COMENIUS 2012 – 2013CATALONIA

Marta FinestraAriana Lung

Carla MasJordi Mir

Carla MònicoFrancesc Sanz

Xavier Sobrepere

INDEX

Catalonia

Where is it?

Our flag

Traditions

Artists

Les Garrigues

Where is it?

Weather

Economy

Festivities

Products and food

Our school

CATALONIA Catalonia is an

European country in

the western

Mediterranean.

In Catalonia, Catalan

is spoken.

It has got about 7

million inhabitants

and its capital is

Barcelona.

Catalonia is divided into four provinces.

Barcelona

Girona

Lleida

Tarragona

CATALONIA

OUR FLAG

It is red and yellow.

The flag’s legend talks about a hero called

Guifré el Pilós who was wounded by King

Lluís.

The four bars are from the four fingers of

Guifré el Pilós’s hand.

OUR FLAG

We celebrate these important days:

Onze de setembre – 11th September

La castanyada – 31st October

Sant Jordi – 23rd April

Sant Joan – 23rd June

TRADITIONS

We have important traditions like...

Traditional dance: La Sardana

Traditional characters: Els gegants

Traditional animals: El burro català

TRADITIONS

Legends and heroes

Guifré el Pilós legend

El timbaler del Bruc hero

Sant Jordi hero

TRADITIONS

In Catalonia we have some important artists:

Joan Miró

Antoni Gaudí

Salvador Dalí

ARTISTS

Where is it?

Les Garrigues is located in the west of Catalonia

and belongs to the province of Lleida.

LES GARRIGUES

The villages of the region are small. Les

Garrigues has got 24 villages.

The capital of les Garrigues is les Borges

Blanques.

Most of the houses are for single families.

In les Garrigues, there are typical

constructions which are made of stone. They

are called “cabana de volta” and “aljubs”.

VILLAGES

In our area the climate is continental

Mediterranean dry with little precipitation,

giving the maximum in spring and autumn

and minimum in winter and summer.

As for temperature, winters are cold, (mainly

because of persistent fog), and the summers

are very hot.

Fog is the weather phenomenon which

predominates in the region.

WEATHER

Our district is agricultural and the main crop

is Arbequina olives trees.

It also grows the almond tree and grapes.

ECONOMY

Each town holds its festival. The most

representative actions are encounters of

giants and devils. This festival is called

“Festa Major”

FESTIVITIES

In les Borges Blanques we celebrate the Fair

of the oil.

FESTIVITIES

The typical products of the region are:

Oil

Bread kidney: pa de ronyó

Nuts

Honey

PRODUCTS

The typical food in Catalonia is bread with

tomato dipping oil.

Snails

TYPICAL FOOD

OUR SCHOOL

This school is private school.

There are kindgarden, nursery, primary and

secondary.

The nursery is on the top of les Borges

Blanques.

There are a small playground, a

multipurpose room, and dining room.

There are: P1,P2,P3,P4 and P5.

NURSERY

PRIMARY

Some years before we were in the old

building. But now, we are in the new one.

There are six rooms. Under the rooms there

is an indoor playground with four baskets.

SECONDARY

They are the oldest students in the

school .

There are four classes with two rooms A

and B.

The 1st classes are in the cloister.

The 2nd classes are next to the playgrounds.

The 3rd and the 4th classrooms are on the 1st

classrooms.

OTHER ROOMS

In the school there are 2 ICT rooms with

interactive boards.

A theatre

A church

Playgrounds

A dining room

A library

A music room

TYPICAL PARTIES IN THE SCHOOL

In the school we celebrated:

La Castanyada

Christmas

The marathon

Festa fi de Curs

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