINION
We like this high school because :
I.The teachers are good
II.The centre is good
III.We like the system of the bilingual project
IV.We think that it has a good A-level
V.It’s a good high school because it prepares you well for
the future with its activities
VI.The high school is so good because it’s very big and the
level of the teachers is very good

28. VII. In the break you can play football, basketball and
table tennis.
VIII. The rooms are normally clean and tidy.

29. Some pictures