This blog is not updated since June 30th 2019.

Desde el 30 de junio de 2019 no se actualiza este blog.

Blogging is certainly out of fashion these days due to the overuse of social networks. For this reason we have decided not to keep it updated since very few people visited it lately. Thanks for being with us all these years!!

Hoy en día con la inmediatez de las redes sociales el uso de blogs ha decaído enormemente
 y el nuestro no es excepción. Por ese motivo hemos decidido dejar de escribir en este blog. En cualquier caso, gracias por vuestras visitas en el pasado

HOLIDAYS

It is the end of the school year. It has been a great year full of activities, experiences (hosting the American students, exchange with Germany...), new people and friends (Kalista, Leah, Sasha, Viktoria, Andrés) ...
Now it is time to relax and do other fun activities. Here is some suggestions collected by Leah to share with our students. We hope you make the most of your summer holidays and we will see back again in September!!

STUDYING ABROAD??

El lunes 27 de mayo a la hora del recreo una antigua alumna del IES (Lucía Serrano) vendrá al centro para hablar con el alumnado de 4º ESO y 1º Bachillerato. 

Se ha ofrecido para aconsejar al alumnado que se haya planteado estudiar algún curso en el extranjero.

Siempre es grato recibir la visita de antiguos alumnos y alumnas y si pueden aportar su granito de arena para futuras promociones mucho mejor.

Gracias Lucía.

Como cada año, Inturjoven, la empresa pública de la Junta de Andalucía, ha sacado su oferta de campamentos de verano 2019.
Aquí dejamos algunas informaciones a modo de ejemplo. Para toda la oferta completa pinchar AQUI.

Campamentos 2019 con seis noches de estancia (de domingo a sábado) en régimen de pensión completa más merienda con una oferta completa de actividades de ocio, deporte, aventuras, expresión corporal y artística e idiomas para aprender y divertirse durante el verano. Presentamos seis campamentos temáticos: Fun in English, Aventura por el Bosque, Náutica en Almería, Playa de Aguadulce, PC Gamers y A la Fama. Todo ello con un amplio margen temporal, desde 23 de junio hasta el 17 de agosto de 2019.

 

Con la seguridad de 26 años de experiencia en la organización de campamentos y viajes, los campamentos se desarrollarán a lo largo de toda la geografía andaluza: Almería, El Bosque (Cádiz), Aguadulce (Almería) y Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) para chicos/as y jóvenes nacidos/as desde el año 2012 a los 17 años.

 

 

Información y reservas

955 181 181

reservas.itj@juntadeandalucia.es

EUROPEAN VISITING TEACHER

From May 6th until 17th Viktoria Pöngsen, a German teacher
 is visiting our school. It is part of a European programme where teachers can visit different schools around Europe to get to know other education systems.
Here is her own presentation in Spanish: "Me llamo Viktoria Pönsgen de Alemania. Soy profesora de español y alemán en el Max-Planck-Gymnasium en Duisburgo (http://www.max-planck-gymnasium.eu).

Duisburgo está situada en el estado federal Renania del Norte-Westfalia en el oeste de Alemania. Pero vivo en Colonia que está a 70km de Duisburgo.

Desde el 6 hasta el 17 de mayo estoy haciendo una estancia profesional en el IES Juan Antonio Pérez Mercader para tener una impresión del sistema escolar español.
Especialmente como profesora de idiomas es importante para mí ver cómo está organizado un colegio español y cómo los alumnos aprenden en España. Pero creo que tal intercambio es un gran enriquecimiento para ambos lados."

She has prepared a board full of information about Cologne (Colonia), where she lives.

 Here is a short video with the most important things to see and do in Cologne.

BECAS INMERSION LINGUISTICA 1º Y 2º ESO

Se acerca el verano y las vacaciones. Como cada año el Ministerio de Educación español abre la convocatoria para los alumnos de 1º y 2º ESO que quieran asistir a un curso de inmersión lingüística en verano de 2019.

Se trata de unas colonias en las que se trabajarán prioritariamente los aspectos orales del aprendizaje de la lengua inglesa, en instalaciones situadas en distintos puntos de la geografía española en territorio peninsular.

Requisitos

1. Estar matriculado en centros sostenidos con fondos públicos durante el presente curso 2018/2019.
2. Haber obtenido, como mínimo, “notable (7)” como nota media del curso 2017/2018.
3. Haber obtenido, como mínimo, “notable (7)” como nota final en la asignatura de inglés en el curso 2017/2018.
4. No haber sido beneficiario de la ayuda en convocatorias anteriores.
5. Los alumnos con necesidad específica de apoyo educativo podrán optar con una nota mínima de "aprobado" (5).

