Spanish Exchange 2015 | Highcliffe School

Spanish Exchange 2015

20 Year 9 and Year 10 students will be heading to southern Spain on Friday 25th September for Spanish exchange.


We have been visiting our friends at IES Hermanos Medina Rivilla since 2007. During our stay we will visit the beautiful cities of Granada and Sevilla, as well as seeing what life is like in a Spanish secondary school. Please follow our blog to see the latest photos and to follow our adventures.

 


 

Schedule of Activities

 

 

Friday 25th September

Meet at Highcliffe School at 04.50
Flight departs at 07.30 from Southampton.
Arrival in Málaga: 11.10 (local time)
Travel to Bailén by coach – we’ll stop half way so we can eat.
Arrival in Bailén: approx 15.00 where we will meet our partners at school.
Evening with family.

 

 

Saturday 26th September
Day spent with family.
Evening together in Linares.
Pizza and bowling - 18.30 until late (Spanish families to accompany students)

 

 

Sunday 27th September

Day spent with family

 

 

Monday 28th September
Seville Visit by coach
Packed lunch provided
Departure: 8.30 Return: 20.00
Evening with family

 

 

Tuesday 29th September
Morning lessons - (all students stay with their partners)
Lunch with families
Afternoon and evening spent with family

 

 

Wednesday 30th September
Granada and Alhambra visit by coach (just English students)
Packed lunch provided
Departure: 8.30 Return: 19.30
Evening with family

 

 

Thursday 1st October
Morning lessons - (all students stay with their partners)
Lunch with families
Afternoon and with family – pack suitcase!
Potential visit to olive oil factory.
Flamenco lesson (tbc)

 

 

Friday 2nd October
Meet at school at 07.00
Depart Bailén for Malaga
(Flybe) departs Malaga at 11.45 and arrives at 13.25 in Southampton.
Coach to collect students and bring them to school.
We will do a couple of activities in the Language Lab and then they will be free to go home at 15.05 as normal.

 


Updates from Spain

 

 

Saturday, 26th September and Sunday, 27th September.

  

Today we spent time with our families settling in and eating local delicacies. In the evening we all met up for pizza and bowling in the local town of Linares. On Sunday we stayed with our families and many of us enjoyed a traditional paella.

 

Sábado, 26 de septiembre y domingo, 27 de septiembre.

 

Hoy pasamos tiempo con nuestras familias acomodándonos y comiendo comidas típicas. Por la tarde fuimos a la bolera en el pueblo de Linares donde comimos pizza y pasamos un rato excelente. El domingo lo pasamos con las familias y la mayoría de nosotros disfrutamos de una paella tradicional.

 

 

 

 

Monday, 28th September

 

We met early in the morning for the long drive to Seville. We visited the amazing cathedral which was previously a mosque and still many Moorish influences. We climbed up 100m to the top of the Giralda tower (the former minaret) and enjoyed amazing views of the stunning city. Afterwards, Mr Wayth and Mrs Marcote arranged for us to have a tour of Seville’s top sites by horse-drawn carriage. We even saw a palace that featured one of the Star Wars films. We enjoyed the sun and 34 degree temperature in the afternoon with some free time and shopping.

 

Lunes, 28 de septiembre.

 

Quedamos muy temprano por la mañana para ir a Sevilla, un largo viaje. Visitamos la impresionante catedral de Sevilla la cual fue previamente una mezquita y por ello conserva muchos elementos árabes. Subimos 100m hasta la cima de la Giralda (el minarete) y disfrutamos de unas vistas maravillosas de la hermosa ciudad. Después el Señor Wayth y la señora Marcote nos organizaron un viaje por en carroza de caballo por las zonas más destacadas de Sevilla. Inclusive vimos un palacio que aparece en una de las escenas más famosas de la película La guerra de la Galaxias. Disfrutamos del sol y de las agradables temperaturas, 34 grados y por la tarde nos dedicamos a las compras y a disfrutar del tiempo libre.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, 29th September

 

Today we had our first day in the Spanish school. We visited different lessons and enjoyed making even more Spanish friends. We left school at midday to visit a nearby olive oil factory. We had the whole oil making process explained to us and got to visit the factory floor. We finished the tour in the company shop and bought some olive oil to bring home.

 

Martes, 29 de septiembre

 

Hoy pasamos nuestro primer día en el colegio español. Asistimos a diferentes lecciones y distrutamos haciendo todavía más amigos españoles.Salimos del colegio al mediodía para visitar la fábrica de aceite de oliva. Nos explicaron el proceso de elaboración del aceite y visitamos la planta de la fábrica. Terminamos nuestro tour en la propia tienda de la empresa de aceite y compramos algunas latas de aceite de oliva para traer a casa.

 

 

 

Wednesday, 30th September

 

We travelled to Granada today which is nestled in the Sierra Nevada. We visited the Alhambra a 14th century Moorish palace. We had a tour around the palace and fortifications and enjoyed the stunning views to the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. The students enjoyed the beautiful views and impressive architecture. We finished off our visit with a trip to a small shopping centre in Granada.

 

Miércoles, el 30 de septiembre

 

Hoy viajamos a Granada la cual está rodeada por la Sierra Nevada. Allí visitamos La Alhambra, un palacio árabe del siglo XIV. Hicimos un recorrido del palacio y sus fortificaciones y disfrutamos de la magnífica vista de la Sierra Nevada cubierta de nieve que se observa a lo lejos. Los estudiantes disfrutaron de las hermosas vistas y de la impactante arquitectura. Terminamos nuestra visita con un viaje a un centro comercial pequeño ubicado en el centro de Granada. 

 

 

 

Thursday, 1st October

 

Tired after the excitement of our trip yesterday, we had a full day in school on Thursday. We went to classes with our partners. Some of us helped in English classes and some of us took part in PE, teaching the Spanish how to play rugby. The Spanish school has lessons until 3pm when students go home for lunch! This evening we are going to a flamenco school for a demonstration and some dance lessons.

 

Jueves, uno de octubre

 

Cansados después de nuestro maravilloso viaje de ayer, estuvimos todo el día en el colegio. Fuimos a clase con nuestros compañeros. Algunos de nosotros ayudamos en las clases de Inglés y otros participamos en la clase de Educación Física, enseñando como jugar al rugby a los estudiantes españoles. A las 3 de la tarde terminan las clases que es cuando los estudiantes van a comer. Esta tarde vamos a ir a una academia de flamenco para ver una demostración y para recibir clases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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