Colegio Navas de tolosa, jaen, spain
As part of our exciting Erasmus+ project 'Magic and Myths Unite Europe' we have been given the opportunity to visit partner schools to observe and understand the workings of schools in other countries and see how they are implementing the project. So far we have visited Turkey, Finland, and most recently Spain.
In April some teachers participating in the project were warmly welcomed by ‘Colegio Navas de Tolosa’, a primary school which is situated in the beautiful and historic town of Jaen, in Southern Spain. The school itself has about 400 children attending. Children begin their school career younger in Spain, entering their ‘Kindergarten Year’ aged three. We were entertained by the Kindergarten children dressed up as clowns (following their recent carnival) singing and telling jokes.
On site ‘Colegio Navas de Tolosa’ has two main school buildings, one for the junior children and one for the senior children. Their school also houses a special needs unit for children with special educational needs. Their bright and welcoming school is surrounded by yard space, courts and a garden where the children grow their own vegetables. The corridors were abundant with art and project work based on our Erasmus+ project. We were delighted to see one corridor decorated with shamrocks and snakes, grade three had been studying the Legend of Saint Patrick and the snakes.
During the visit we had an exhibition where each country showcased work that had been completed in their schools which focused on myths and legends from their own countries. Staff were lucky enough to observe lessons, visit all classrooms and interact with the staff and children in the school, it was a great learning experience. Parents and members of staff from the school spoiled their visitors with a meal of regional tapas and paella, cooked in the school yard by the secretary’s husband and the school principal, Pepé. On the second day of the trip we met with the Head of Education in Jaen for a talk on schools and education in the region. We were then treated to an historical walk of Jaen, but with a twist! At each area of interest our tour guide had a wonderful local myth/legend to entertain us with. The trip culminated with a visit to the breathtakingly beautiful city of Granada.
In April some teachers participating in the project were warmly welcomed by ‘Colegio Navas de Tolosa’, a primary school which is situated in the beautiful and historic town of Jaen, in Southern Spain. The school itself has about 400 children attending. Children begin their school career younger in Spain, entering their ‘Kindergarten Year’ aged three. We were entertained by the Kindergarten children dressed up as clowns (following their recent carnival) singing and telling jokes.
On site ‘Colegio Navas de Tolosa’ has two main school buildings, one for the junior children and one for the senior children. Their school also houses a special needs unit for children with special educational needs. Their bright and welcoming school is surrounded by yard space, courts and a garden where the children grow their own vegetables. The corridors were abundant with art and project work based on our Erasmus+ project. We were delighted to see one corridor decorated with shamrocks and snakes, grade three had been studying the Legend of Saint Patrick and the snakes.
During the visit we had an exhibition where each country showcased work that had been completed in their schools which focused on myths and legends from their own countries. Staff were lucky enough to observe lessons, visit all classrooms and interact with the staff and children in the school, it was a great learning experience. Parents and members of staff from the school spoiled their visitors with a meal of regional tapas and paella, cooked in the school yard by the secretary’s husband and the school principal, Pepé. On the second day of the trip we met with the Head of Education in Jaen for a talk on schools and education in the region. We were then treated to an historical walk of Jaen, but with a twist! At each area of interest our tour guide had a wonderful local myth/legend to entertain us with. The trip culminated with a visit to the breathtakingly beautiful city of Granada.