This document summarizes a two-year Comenius project between schools in Berja, Spain and North Yorkshire, UK focused on language exchange, science, and culture. Students and teachers from Graham School in North Yorkshire will visit IES Sierra de Gádor in Berja for 10 days in April 2010. During this exchange and the following year, students will collaborate on bilingual materials about the local landscapes and produce documentaries about their visits to share their experiences. The goal is to promote cultural and scientific understanding between the two regions.

1. BILATERAL COMENIUS PROJECT 2000KM-1200M: DIFFERENT LANDSCAPES, SIMILAR LIVES

2. What is a Comenius project ? It’s the association of two European countries with a focus on language and scientific exchange It came up as the continuity of the e-twinning project The Culture Box. This project will last two years

3. The participants IES SIERRA DE GÁDOR, BERJA (ESPAÑA) GRAHAM SCHOOL NORTH YORKSHIRE (United Kingdom)

4. Berja (Almería)

5. Images of Berja

6. Agreement The school Founding of the trip 15 th -25 th April 2010. Founding of the activities done during the project . Assistance and care during the stay in Spain Training on geography and Spanish language to complete the project Insurance Pupils and families Lodgement of a Spanish student in June CRB procedure Compulsory participation on the extra-curricular activities during the 2 year project. Creation and participation in assemblies

7. Subjects and teachers Subjects Spanish Geography Science Teachers Miss Brígido Miss Henderson & Mr Featherstone Miss Hindraugh

8. Step by step of the project Year 2009-10 Spanish teacher visit (october 10) Bilingual maps and tourist brochures. Tourist video about Scarborough. Video and PPP about the cinema/tv in Scarborough. Web page where all the work will be published. Visit to Almeria. (April 2010) Spanish visit. (June 2010)

9. The trips Pupils will be accompanied by the teachers. They will be hosted by families. They will have a meeting every morning to talk about their experiences and any possible concerns. They will attend lessons and live the normal day to day within an Spanish school. Cultural visits and activities.

10. Step by step of the project Year 2010-11 Bilingual herbolarium (dried plants book) with local species. Investigation about birds in danger of extinction in the area Study of the ecological impact of economy in the area. Creation of a bilingual guide to disseminate the project in our feeder primaries. Documental v ideo about the visits . Teachers visit to evaluate the project.

11. Questions?