PPT presentation, about Theme 8 of "Our Treasures" Comenius project, showing our school as a European knowledge center.

1. OUR SCHOOLS: EUROPEAN KNOWKEDGE CENTERS
Fundació privada COR DE MARIA d’Olot

2. School Details
Fundació Privada Cor de Maria d’Olot
Esglaiers, 1, 17800 Olot,
Avda. Reis Catòlics, 19, 17800, Olot
Tel. (0034) 972 26 13 91
(0034) 972 26 08 31
Fax: (0034) 972 27 29 53
cordemaria@cordemariaolot.cat
http://www.cordemariaolot.cat

3. Situation Olot is in the province of Girona,
a province of Catalonia, north-
east of Spain.

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Our School is placed in the old centre of Olot (approx. 28.000
inhabitants), in La Garrotxa, province of Girona.
There is an exceptional landscape around the city; some of it belongs to
the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of La Garrotxa.

5. About our school
Catholic independent school of Mary’s Heart order. It was the
first one founded in 1848 by Joaquim Masmitjà i Puig, a
priest who wanted to give education to poor women.
The school receives financial subsidy from the Generalitat,
the Government of Catalonia.
“Fundació Privada Cor de Maria d’Olot” was created in 2002.
It is a foundation made up by seven people (nuns and
students’ parents) who take decisions.

6. Education levels
NURSERY SCHOOL
3-5 years old
PRIMARY SCHOOL
6-12 years old
SECONDARY SCHOOL
12-16 years old

8. Our school education project encourages growth of
students in all its dimensions. Therefore:
a) Helping students develop their physical, intellectual and emotional
skills.
b) Educating their social dimension and promote their integration into
the world in a responsible and constructive way.
c) Promoting the ethical, moral and transcendent values and respect for
all religions.
d) Educating for freedom, justice, solidarity and peace because we are
aware that the promotion of these values is particularly urgent in our
society.

9. Aims
• To develop a project that integrates coexistence,
coeducation, moral and civic education, education for
peace, health education, environmental education,
intercultural education… as well as values such as justice,
participation, cooperation, respect...
Celebration of the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace

10. • To deal with diversity in the classroom to achieve basic
skills, educational goals and contents, ensuring a
good coordination and good pedagogical training of
teachers.
Intercultural activities

11. • To promote and strengthen innovation projects for the
education of students and encourage the whole school
community, especially ICT projects, European projects
and foreign language projects.
Video-conference with European students

12. Other Comenius Projects
Discovering European Beauties
by Bike and Keeping Fit
2003-2006
Sport is Life
2007-2009

13. Other Comenius Projects

14. Through the participation in a Comenius
project:
• We wish to help our students and teachers
better understand the range of European
cultures, languages and values, and
encourage the adquisition of the basic life
skills and competences necessary for
personal development, future employment
and active citizenship.