LOCAL
MINORITY
LATIN
AMERICA
COUNTRIES
• Dominican Republic
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Mexico
• Chile
• Argentina
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Cuba
Mexico
Chile
Argentina
REASONS TO MOVE TO SPAIN
• BETTER WAY OF LIFE
• BETTER JOBS
• BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN
• MAKE MONEY FOR A WHILE AND THEN COME BACK
HOME
FAMILY LIFE
• BIG FAMILIES
• PART OF THE FAMILY REMAINS IN THEIR
COUNTRY
• SOMETIMES DIVORCED
• SOMETIMES SPANISH PARTNER
WORKING LIFE
• CLEANERS
• CARE TAKERS
• WAITERS
• BUILDING
STUDENTS
• GOOD AT SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL
• LOVE MUSIC
• HATE GETTING UP EARLY
• DON’T LIKE COLD AND RAINY
WEATHER
• CURRICULUM GAP
FUTURE
• VOCATIONAL STUDIES
• GO BACK TO THEIR
COUNTRY
• WORKING LIFE
OUR CROSSCULTURAL PLAN
Step 1: “School Welcome”
The intercultural coordinator welcomes the
foreing students
and evaluates their previous knowledge.
OUR CROSSCULTURAL PLAN
She has an interview with their family and
introduces the students to the class
She keeps in touch with these students’
teachers
OUR CROSSCULTURAL
PLAN
Step 2: Support for students with
curriculum gap
Activities to improve reading and writing
skills.
OUR CROSSCULTURAL PLAN
Activities to learn how to learn and get
familiar with Spanish culture
Activities for the group to learn about the
foreign student’s culture
OUR CROSSCULTURAL PLAN
Step 3: School Activities
The school organizes activities to learn more
about different languages, cultures and the
values those cultures imply
This Comenius Project is an example of the later
Thanks!
IES
“Ría San Martín”

Spanish local minority