A School where Learning comes Alive
Eighteen students and twelve teachers from all of our Comenius partner schools in France, Spain and England came to visit Clontuskert, Ireland in May 2015. The schools involved were CRA La Serrania, Spain, École Edmond Bocquier, France, The Oaks Secondary, UK and Dryden School, UK.
This film gives an overview of their stay here:
Learn more about about the project on our group blog www.stage.scoilnet.ie
Learn the basics of the traditional Irish sport of hurling from Clontuskert students.
This film was made as part of our Comenius SHAPE European project.
Find out more on www.stage.scoilnet.ie and www.clontuskert.scoilnet.ie
Music- Royalty Free Music – The Best Of The Best – Show 1
As you know this week we have visitors from our four partner schools in the Comenius Project.
Here is the lipdub the Spanish prepared in the school of Calles to promote SHAPE.
The Partner schools include two schools in England, a school in France, Ireland and Spain.
We also have a silent partner school in Estonia and Sweden.
Our project name is SHAPE – which stands for S trong H ealthy hAppy P eoplE
.
The five schools involved are:
Edmond Bocquier, St Gilles Croix de Vie, France
Dryden School, Gateshead, United Kingdom
The Oaks Secondary, Durham, United Kingdom
St Augustine’s N.S., Clontuskert, Ireland
Colegio Rural Agrupado, Valencia, Spain
Today our Comenius partners from Spain, Dryden and the Oaks came to visit us in Clontuskert.
In the morning everyone had a tour of the school.
We showed our new friends how to play handball, Spikeball and hurling.
We held a healthy lunch in the school hall. Thanks to Elaine and Kathleen for all of their help.
Next we travelled to Athlone Castle.
We looked around the castle and learned about the history.
Next we visited Luan Gallery where Aideen gave us a tour.
Next we went bowling in Planet Entertainment. Super!
Slán ó Baile Átha Luain!
Learn how to dance the ‘Walls of Limerick’ or ‘Ballaí Luimní’ here with tuition from the students of St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert. This film was made for our Comenius project. Each school has uploaded a video of a traditional dance to our project blog; www.stage.scoilnet.ie so that everyone can learn each country’s dance.
https://youtu.be/0REszwwYrHM
Welcome to our Comenius visitors from Spain and England who arrived today. We are looking forward to welcoming them to Clontuskert school tomorrow.
This week sees eighteen students and twelve teachers from our Comenius partner schools in France, Spain and England visit Clontuskert. They arrive on Monday and will leave Ballinasloe on Thursday. We will host them in Clontuskert school on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening we will hold a Community celebration from 7.00pm-9.00pm, in the school hall and all are welcome.
So far students and teachers from Clontuskert have visited France and Spain.
Get a flavour of our adventures in France here:
In March 2015 we travelled to Spain:
About our Project
This Project blog is centred around five schools from all across Europe. In Comenius, schools from across Europe come together, to work on a project to learn about each other’s countries and cultures. The schools originally met at a Comenius Contact Seminar in Durham, England in 2008 and completed a project called STAGE: Seven Towards a Greener Europe between 2010 and 2012.
The Partner schools include two schools in England, a school in France, Ireland and Spain.
We also have two silent partner schools in Estonia and Sweden.
Our project name is SHAPE – which stands for S trong H ealthy hAppy P eoplE
.
The five schools involved are:
Edmond Bocquier, St Gilles Croix de Vie, France
Dryden School, Gateshead, United Kingdom
The Oaks Secondary, Durham, United Kingdom
St Augustine’s N.S., Clontuskert, Ireland
Colegio Rural Agrupado, Valencia, Spain
Project Outline:
Year 1: 2013-2014: Nutrition and Food
Year 2: 2014-2015: Sport and Fitness
Year 1: 2013-2014: Nutrition and Food
1. Logo Competition Activity
2. Baseline Assessment of Healthy Eating in each country
3. Mascot Travel to each country and share information about countries
4. Healthy Breakfast:
• Swapping recipes/menus
• Make a Healthy Smoothie
• Breakfast in School
5. Mobility to England: March 2014
6. Healthy Traditional Food:
• Each Country will send a recipe and have one day where each country would make this recipe and post pictures on blog. Also send home
7. Food Language: Each Country’s Language. Each country will create a Powerpoint on Food and send to each other
8. Trip to local food producer. Report and photos on blog
9. Healthy Eating Poster Competition
10. Mobility to France: May 2014
Year 2: 2014-2015: Sport and Fitness
1. Baseline Assessment
2. PP: Famous Sports people and Exchange between countries
3. Film each country’s national/local dance. Upload onto blog. Each country perform during their own School Hosting
4. Mobility to Spain: November 2014
5. Each country sends rules of national game to others. You Tube clips of sport to be uploaded and embedded on blog.
6. Dictionary of Activities
7. SHAPE European Games Day
8. Play each National Game. Share on blog. Community Event
9. Mobility to Ireland: May 2015
Watch the highlights from our Comenius visit to Spain.
