December 2014 ::

DECEMBER IN SLOVAKIA

11/03/2015 11:43

December is usually very nice month. Winter holidays are close and we enjoy special Christmas atmosphere. There are usually many activities in this time. We celebrated St. Nicolaus Day on 6th December. Our students wearing costumes of St. Nicolaus, angels and devils went from classroom to classroom and gave some sweets to those who where good the whole year. In December...

Christmas Activities (Portugal)

20/12/2014 16:02

In the school subject of Technological Education the students of several classes of Escola Dr. José Neves Júnior created several works, with enthusiasm, dedication and creativity. They created in clay beautiful cribs, decorative plates using the “Decoupage“ technique, angels with recycled materials and Christmas table arrangements in “Origami”. All these works were shown...

Trip to Austria (GVM, Czech Rep.)

19/12/2014 19:47

The destination of the annual pre -Christmas trip for the students who study the German language was the Graz region. During the two-day excursion to south Austria the students visited the splendid monastery in the town of Melk and the place of pilgrimage Mariazell. They took the cableway to get to the top of the Schockl peak with a beautiful view of the surrounding...

Traditions and habits of Romanian people for Christmas (Romania)

19/12/2014 09:03

In Romania, Christmas and mid-winter celebrations last from 20th December to 7th January. The 20th is when people celebrate St. Ignatius's Day. It is traditional that if the family keep pigs, one is killed on this day. The meat from the pig is used in the Christmas meals. The Christmas celebrations really begin on Christmas Eve, 24th, when it's time to decorate the...

The Nutcracker (GVM, Czech Rep.)

11/12/2014 08:57

On 10th December, the youngest students of our school (aged 11/12) went by train to the city of Brno (the second largest city in the Czech Republic and the capital of Moravia) to see the ballet The Nutcracker (in Czech Louskáček). It happened that they came to the theatre late as the train was stopped because of an accident on the rail. Nevertheless they saw most of the...

St. Nicolas Day (GVM, Czech Rep.)

06/12/2014 20:31

There is a tradition in our school - every year, on 5th December, the under-graduates (aged 18/19) get dressed as St. Nicolas, devils and angels and they visit their younger schoolmates in their classrooms during the morning lessons (which the young students don´t mind as the teaching is interrupted for a few minutes and it´s fun) and give them nuts and sweets. Usually...

“LET’S GIVE LIFE TO WASTE” (Portugal)

05/12/2014 07:26

The school is participating in the contest “Let’s give life to waste”, sponsored by ALGAR, whose main objective is to sensitize the whole school community to the importance of the separation and recovery of the different types of waste produced at home, at school and in the surrounding community. For this project to be succeeded it is necessary that all work together,...

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