Presentations made for the Comenius/eTwinning project "A Voyage of Sea Discovery". Pupils presented their town during the first meeting in England in October 2013

1. ESPAÑA
SPAIN
Comenius Project 2013-2015
Navigating from Virtual to Actual Europe: A Voyage of Sea Discovery

2. Cantabria

3. El Astillero

4. Puente III School

5. Puente III School

9. Varina

19. Train station under the ground.

26. SUOMI - FINLAND
Comeniusproject2013-2015
NavigatingfromVirtualtoActualEurope:
AVoyageofSeaDiscovery

27. Marcus Grönholm Jari-Matti Latvala Mikko Hirvonen Mika Häkkinen Kimi Räikkönen Mika Salo Niko Rosberg
What do you think of when you think of
Finland? Its World Rally and Formula 1
champions?

28. Lapland, snow and
Santa Claus?

29. Saunas and
sausage?
Ice hockey
and skiing?

30. Nokia phones and modern design?
Or something else? Like the Moomins?
Marimekko? Alvar Aalto? Angry Birds?

31. Finland is all this, and more!
Or do you picture a land of forests and lakes, its
coastline dotted with thousands of islands that
make up the surrounding archipelagoes?

32. DISCOVERING FINLAND
THE LAND OF LAKES
Finland is 8th largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine, France,
Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany. Of this, 10% is water and 69%
forest - there are 188,000 lakes in Finland, and 98,050 islands on
those lakes.
Finland has land borders with three countries; with Sweden (614km),
with Norway (736km), and with Russia (1,340km).

33. Finland is home to 5.4 million people, making it the most sparsely populated
country in the European Union.
The largest archipelago in Europe lies off the southwest coast, and the Åland
Islands, an autonomous Swedish-speaking province of Finland, are part of
this archipelago.

34. Weather in Finland
Finland is a land of extremes. In 2010, for example, the highest
temperature was 37.2ºC (99ºF), and the lowest temperature
was -41.3ºC (-42ºF).
42ºF).

35. Finland is famous for being the land of the Midnight Sun. In Lapland a
single summer day can last over two months. Winter is conversely dark and
cold, and the mean temperature remains below 0°C.
Permanent snow falls about two weeks after winter begins, and is deepest
around mid-March, with an average of 60 to 90cm in eastern and northern
Finland, and 20 to 30cm in southwestern Finland.

36. The Northern Lights
One of the great
attractions of Finland is
the chance to experience
the Northern Lights, or
Aurora Borealis, and
every year thousands of
visitors come here to see
them.
Finnish Lapland is the
perfect destination in
summer for trekkers, hikers,
and even cyclists who want
to get away from it all, to
spend time alone exploring
a landscape that is ever
changing.
Santa Claus
Tourists from all corners of
the earth flock to the village
of Napapiiri, just outside the
Lapland capital of
Rovaniemi, just to meet the
great man, in the adorable
Santa Claus Village.

37. Our Capital- Helsinki
A modern city featuring some of the most distinctive
architecture in the world, both old and new, Helsinki is one
of the cultural hot spots of Northern Europe.

38. Its combination of bustling, busy market places, of seaside parks, bars,
cafés, and restaurants, its variety of museums and galleries, outdoor
music festivals and concerts

39. West Coast of Finland – Raahe
Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, Raahe is a seaside
town famous for its old wooden town centre. Known as the
Town of Sea Winds, Raahe is a cosy, welcoming town with
much to offer visiting tourists.

40. City of Raahe
75 km south of Oulu, Raahe was founded in 1649 has
developed into a modern centre where Information
Technology, the steel industry , and one of Finland's
busiest ports all jostle comfortably with its historical
Old Town.

41. Raahe has a great maritime history. The Old Town of Raahe is one of the best
preserved wooden towns in Finland.

42. Raahe has a fine guest harbour and you can charter the Fiia of Raahe, a 21,5 meters
long topsail schooner, or other more common craft.
Raahe´s logistical location is excellent. The Port of Raahe operates all year round
and it is one of the busiest ports in Finland.

