The IES "Ramón Areces" is a secondary school located in Grado, Asturias with around 300 students and 46 teachers. It offers a variety of secondary and vocational study programs. Facilities include specialized classrooms, a science lab, multimedia rooms, and indoor and outdoor sports areas. The school participates in cultural and exchange programs both within Spain and internationally with schools in countries such as England, Finland, Germany, and the United States. It also runs projects focused on bilingual education, ICT, libraries, absenteeism prevention, and bullying prevention.

1. • I.E.S. “Ramón Areces”
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• Grado (Asturias)
IES “Ramón Areces”
Grado (Asturias)
web.educastur.princast.es/ies/ramonare/

2. PEOPLE
•Students: about 300
•Teachers: 46
•Non-teaching staff: 9

3. FACILITIES
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•Specialized classrooms equipped with computers and interactive
whiteboards
•Science Laboratory
•Multimedia Rooms
•Library
•Workshops
•Assembly Hall
•Outdoor Multi-sport Court
•Indoor Sports Centre
•Cafeteria

4. STUDY PROGRAMMES
•Secondary Education (1st-4th Years of ESO)
•Diversification Programme (3rd & 4th Years of ESO)
•PCPI (Car Electromechanics)
•6th Form:
Science and Technology
Humanities and Social Sciences
•Vocational Studies (intermediate level):
Car Electromechanics
Sports Activities in Nature

5. SCHOOL PROJECTS
•Bilingual Section
•ICT in the Classroom
•School Libraries
•Absenteeism Prevention
•Coeducation: “Ni ogros ni princesas”
•Coexistence and Bullying Prevention: “West Side Story”
•Teacher Training: Educational Routes in Camín Real de la Mesa

6. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
•Several cultural visits and activities for each year group
•“Amagüestu” (Asturian Fall Festival)
•Halloween Party, Valentine’s Day Party & Easter Party (Bilingual
Section)
•Trip to Italy (4th Year of ESO)
•Maths Photography Competition
•Ski Trip
•International School Exchanges

7. BILINGUAL SECTION
•Since school year 2006/2007
•1st Year of ESO: Geography & History
•2nd Year of ESO: Geography & History
•3rd Year of ESO: Science
•4th Year of ESO: P.E.

8. SCHOOL EXCHANGES
School Exchange with… School Exchange with… School Exchange with…
Year Year Yeat
92/93 Scotland, U.K. 00/01 Hawaii, U.S.A. 05/06 Devon, England
93/94 Cornwall, England 01/02 Kent, England Ohio, U.S.A.
Hawaii, U.S.A. 06/07 Devon, England
94/95 Cornwall, England
02/03 Kent, England Auckland (Spanish
95/96 Cornwall, England leg)
96/97 Cornwall, England Tampere, Finland 07/08 Devon, England
03/04 Devon, England Auckland (New
Tampere, Finland
Zealand leg)
Hawaii, U.S.A.
97/98 Cornwall, England 08/09 Devon, England
04/05 Devon, England
98/99 Kent, England 09/10 Devon, England
Lower Saxony,
99/00 Tampere, Finland Germany 10/11 Devon, England

9. SCHOOL EXCHANGES
d USA (
N ew Zealan O hio)
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German
Finland
USA (Hawaii)
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Engla

10. WSS
•Crosscurricular project
•Based on the American musical “West Side Story”
•Teachers: 30
•Students: 106
•Video Clips of First Rehearsals
Drama Rehearsal
Dance Rehearsal