Our trip to Barcelona

On Wednesday, the 30^th March 2011, a small group of our Comenius – Project (three teachers : Mrs Kapella, Mr Schönberg and Mr Dienstbier ; four students : Anna Kropp, Lena Wegener, Svenja Kächele and Tabea Rauth) went by plane to Barcelona, Spain. The last international Comenius – meeting took place there.

When we arrived in Barcelona airport, we went by cab to the hotel, where our teachers stayed. There we met our host families and went to their homes.

The next day we had to get up very early, because we had to go to school ( Collegi Pare Manyanet ). There the English students and we had to present the work we did during the last months.

The English students had recorded a video about rubbish consumption and the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle). After that we had to present. Although we were as nervous as anyone can be, our presentation went well.

The Spanish students presented something too of course.

When we were finished, we did a tour through the school. We realized that it is very different from our school and that also the teachers aren't as strict as in Germany.

One of the biggest differences is that the school also includes a kindergarten and a primary school. So there are kids aged from 3 years up to 18 years.

After our stay at school, we went with all the host students and the English students on a trip through the city.

We went to Sagrada Familia and from there down to the harbor. We saw a lot of things and a lot of people. It was interesting.

On Friday, the 1^st April, we first went to school again and from there by bus to Eco Parc. We also have written a text about the visit.

After that we, the students, had lunch at a big shopping center. Then we traveled through Barcelona again and went shopping.

Sadly we had to leave the next day. We had to get up even earlier then before, because we had to catch our plane. So when we were back in Bochum, we all were very exhausted.

But anyway, the trip was a great experience and it was such fun.

Unfortunately our project will soon be over. Every student that worked on the project was lucky, that he or she got the chance to learn interesting facts about our environment and to meet people from different countries.

Tabea & Svenja