Enlace a la convocatoria para 1º ESO (250 plazas)
Enlace a la convocatoria para 2º ESO (250 plazas)

INTERNATIONAL BOOK DAY

Every 23rd April we celebrate International Book and Copyright Day. Why this day? Because it is the day two of the most important writers died (William Shakespeare in the English language and Miguel de Cervantes in the Spanish language).

Here is an interesting short video telling the evolution of books.

Visit the UN official site for more information on this topic.

ST GEORGE'S DAY

(Information taken from https://www.timeanddate.com)

St George's Day in England remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.

St George's Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St George's cross are flown on some buildings, especially pubs, and a few people wear a red rose on their lapel. Church services on the Sunday closest to April 23 often include the hymn 'Jerusalem', written by the poet William Blake. The words describe a supposed visit to Glastonbury, England, by Jesus Christ during his youth.

April 23 is not a public holiday. Schools, stores, post offices, businesses and other organizations are open as usual. Public transport services run to their usual timetables.

The most widely recognized symbol of St George's Day is St George's cross. This is a red cross on a white background, which is often displayed as a flag. It is used as England's national flag, forming part of the Union Flag, the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Saint George's cross was originally the flag of the maritime Republic of Genoa.

St George is the patron saint of a number of other places, such as Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and Russia. He is also remembered in some regional holidays, such as in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada and among the Gorani people who live in a mountainous area in the Balkans and were converted to Islam many centuries ago, but still observe St George's Day. Around the world, a number of days are devoted to St George, including April 23 and dates in November and December of the Gregorian calendar.

HALLO DEUTSCHLAND!!

This is the 5th edition of our School Exchange with Gerabronn in Germany.

This time a group of 16 Bachillerato Year 1 students and 2 teachers will visit the German school from April 4th until 11th. As usual we have prepared varied activities like trekking to Rothenburg ab der Tauber, visit to Stuttgart, visit the school, cooking workshop, parties, lesson attendance, etc.
This year the German group will come on May 30th until June 7th.

HANAMI

We have some trainee teachers at out school. They started on Monday 25 March and will stay until the end of May. One of them is Andrés and he wants to be a teacher of English.
We have asked him to chose a topic for our Torre de PBaPBel bulletin board and without any hesitation, he said "Hanami".

So what is Hanami? Watch this short video to find out. Also, you can click on this link

HOLA AMIGOS

They are finally here. After some months of contacts, paperwork, planning... here they are. 23 students and 3 teachers for International School Of Indiana in Indianapolis (USA) arrived last Sunday 18th March and will be with us until Thursday 27th).
Here is a photo with the whole group.
Some days to visit our school, attend some lessons, get to know our region, visit monuments and historical places, natural areas, taste our gastronomy, live with host families... Certainly, it is a great experience for our ESO Year 4 students and their families (who we deeply thank for taking part in the activity).
Unfortunately, we will not officially visit them back in the States because the trip is way too expensive and the grant offered for our regional government is not enough. The important thing is to have created the link. We always try to show our students that foreign languages are alive and they make sense when we use them for real communication purposes. Well, here we have the best time to do so!

FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE

In the last weeks we have heard a lot about students' strikes on Fridays. Why? The reason is "Fridays for future", an international student movement that tries to make people aware of the different problems our planet faces and will face in the near future if we don't do something NOW.
Here is a short video about it.

Apparently all this came from Greta Thunberg, an amazingly young Swedish girl. Check the official website.
Here is a video of Greta in a wonderful public speech.

ST PATRICK'S DAY

Like every March 17th we celebrate  St Patrick's Day, the patron saint of Ireland and an important festivity in many places in the USA. Look at the presentation below with some information about its legend, history and more... Also watch a video about how a river in Chicago can be dyed green for this celebration.

St Patrick's Day de José Antonio Alcalde López

BECAS VERANO 2019

Como todos los años, el Ministerio de Educación español ha abierto la convocatoria para solicitar becas de inmersión lingüística en verano de 2019. Aquí dejamos un extracto con los requisitos.

Requisitos

Volver

• Haber nacido entre el 1 de enero de 1999 y el 31 de diciembre del 2002.
• Haber obtenido en el curso 2018-2019 la condición de becario del Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional conforme a la Resolución de 6 de agosto de 2018, de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Formación Profesional, por la que se convocan becas de carácter general, para el curso académico 2018-2019, para estudiantes que cursen estudios postobligatorios. (BOE de 16 de agosto).
• Estar matriculado en el curso 2018/19 en:
  • Bachillerato
  • Enseñanzas profesionales de música y danza
  • Grado medio de Formación Profesional
  • Grado medio de artes plásticas y diseño
  • Grado medio de enseñanzas deportivas
  • Enseñanzas de idiomas de nivel intermedio o avanzado
• Tener aprobado totalmente el curso inmediatamente anterior y haber obtenido en dicho curso una nota final mínima de 7,50 puntos en la asignatura de inglés.
• Tendrán preferencia los solicitantes que hayan obtenido una puntuación superior en la asignatura de inglés. A esta nota se sumarán 1,5 puntos a los solicitantes de nueva adjudicación.

