pprogram by Laura Burcus

Project Comenius . Between religions and ethics. A common ground PROGRAMME FOR THE MEETING AT SANTANDER CITY

Period 9 - 1 3 April 2011 Location of Project : Santander City. Cantabria. SPAIN School name: IES Santa Clara C/Santa Clara 13 39001 Santander Tfno: ++34 942 216 550 Fax:++34 942 361 788 e-mail: scrtr@infonegocio.com WEB http://portaleducativo.educantabria.es/portal/web/ies_santaclara/portada

Participant schools 1-Colegiul National Octav Onicescu Bucharest, Romania (main coordinator of whole project) 2- Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria Santa Clara, Santander City, Cantabria. Spain 3-Yahya Turan Anadolu Ogretmen Lisesi Reyhanli Hatay. Turkey 4- Sezpol Szkol NR 31 IM. Jana Kilinskiego,Varsovy. Poland 5-Pencho Slaveikov Comprehensive School Nº 1, Sophia. Bulgary 2

DAY ONE 09/4/2011 1-Arrival to Santander, or Bilbao of different teams from our partners. 2-Those teams coming to Bilbao airport, will have teachers, students & families to pick them up at Bilbao airport and bring them to Santander hotel, or family homes of students in interchange 3-those teams coming directly to Santander by plane or train or bus, will be to pick you up at bus station, train station or Santander airport and go to hotel or family homes

DAY TWO 10/4/2011: MEETING POINT TO START TRIP: SANTANDER CITY BUS STATION SCHOOL 8,00 o´clock at the Astillero bus box in the upper side of lateral street Trip to: 1º,Santa María de Lebeña 10 to 10,45 2º, Santo Toribio 11,15-12,00 3º Tama, 4º, Fuente De 13,30-15,45 and Lunch/Meal 5º Santillana del Mar approx 5,30 – 7,00 (departure from Santander at 8,00 return arrival to Santander 19.30 aprox.) EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR THE PROJECT 1-The first Spanish National Park : sustainable education; systemic focus of educative society. Inter-disciplinarity. Values 3

of present-days democracy in a globalized World . All team and students study area implied 2- Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana : Religious values in Christian Catholic Religion, Art, Literature, Architecture styles, History, Ethics, Philosophy and the possibility to compare different cultures and share common values and to the objective of making teachers and students, families and society aware of the fact and relevance that we are living in a Globalized World where we need to construct a new peaceful society of knowledge with strong common democracy, ethical and scientific values . All students and teacher areas are implied SOME INFO TO PROJECT CONTENTS : Picos de Europa is the first Spanish National Park to receive this classification. Its origin dates back to 1918, when don Pedro Pidal, Marquis of Villaviciosa, helped establish the law to create Montaña de Covadonga National Park. Since 30 May 1935, it has been called Picos de Europa National Park The Picos de Europa consist of three important massifs that go by the names of the Eastern Massif or Andara, Central Massif or Urrielles and Western Massif or Cornión. The climate is characterized by humidity and constant rainfall, a fact that is determined by its proximity to the sea (barely 20 kilometres). The presence of snow is accentuated during the winter months, however, it is not unusual for there to be perpetual snow. The Park's special climate means that there are frequent fog banks, 4

something that is greatly feared by mountaineers. As for its orography, the Park has an exceptional relief, where high summits alternate with deep gorges and canyons. The park boasts 200 heights of over 2,000 metres, and vertical drops of over 2,300 m. The Central Massif is the most abrupt of the three that make up the Park and the greatest heights can be found there: Torrecerredo (2,646 m), the highest summit in the Picos, Naranjo de Bulnes (2,519 m) or Pico Tesorero (2,570 m). The Western Massif is the most extensive, and it possesses high summits, like PeĂąa Santa de Castilla (2,596 m), intermingled with meadows, hillside forests, beech and oak groves and moors. The famous Covadonga lakes can be found on this massif. The Eastern massif, shorter and lower, blends sharp crag with green pastures. The Park is crossed by four rivers channeled in deep gorges: la Hermida defile, crossed by the river Deva; los Beyos defile, by the river Sella; la 'Garganta Divina',(Divine Gorge) through which the river Cares runs, and La India defiles, though which the river Duje flows. There are numerous viewpoints in the Park from where you can admire its beauty. An interesting alternative is to use FuentedĂŠ funicular, via which you can go up to a height of more than 1,800 metres above sea level. Type of area Biosphere reserve, National park Information Area: 64.660 Hectares 5

