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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
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!