To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Charlemagne
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

07 March 2018

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

WHAT  IS  INTERNATION  WOMAN  DAY ?  British Council

International Women’s Day is a global celebration observed on 8 March every year. It is an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, as well as highlight those areas where action is still needed to bring about equality.


05 November 2016

13 March 2015

Alll about Maine (USA)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/snapshot/Maine.htm
Last Thursday, Clara and Joan's uncles,  visited our school. Carol and Xavier told us about their life in Maine. They live in a wood house  In winter the weather is very cold, it snows a lot. We learnt about wild animals in the forest. They showed us an interesting presentation with beautiful pictures.
We spoke English with them. We know how important is to learn English in order to speak with people around the world.




05 March 2015

CREATIVE SCULPTURES AROUND THE WORLD

Every city that you visit has its own unique sculptures and statues, but some really make you look twice.
There are many sculptures and statues (both new and old) currently provoking conversation and intrigue.
Watch the presentation and think of a name for each sculpture.




Pictures from  http://www.earthporm.com/25-creative-sculptures-statues-around-world/

1. FEMINITY II . GIANT SHOE HEEL (GRANATULA DE CALATRAVA. SPAIN)

from  http://www.enricpla.blogspot.com.es/
This work by Enric Pla Montferrer called Femininity II was installed in 2008 in the town of Granátula of Calatrava (Ciudad Real) as part of Laruta Tourist-Film Pedro Almodóvar, who complete three other works also winners of the international competition held for this purpose and located Calzada de Calatrava, Almagro and Puertollano. The sculpture depicts a high heel shoe of 5 m long and 3 m high made of steel.



 






 
2. THE MUSTANGS OF LAS COLINAS
www.robertglenbronzes.com
It is a realistic bronze sculpture of nine wild mustangs galloping across a granite stream. Tourists from around the world come to view the impressive, larger-than-life depiction that serves as the centerpiece of Williams Square, a stark, pink granite plaza in the Las Colinas Urban Center (Texas, USA).
Adjacent to the sculpture, in the East Tower of Williams Square Plaza, is the Mustangs of Las Colinas Museum. In the museum, visitors learn  the story of the eight years of work African wildlife artist Robert Glen invested in creating the Mustangs.

3.  THE  SHOES ON THE DANUBE BANK  ( BUDAPEST, HUNGARY)

This memorial in Budapest created by Can Togay & Gyula Pauer memorializes the Jews killed by the fascist Arrow Cross during World War II. The shoes symbolize the victims who were forced to take off their shoes before being shot at the water’s edge.

 





















4. THE MONUMENT OF AN ANONYMOUS PASSERBY (POLAND)

This statue signifies all of the souls lost, imprisoned, or otherwise harmed by the oppressive Communist regime that existed in Poland for many years. The monument symbolizes the enslavement of people by communism.


16 October 2010

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is the funniest and the most scary celebration of them all. Is it a night where we are supposed to worship ghosts or the dead of the earth or is it a christian celebration that has turned into something weird?

STORIES AND SONGS
 

26 January 2010

THE GIANTS FROM PRATS DE LLUÇANÈS

We visited the exposure MAKING THEM DANCE about The Giants of our village.
Their names are Vicenç and Àgata and they are 23 years old.
The Geganters told us interesting things about our Giants and they danced for us.
It was amazing!


We are very happy to have seen them dancing for us.

Video Gegants and Geganters from Prats de Lluçanès
We have done a presentation for English pupils from Bath. We want to show them an old Catalan tradition.

Presentació dels alumnes de cicle superior
The Giants from Prats de Lluçanès