Enlace a la convocatoria completa.

WOULD YOU DO IT??

The world is full of amazing people who do really awesome things. Here is just on example.
One man, Alex Honnold, who has climbed without any safety measures El Capitán. National Geographic has produced an incredible documentary (with some international awards already) telling about the experience.
Here is the trailer

If you want to know more about it, visit the website.

LEARN ENGLISH WATCHING TV SHOWS

Watching TV shows is not only for fun. Most of the TV shows we can see are in English original version. For his reason, it is a good idea to learn English at the same time. There are many options but here is a selection with ten of them at different levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.

For more information CLICK here

HELLO SASHA

Here is at last Sasha with us. She comes from Sheffield University and is an Erasmus + student. She will be with us for some months helping students with their English speaking and listening.
Every Monday at break time (11:30-12:00) she will be in our second English Speaking Club, this time more adequate more low-level students (ESO Years 1, 2 and 3)

Welcome Sasha!!

SAFER INTERNET DAY (February 5th)

We celebrate many different days and this one is also necessary: Safer Internet Day.
Why? Because with millions of people using the Internet it is advisable to remember some tips about how to use it the right way.

Our Taller de Inglés 1º Bachillerato students have prepared some nice posters with tips and ideas for a better use of the Internet and here they are displayed on our Torre de Babel bulletin board.
They did a great job, didn't they?

If you want to know more about it click HERE.

School Day of Non-violence and Peace

January 30th is a very important day for schools around the world. Our world is becoming more and more violent and it is necessary to stop and think about it.

 We want to celebrate it with a huge Peace symbol in our main window made with messages written and drawn by our ESO Year 1 students.
The sign is "PEACE is..." and everybody has to complete it with a word, sentece or idea.
Here is a photo with the result.
Here is a LINK to an interesting website with more information.

Of couse, we cannot forget the most famous song about peace ever: "Imagine" by John Lennon.

WELCOME 2019!!

Our Bachillerato Year 1 students in the "English in Action" elective subject have prepared an outstanding board to welcome 2019.

They have been searching the web to see what is going to happen this year, month by month, at international, national and regional level.

We have plenty of events regarding history, economics, traditions, politics, culture, sport and so on.

BLUE MONDAY

The third Monday of January is commonly known as "Blue Monday". People say that it is the saddest day of the year but why? Apparently, there is a formula to find out it. Watch the short video below to know more about it...

HELLO AMERICANS!!

In about two months our North American friends from Indianapolis will be here. We are so excited!!

 25 students and 3 teachers will come from March 17th until 28th.

These days we are planning their stay among us and different activities are being considered (culture, sport, history, gastronomy, environment and so on).

Here is a photo with some of the participants...

BECAS EUROPA

Esta beca es una iniciativa única promovida por el Banco Santander y la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria para potenciar el talento, premiar la excelencia y apoyar la creación de redes de liderazgo.

El programa tiene como objetivo viajar a lo más profundo de la historia, esencia e ideales de la universidad, que nació en Europa, para despertar en sus futuros alumnos la actitud del verdadero universitario. Construir una red de universitarios líderes en Europa dispuestos a sacar lo mejor de la institución universitaria y reflejarlo en la sociedad.

“Nuestro objetivo: premiar y potenciar el talento de los mejores alumnos preuniversitarios de España.”

Para ello, Becas Europa selecciona a los 50 mejores alumnos preuniversitarios para compartir con ellos la experiencia de un viaje de 20 días alrededor de Europa, visitando las principales universidades y participando en un programa de conferencias, encuentros con personalidades de primer nivel del mundo académico, político y cultural y participando en actividades culturales y de ocio.

El Programa Becas Europa se celebra en diferentes sedes: Alcalá de Henares, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Bolonia, Roma, Londres, Oxford, Cambridge, Bruselas, Paris, Heidelberg y Madrid.

El alumnado de 1º Bachillerato puede participar. En este ENLACE está toda la información.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019

Here is 2019.
We have prepared some information about two important celebrations worldwide:

• On the one hand, 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Click HERE for more information.

On the other hand, 2019 is also the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Click HERE for more information.

Apart from this, every time we start a new year it is customary to think about New Year's Resolutions. Here is a short video which includes the most typical resolutions.