Our High School

IES Pere Fontdevila

Our High School is called Our High School is called Pere Fontdevila because Pere Fontdevila because Pere Fontdevila was a Pere Fontdevila was a teacher of the High teacher of the High School and he also was School and he also was the architect that the architect that designed it. designed it.

The high school isn’t very The high school isn’t very big although a lot of big although a lot of people think it is big people think it is big compared with our small compared with our small village, Gironella.village, Gironella.

Students from different Students from different places like Olvan, places like Olvan, Viladomiu, Cal Rosal, Viladomiu, Cal Rosal, l’Atmetlla and La Plana l’Atmetlla and La Plana come here. come here.

The staff room and the office The office staff is composed The office staff is composed

of two secretaries and a of two secretaries and a caretaker (he gets on very caretaker (he gets on very well with the majority of the well with the majority of the students). students).

Between the staff room and Between the staff room and the office there’s a corridor the office there’s a corridor and in there, a fishbowl; a and in there, a fishbowl; a place where the bad students place where the bad students are sent. are sent.

In the staff room there are In the staff room there are lots of books on many lots of books on many different shelves and a lots of different shelves and a lots of tables; one for every four tables; one for every four teachers. teachers.

In the High School there are In the High School there are forty teachers.forty teachers.

Teachers English: Two teachers.English: Two teachers. Spanish: Three Spanish: Three

teachers.teachers. Catalan: Three Catalan: Three

teachers.teachers. Physical Education: Physical Education:

Three teachers. Three teachers. Science: Three Science: Three

teachers.teachers. Philosophy: One Philosophy: One

teacher.teacher. Mathematics: Three Mathematics: Three

teachers.teachers. Music: One teacher.Music: One teacher. History and geography: History and geography:

Two teachers.Two teachers. Technology: Three Technology: Three

teachers.teachers. Art: Three teachers. Art: Three teachers.

The students

There are 286 students in total.There are 286 students in total. ESO (Secondary obligatory ESO (Secondary obligatory

school): there are about 197 school): there are about 197 students. students.

BAT: there are about 89 BAT: there are about 89 students.students.

Ground floor

On the ground floor there’s the gym, the staffroom, the On the ground floor there’s the gym, the staffroom, the conference room, a video classroom . There are also three conference room, a video classroom . There are also three more classes. more classes.

First floor On the first floor there are 1st, 2nd and 3rd of ESO. There’s an art On the first floor there are 1st, 2nd and 3rd of ESO. There’s an art

class, two ITC rooms, a science laboratory and one language class.class, two ITC rooms, a science laboratory and one language class.

Second floor

On the second floor there’s 4th of ESO and 1st of Bat. There is a On the second floor there’s 4th of ESO and 1st of Bat. There is a music class, two ICT rooms, two workshops, and a science music class, two ICT rooms, two workshops, and a science laboratory, too. laboratory, too.

The playground

The playground is very big.The playground is very big. In the playground there’s a football field, a basketball field and a In the playground there’s a football field, a basketball field and a

volley net. There, there are also three benches. volley net. There, there are also three benches.

School extras

Drama

In the High School there’s an extra activity, drama. In the High School there’s an extra activity, drama. At the beginning of the course some students work At the beginning of the course some students work at a basic level. And in about two months they start at a basic level. And in about two months they start to choose the play that they want to do at the end to choose the play that they want to do at the end of the year before the rest of the students. of the year before the rest of the students.

Sports

The High School facilitates sports activities The High School facilitates sports activities to the students that want to do sports. to the students that want to do sports.

These activities are:These activities are: FootballFootball BasketballBasketball AthleticsAthletics

“Manga drawing”

There’s an extra school There’s an extra school activity . A special teacher activity . A special teacher teaches some students teaches some students how to draw in a special how to draw in a special form called “Manga” or form called “Manga” or “Anime”. “Anime”.

Revision Lessons One day in the afternoon, in the One day in the afternoon, in the

library of the High School, there are library of the High School, there are some revision lessons. They are some revision lessons. They are optional and there, a teacher explains optional and there, a teacher explains the different lessons of the week. All the different lessons of the week. All of the students from ESO can attend. of the students from ESO can attend.