Information for visits: Unrestricted access to the Park. There are Visitor Centres at Posada de Valdeón, Cangas de Onís and Buferrera. Environmental information: In Picos de Europa National Park, Spain's best Atlantic forest can be found. Beech, oak, hazel, maple, chestnut and walnut trees abound... The valley is inhabited by numerous species of animals, from wild boars, roe deer, wolves and several bears, a multitude of small birds (robins, coal tits or black woodpeckers), and even the emblematic capercaillie. This is a very useful link http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/parques/picos/index.htm Cultural information: The Picos de Europa spread over three provinces: Asturias, Cantabria and León. They are areas in which you can enjoy excellent cultural tourism. For example, in the district of Liébana (in Cantabria province, but bordering Asturias and León) you can visit the churches of Sant María de Bedbana and Santa María de Piasca and Santo Toribio de Liébana monastery LOOK AT OUR SPAIN TEAM TEACHERS SITE for the visit to this Santo Toribio Monastery here http://iessantaclaracomenius.blogspot.com/

Location Centro de Visitantes de Sotama - Centro de Interpretaci贸n de los Picos de Europa Avenida LuIs Cuevas, 2A 39584 Tama (Cantabria) Contact detailsTel.: +34 942738109Fax.: +34 942738106 gcantabria@oapn.mma.es http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/parques/picos/index.htm TO WATCH INFO ABOUT THE INTERESTING VISIT TO SANTILLANA DEL MAR SEE THIS LINK http://www.santillana-del-mar.com/english/guide.htm

DAY THREE MONDAY 11 APRIL First day at school First day ONE 8,30, - 9,20 Students of partners from Romania, Turkey, Bulgary, Poland in our Santander familiy partners come to school with their hosting friends and go to the first of first normal class in the morning with their correspondent Spanish boy or girl , the idea is to allow other students see how we do different classes and know other students not just the Comenius active in the meetings. They and the Spanish partner student ask teachers in the first class to be allowed to stay with their host at their class . The 7

coordinator informs previously headteacher and teachers about this, previously, anyways TWO 9,25-11,10 Mr Silvino Corada , Santa Clara Headteacher, will receive Comenius International group, and Santander meeting will be officially opened A-Icebreaker game – Chinese Portrait – B-Communications activity-Rotating LineCarousel -My partner's countryTHREE 11,10-11,40 -Coffee break . Students and teachers must go out of school, we have not a cafeteria inside school. FOUR 11,45-12,30 Warming-up exercise – Prejudices –RapFIVE 12,35-14,00 Structured discussions --AbigaleSIX 14.00-14,20 Students will go home and teachers will discuss about didactic suggestion of Subject 3 : «The great paradigm of humanism-Renascence, Enlightenment, Human Rights- stamp of morality»

SEVEN 14,20… NOTE 1 The group of 5 coordinator teachers, and those headmasters from school partners which should be available 8

to go , will have meal together ( about 15,00 to 16,15 ) and at 16,30 will go to the Government of Cantabria Education Board, to have an official reception until 17,00 approx. and then will go on to have the Free evening for cultural visit in Santander City NOTE 2 Students and teachers not coordinators,or eventually some headmaster have not due to come to the Education Board of Cantabria reception. Free Cultural evening to visit and know better Santander City

