WHERE IS OUR HIGH
SCHOOL?
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It’s in Saragossa.
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It’s in Almozara neighbourhood
SARAGOSSA CITY
POPULATION AND AREA
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Population: Saragossa has got 700,000
inhabitants
THE RIVER AND THE PARK
In Saragossa it’s
the River Ebro, the
largest river in Spain.
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The Big Park is the
most famous park
in Saragossa
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THE CITY CENTER
The Basilica of
Our Lady of the Pillar
is in Pilar square
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The Independence
Boulevard
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THE PILAR FESTIVAL
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It’s on 12th October
It’s the most important event.
We do the offering of flowers wearing
typical dresses.
There are a lot of concerts.
EXPO SARAGOSSA 2008
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International exhibition
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It was in 2008
It was about Water and
Sustainable Development
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THE ALMOZARA
NEIGHBOURHOOD
It’s
30 minutes far from the city
center.
It’s
near the Ebro.
There
is the Aljafería
Palace (muslim)
FACILITES IN THE ALMOZARA
NEIGHBOURHOOD
-There are:
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3 schools
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2 high schools
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Cultural center
OUR HIGH SCHOOL IN SANTO
DOMINGO SQUARE
IES
It
Luis Buñuel was founded in 1978
was called “Mixto cinco”, but they changed the name to IES
Luis Buñuel in 1985
The
old building was the town hall of Zaragoza and a
headquarter in Napoleon time
There
were all over 900 pupils but the high school was loosing
pupils, it got to have all over 400 pupils
There
weren’t vocational training studies
WHY DID WE CHANGE THE
CENTER?
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Most pupils lived in “La Almozara”
neighborhood
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The building was old
OUR HIGH SCHOOL IN LA
ALMOZARA
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The high school moved to La Almozara in two phases
- 1st September 2002
- 2nd September 2005
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The actual centre is more luminous than the old one
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The new centre has modern facilities
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There are more classrooms
School Activities
Concert in June
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In June, all the classes
that learn music play in
a concert. We preparate
it since February or
March. We play the
songs two days. The
first day in the
afternoon and the
second day in the
morning, so parents can
watch us.
Movie Day
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One day in February our
High School organizes
the Movie Day. This day
is organized because
our high school is called
Luis Buñuel, he was a
very important movie
director and we
remember him because
of his career.
Solidarity Race
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In this race, all the High
School participate. We
run about 5 km. Before
the race, teachers give
us an envelope and we
put money into it. The
money we get is sent to
an ONG, called Save the
Children.
Cultural Trips
ESO
The trip lasts a day
and its objective is
make us
cooperate.
In first and second
ESO, the trips are
only in Aragón, in
third and fourth
ESO, the trips are
outside Aragón.
They’re always in
April.
2º Bachillerato
The trip usually lasts a
week.
The students go when
classes are ended.
This year they’ll go to
London.
Cultural Exhibitions
Materials about social subjects
are shown in the hall six
months a year.
They talk about:
 Racism(November)
 Twinning with
Nicaragua(December)
 Interculturality (January)
 Soldier children (February)
 Feminism (March)
 Weapons under control
(April)
Sports and Free-time activities
Sports
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Free-time activities
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1st term: physical
shape, athletics.
2nd term: individual 
and collective sports
and an artistic part.
3rd term: environment
activities.
They’re suggested by
PIEE.
Some artistic ones,
like funky, hip-hop,…;
and some sport
activities, like
basketball,
football(girls and
boys), table tennis,…
Exchanges – Canada, U.K., France
Exeter
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Two years ago, the
high school started
preparing a trip for the
students in third and
fourth ESO to Exeter,
England.
Around thirty students
go in summer to ISCA
school and live with a
host family.
They make a lot of
trips including a visit
to London.
Canadian Exchange
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It started last year.
Three students who got
the highest marks spent
the first term in Ontario,
and now, the Canadian
guys are in Zaragoza to
spend another term
here.
Our school appeared on
the newspaper.
Exchanges – Canada, U.K., France
France
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French department
prepare a exchange
for the students in
second and fourth
ESO to Pau.
Belgium Exchange
In Bachillerato (years
12 & 13), they go for
a trip to Paris every
other year.
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Vocational Training
students started two
years ago en exchange
wtih a school in Eeklo.
This year they got
Erasmus grants to take
the students to a
European country to get
work experience.
Students’ farewell
4th ESO: The high school
has been doing it for
three years. It’s a little
party just for the students
in the afternoon.
Professional course: It’s not
a party because they are
busy with their work
experience. It’s an
evaluation of their stay at
school.
2º Bachillerato: It’s a big
party. It lasts two hours
in the cultural centre and
then the students go out
together. The school has
been doing it for around
ten years.
There’s also a teachers’
farewell when they get
retired.