43. Some pictures from Raahe

44. Our school Keskuskoulu
Raahe City School

45. Keskuskoulu (Raahe City Schol)
- comprehensive school
- primary grades 1 – 6
- about 210 students (7-13 year
old)
- 20 staff members (13
teachers)
- four music classes (grades 3 –
6)
The school building dates from
the year 1912.
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EUrope
Behind the Music
Over the Inspiring tunes of Europe(an)
waves
Comenius-projects:
Tall Tales – Small People
Navigating from Virtual to Actual Europe
A Voyage of Sea Discovery

46. Keskuskoulu 100 years

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We come from the
South of Italy, we
could say we are “the
toe of the boot”.
Our Region is a
peninsula with about
800 kms of coast.
In our logo you can
see the blue of the
sea around our
emblem which
shows a column that
reminds us of Magna
Graecia and the
“Pino loricato”, a
rare species of tree
you can find on our
mountains.
(CS)
(CZ)
(RC)
(KR)
(VV)

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includes the schools of three towns:
Cerisano, Marano Marchesato, Marano Principato.
Its name “Istituto Comprensivo” refers to the fact
it’s made of 3 sections: pre-primary, primary and
middle school. There are about 200 pupils.
Students take a musical instrument lesson
once a week. The best of them have extra
lessons of musique d'ensemble to play in
our Orchestra, our icing on the cake.
There are Laboratories of
Science, Art and Computer,
in some classes there are
also Interactive
Whiteboards and I-Pads .
OUR SCHOOL

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Our orchestra won some important prizes in national
competitions, this urges us to always do our best.

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Cerisano, Marano Marchesato e Marano
Principato are close to each other and about 10
kms far from Cosenza, whose district they are part.
They are situated on the “Serre”, some mountains
around Cosenza, at about 30 kms far from the
Tyrrhenian coast. Their old town centres consist of
picturesque alleys with ancient churches and
buildings.
OUR VILLAGES

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is the ancient capital of the Brettii (IV BC); during the Roman Empire, it was
an important stop on the Popilia Road, linking Rome to Sicily.
COSENZA
The old inner city – with its Norman Castle, the Cathedral, the
narrow streets, the ancient buildings, the churches and the
cloisters - is an interesting example of a Medieval town.
Alaric, king of the Visigoths, died here in AD 412.
History tells us he was buried with his horse
and his treasure into the bed of the Busento River.

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The Cosenza’s “Duomo” is a fascinating
example of Romanesque architecture.
This Cathedral is now “Patrimony
witness of peace and culture”
protected by UNESCO.
It was unvelied by the Holy Roman
Emperor Frederick II in 1222.
In that occasion, the
emperor gave the city
of Cosenza the
“stauroteca”, a golden
cross with precious
stones. It keeps a relic,
a piece of the Jesus’
cross.

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The
Rendano,
The RENDANO THEATRE

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Cosenza,
Mazzini Street

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The University of Calabria is
very close to Cosenza. It’s a
campus where students can
live and study. There are 22
laurea degree courses. The
state-of-the-art engineering
course is one of the most
important in Italy.

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CALABRIA
Mountains between two seas

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Calabria was inhabited since
Palaeolithic times. In the province
of Cosenza there’s a cave where
you can see a graffito representing
an ox made about 11.000 years ago.
The Oenotrians were an ancient
population who settled in the
Cosenza surroundings. A legendary
king of them was Italus, so that
they were called Italics and their
land Italia; later, when the Romans
united the various regions into a
whole, this name identified the
entire Italian Peninsula.
So our land gave the name to our
nation!
Bos primigenius graffito
Above you can
see the name
“Italia” on the
Calabrian territory

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The Greeks
founded colonies
during the VIII
century BC which
soon became so
rich and powerful
that the entire
Calabria became
known as “Magna
Graecia”.
Numerous populations and cultures have arrived in
Calabria from the Mediterranean Area for centuries
Column of Hera
Lacinia’s temple,
Crotone

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After Roman domination so many people came and occupied Calabria!
Byzantines, Saracens, Normans, Longobards, Goths, Arabs…
So our culture became richer and our attitude outgoing and open to the new:
we are people and a land of contrasts!
Norman Castle,
Cosenza

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CODEX PURPUREUS
- Rossano (CS) - a great
example of miniature
Byzantin art.
We have places whose names remind us of these people: e.g. the town
Longobardi (CS) or the territory in province of Cosenza called
Librandi from the name Liutprando, the ancient Longobardi’s king.
THE SARACEN TOWER - San
Nicola Arcella (CS)

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In Calabria there are some important ethnic-linguistic minorities, in
particular Albanian and Waldensian ones, which speak their ancient
languages and still have their traditions
From XV to XVIII century lots of
Albanians left their country and
came to the Cosenza area, where
still now there are some towns
who live following that culture.
In the XVI century a Waldensian
community came from South-France
to Calabria because of religious
reasons, settling on a hill facing the
sea near Cosenza.

65. Cardinal Hume Catholic School

66. By Rebecca, Joshua & Matthew

67. North East Tour Holiday
DAY 1

68. Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead
On River Tyne
• