DIWALI

 Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India, a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and good over evil. Celebrated by more than a billion people of various faiths across India and its diaspora, the five days of Diwali are characterised by prayers, feasting, fireworks, family gatherings and donations. For some, Diwali also marks the beginning of a new year.

But Diwali is better known as the festival of lights. It derives from the Sanskrit dipavali, meaning 'string of lights', and is famous for the glowing clay lamps that are placed in front of the houses of those celebrating the festival.

The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, which marks each month according to the time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth. Diwali begins just before the arrival of a new moon between the Hindu months of asvina and kartika, which normally coincide with the Gregorian calendar months of October or November. In 2022, Diwali began on 24 October and ends on 28 October.

Anisha, our language assisstant, is from India and she prepared some activities and worskhops to show us the importance of this festival. 

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El Diwali es el festival más importante del año en la India, un periodo para celebrar el triunfo de la luz sobre la oscuridad, del saber sobre la ignorancia y del bien sobre el mal. Los cinco días del Diwali, celebrado por más de mil millones de personas de diversos credos en toda la India y en su diáspora, se caracterizan por los rezos, los banquetes, los fuegos artificiales, las reuniones familiares y los donativos. Para algunos, el Diwali también marca el comienzo de un nuevo año.

Pero el Diwali es más conocido como el festival de las luces. Deriva del sánscrito dipavali, que significa «hilera de luces», y es famoso por las relucientes lámparas de arcilla que se colocan frente a las casas de quienes celebran esta fiesta.

Las fechas de este festival se basan en el calendario lunar hindú, que marca cada mes según el tiempo que tarda la Luna en orbitar alrededor de la Tierra. El Diwali comienza justo antes de la llegada de una luna nueva entre los meses hindúes de asvina y kartika, que normalmente coinciden con los meses de octubre o noviembre del calendario gregoriano. En 2022, el Diwali empezó el 24 de octubre y acaba el 28 de octubre.

Anisha, nuestra auxiliar de conversación, es de la India y preparó algunas actividades y talleres para mostrarnos la importancia de este festival.

ERASMUS PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE CITIES. First virtual mobil

 

Students from the Bilingual Section have been participating in the Erasmus project: Sustainable cities. Past and Present.

We have been working on heritage in our city and our homeland Extremadura, as well as and the different ages all  in History. Due to the pandemic we are not travelling to our school mates' schools to share all our activitites and work. Instead, we have opted for virtual meetings where we have shared all about pre historic times in our city (visiting Maltravieso Caves) and how to consume locally to help both the environment and our city's shops.

Here you are some images of the activities.

                                    DAY ONE: LOCAL CONSUMPTION

Students from 4º in a meeting with French students talking about local consumption.

      

                          DAY TWO: PREHISTORIC TIMES

Students from 2ºESO ready to connect to the meeting with the  Greek, French and Polish schools.

In the centre of interpretation of Maltravieso Caves.

                                    DAY THREE: MEETING WITH UNITED NATIONS

Online meeting with a member of United Nations who talked about global consumption.

We watched a video about United Nations international objectives

    We have enjoyed all these activities at their most!! thanks to the teachers involved in the project for their effort and their willingness to have everything ready for us!!

        
    

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

 

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11th February. 

In the Bilingual Section we have made a chronological selection 5 of these women whose work is fundamental to many of today's studies and discoveries.

Hope you enjoy it!

ERASMUS PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE CITIES

 

We are working on a European Erasmus Project called Sustainable Citites. Past and Present. We are associated with four more schools from Italy, France, Poland and Greece. Our students are carrying on different activities to learn about our heritage and how our city has evolved from the Prehistory period to the 21^st century.  We are intended to travel to the different schools to share our work and find the differences and similitudes among our countries.

Last week, teachers from the European schools visited us to talk about the different aspects of the project: activities, heritage, schedule for trips…the experience was fantastic. Our students are willing to meet their European mates and sharing this big experience!

BLOSSOM OF CULTURES: PROJECT WITH TURKISH STUDENTS

 Students from 4ºESO are starting to work on an international project in etwinning with a Turkish school. 

We are going to share with them different aspects related to our homeland and country cultures. 

We have already introduced each other using padlet. 

It has been very a very funny way to get to know our Turkish mates.

We will go on working together

GRANT IS BACK

 HEY!! 

Grant is back and we are very very happy to work with him again!!!

Today, we are warming up for our presentations about traditions in Extremadura and Spain for the etwinning project.

Grant is working with us about the concept of culture and how our typical dance, food, belives, clothes, music, etc. define us. 

Thanks for your help and guidance!!!