DAY FOUR TUESDAY 12 APRIL Second day at school Second day ONE 8,30, - 9,20 Students of partners from Romania, Turkey, Bulgary, Poland in our Santander students from each familiy partners come to school with their hosting friends and go to the first half of first normal class in the morning with their correspondent Spanish boy or girl , the idea is to allow other students see how we do different classes and know other students not just the Comenius active in the meetings. They and the Spanish partner student ask teachers in the first class to be allowed to stay with their host at their class and go out at 9,20 to the project activities. The coordinator informs

previously headteacher and teachers about this previously anyways TWO 9,25-10,30Energizing-game I love you but I can't just smile Structured discussion – Holyday Happening (facts of relevance in students´ everyday life which in a wide sense can have relation to the VALUES of Ethics and/or Religion) Students will rise awareness about the impact over present time issues of main concepts and principles of ethical systems in Ancient Greece : Justice, Freedom, Goodness, Fairness, Scientific Truth and knowledge, Beauty) and will read their materials «Holiday Happenings» for a deeper understanding of the universality of moral values. Students should take the materials yet worked at their schools before coming to meeting THREE 11,10-11,40 -Coffee break . Students and teachers must go out of school, we have not a cafeteria inside school. FOUR 11,40-12,30 Structured discussion – Holyday Happening. Students will rise awareness about the contemporaneousness of concepts, principles of ethical systems of Ancient Greece and will read their materials «Holiday Happenings» for a deeper understanding of the universality of moral values

Structured discussion – Holyday Happening (facts of relevance in students´ everyday life which in a wide sense can have relation to the VALUES of Ethics and/or Religion) Students will rise awareness about the contemporaneousness of concepts, principles of ethical systems of ancient Greece Justice, Freedom, Goodness, Fairness, Scientific true 10

knowledge, Beauty) and will read their materials ÂŤHoliday HappeningsÂť for a deeper understanding of the universality of moral values. Students should take the materials yet worked at their schools before coming to meeting

Attention please VERY IMPORTANT: (this is very important because we have yet mentioned it in the project for april, and their stories will be posted before arriving to Spain Meeting, on the on-line magazine. Each team must have 2-3 stories and after they read we discuss about them) FIVE 12,35-14,00 SWOT(Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Targets of project) analyze for improving the future project process, dissemination, evaluation and discussions about "Holiday Happenings"; SIX 14,00-14,20 Students will go home and teachers will discuss about this below item: Teachers does team-work: «The great paradigm of humanism-Renascence, Enlightenment, Human Rights stamp of morality» Main considerations to next meeting in Warsow October 2011 . Poland

FIVE 12,35-14,00 SWOT(Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Targets of project) analyze for improving the future project process, dissemination, evaluation and discussions about «Holiday Happenings» SIX 14,00-14,20 Students will go home and teachers will discuss about this item below:

Teachers does team-work: «The great paradigm of humanism- Renascence, Enlightenment, Human Rightsstamp of morality» Main considerations to next meeting at Warsow for next meeting October 2011 . Poland SEVEN : TEACHERS ACCOMPANIED BY OUR HEADTEACHER TAKE MEAL AT RESTAURANT , WE GO THERE FROM SCHOOL AT 14, 30 EIGHT : AFTER MEAL , FREE EVENING FOR CULTURAL VISIT AROUND TOWN

DAY FIVE Thursday April 13 Partners from different schools get back their countries Depending upon each case, some teachers and/or students & family can go with partner teams to airport: Bilbao mainly . Some partners teams have easier way to go if have departure from Santander by bus or train or Santander airport Important NOTICE: If some partner schools should have to arrange flyes and arrivals to Spain or departure back their homes, Gema Gutierrez has being working with partners

coordinators to help them and the whole institutional help , as needed, coordinated by our Headteacher, Mr. Silvino Corada. WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY SANTANDER & CANTABRIA THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR VISIT SPANISH COMENIUS TEAM, DIRECTION TEAM & STAFF OF SANTA CLARA SCHOOL Signed : Eliseo Rabadรกn Fernรกndez , coordinator teacher at Santa Clara School (Spain)