Next week eighteen students and twelve teachers will visit Clontuskert from our partner schools in St. Gilles Croix de Villes, France, CRA La Serrania, Valencia in Spain and two schools from England; Dryden and the Oaks. We are very much looking forward to welcoming them to the school.
Dia dhaoibh a gcairde go léir,
Inniu an lá deireanach i Valencia. We will be very sad to leave all of our new friends this evening and move on to Barcelona.
We had a lovely breakfast in the Expo hotel this morning.
We met all of the Spanish and French this morning and went for a walk in the old town of Valencia. They showed us all of the sights.
We went to watch the Water Court of Valencia. At the Door of the Apostles of Valencia Cathedral, which faces out into the Plaza de la Virgen, the Water Court of the Plan of Valencia meets every Thursday just as the bells toll the twelve strokes of noon.
The Court is made up of eight workers, who wear a black ‘Heurta’ shirt. They are elected democratically every two years by the other water users of the Heurta. The eight men are the deputies of the eight canals in the plan of Valenica. If someone breaks one of there les of the canals they are brought before the court the next Thursday. They also arbitrate in disputes regarding the water. The decisions of the court are absolute and there is no right of appeal.
We were lucky enough to meet two of the judges and get our photo taken with them.
We also met some of the Fallas Mayor. Check out their beautiful dresses. Laura, the coordinator from CRA la Serrania is a Fallas Mayor this year.
We visited the famous market in the centre of town. Here they sell fresh food. We had some amazing fresh smoothies!
Next we walked up 200 steps to see the view from the bell tower at the top of the Cathedral.
Afterwards we went to the city square where the Masclèta takes place! AMAZING! What a noise! We will post a video next week and you will see exactly what it is like!
After the Mascléta we went for dinner. We are traditional Spanish food including paella and Arroz negro (black rice) made with squid ink. Everyone was very adventurous and tried lots of new things like squid and snails!
We are now on our way to Barcelona on the train. We will stay near the airport tonight as we fly early in the morning. Can you tell us some of the things you have been up to in Clontuskert this week?
We are looking forward to seeing you all again next week!
Le gach dea-ghuí,
Larry agus an foireann Comenius.
Bhuel, conas atá sibh go léir inniu? Larry anseo arís!
Bhíomar suas go moch ar maidin arís. We packed our bags and got ready for a hike to Aqueducto Romana de Pena Cortada.
Some of us stayed at Calles school and had a tour of Calles with Susanna from the town hall.
Susanna showed us around the two churches and explained about the Virgen de Los Desamparados. Can you find out more information about this Saint for us?
In May they have a special festival and the people of the town paint the roads with special designs. Check out the flamingo dancer here.
We loved this fountain with the frogs!
We also visited the village park where I did some great exercising on their exercise machines.
We visited the classes in Calles school and met the junior class and their teacher Marisa.
The rest of our group went on a hike to the Pena Cortada. It was a long hike and we are getting great exercise here. Can you find out the history of the Aquaducts at Pena Cortada and let us know what you have found out?
Next we visited Losa del Ospibo. We had lunch and then went to the handball alley where the professional team from the region showed us how to play handball. The handball is very similar to the game we play in Ireland. However the adults use a different ball to the GAA Handball. The ball they use is smaller and is made from leather. When they are playing international matches they play with the same ball as we use. Check out the photos of us playing.
Lotsa del Ospibo School:
Now we are travelling to Valencia city where we will stay tonight. Tomorrow we will experience the Mascléta as part of the Fallas festival. Can you find out about Mascléta for us?
Check out Valencia’s soccer stadium here:
Congratulations to everyone on the Spikeball team who qualified for the All Ireland yesterday! Well done! We are delighted that you did so well! Gooooo Clontuskert!!!!!
We got some presents of oranges today from the Mayor of Lisa, we are looking forward to finding room in our bags to get them back to Ireland!