Dances Festival went on with the impressive 6th level children dancing Ball de bastons(Sticks dance)!!
This traditional Catalan dance has its origins in the Middle Age, when soldiers and warriors invented it to keep fit, to practise during the peaceful periods.
Originally only men were taking part in this dance, but from the sixties (60’) women are actively participating and having a relevant role in this dance nowadays.
After this great festival of dances from each level, now time to dance altogether.
We invited our guests to take part dancing in the last dances: Ball del rogle (Circle dance) and Sardana; typical Catalan dances where everybody is welcomed to dance.
Laughs, happiness and emotion on the farewell!
Dances and Farewell on PhotoPeach
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Dances Festival.
On a hot and sunny afternoon, children from 3rd to 6th level danced happily for Comenius partners visitors.
Tipical dances and some surprises.
3rd level danced “Contradansa” called like this because of the steps, done and to the opposite: in/out and forward/backward.
4th level performed "La Bolangera”, from Tarragona. This traditional dance was very popular because it was usually performed as an “opening dance” in every festival.
5th level danced “Ribbons' dance” time ago part from rituals made to the trees in April and May. This dance praised to the Deities for a good fruits’ harvest.
So the ribbons were originially used to decorate the tree and dance around, but the tree was replaced for a pole/long stick holded by a dancer, who keeps standing it up during the dance.
And... a surprise for our guests at the end of "Ribbons' dance"
We hope you enjoy this video:
Dances Festival on PhotoPeach
Tipical dances and some surprises.
3rd level danced “Contradansa” called like this because of the steps, done and to the opposite: in/out and forward/backward.
4th level performed "La Bolangera”, from Tarragona. This traditional dance was very popular because it was usually performed as an “opening dance” in every festival.
5th level danced “Ribbons' dance” time ago part from rituals made to the trees in April and May. This dance praised to the Deities for a good fruits’ harvest.
So the ribbons were originially used to decorate the tree and dance around, but the tree was replaced for a pole/long stick holded by a dancer, who keeps standing it up during the dance.
And... a surprise for our guests at the end of "Ribbons' dance"
We hope you enjoy this video:
Dances Festival on PhotoPeach
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Working meetings
In each Meeting we have time for visiting the school, for talking, for eating, for enjoying the city and... we also need time to work.
Here you can see a sample of presents exchange and working meetings.
Presents and meetings on PhotoPeach
Here you can see a sample of presents exchange and working meetings.
Presents and meetings on PhotoPeach
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Workshops with 5th level
5th level pupils enjoyed a lot the Comenius workshops with our partner teachers!!
There were 5 groups of children that worked about 15-20 minutes in each workshop.
* Italy proposed two Art and Craft activities: a peg with a pig and a flowered basket.
* Austria brought the Owl game (Mozart's favourite game) to play.
* Belgium prepared an Art and Craft activity painting with Chinese ink on vegetal paper.
* Turkey brought Hacivat, Karagöz and Tily puppets to paint.
* Spain prepared the Gaudí game.
Now you can see some photographs that show just a little sample of a great afternoon ... Not everyday you have the chance to meet, talk, work and play with teachers from four European countries working together at our school.
It was a short but intense experience!
There were 5 groups of children that worked about 15-20 minutes in each workshop.
* Italy proposed two Art and Craft activities: a peg with a pig and a flowered basket.
* Austria brought the Owl game (Mozart's favourite game) to play.
* Belgium prepared an Art and Craft activity painting with Chinese ink on vegetal paper.
* Turkey brought Hacivat, Karagöz and Tily puppets to paint.
* Spain prepared the Gaudí game.
Now you can see some photographs that show just a little sample of a great afternoon ... Not everyday you have the chance to meet, talk, work and play with teachers from four European countries working together at our school.
It was a short but intense experience!
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Visit to the Town Hall
After visiting the school, we walked to the Town Hall.
There we met our Major, Pilar Diaz; and our Education Councilman, Juan Fernandez; who congratulated everybody for working on Comenius project.
There were nice speeches and presents from each Comenius partners.
Visit to the Town Hall on PhotoPeach
There we met our Major, Pilar Diaz; and our Education Councilman, Juan Fernandez; who congratulated everybody for working on Comenius project.
There were nice speeches and presents from each Comenius partners.
Visit to the Town Hall on PhotoPeach
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Visiting the Primary school.
We left the Infant school classes and came back to Primary building to visit Primary classes.
We started dancing in the Music class.
Our pupils and teachers were happy to meet partner teachers from our Comenius project.
Intense feelings our children receiving letters from their penpals brought by our visitors!
Always interesting to know foreign people; Comenius partners "in person"
Nice greetings, short conversations, astonished looks, laughs and smiles everywhere walking along all the school.
And breakfast to recover forces to go on.
Visiting the school on PhotoPeach
We started dancing in the Music class.
Our pupils and teachers were happy to meet partner teachers from our Comenius project.
Intense feelings our children receiving letters from their penpals brought by our visitors!
Always interesting to know foreign people; Comenius partners "in person"
Nice greetings, short conversations, astonished looks, laughs and smiles everywhere walking along all the school.
And breakfast to recover forces to go on.
Visiting the school on PhotoPeach
Final Meeting in Esplugues. Welcome and Infant school visit
Our Comenius Project is finishing now! You can't believe it! Everything started here more than two years ago... and now; Final meeting in Folch i Torres school.
Our school was dressed up for the occasion: Tilys, welcomes in each language, flags from each country gave the welcome to our partners.
We all met in the school's hall on a sunny May Wednesday morning.
Kisses, welcomes and greetings and we started visiting the Infant school.
The Infant school always so charming and nice decorated. Little children received our guests happy and emotioned, a bit overwhelmed for so many foreign people visiting their classes.
Welcome and Infant school visit on PhotoPeach
Our school was dressed up for the occasion: Tilys, welcomes in each language, flags from each country gave the welcome to our partners.
We all met in the school's hall on a sunny May Wednesday morning.
Kisses, welcomes and greetings and we started visiting the Infant school.
The Infant school always so charming and nice decorated. Little children received our guests happy and emotioned, a bit overwhelmed for so many foreign people visiting their classes.
Welcome and Infant school visit on PhotoPeach
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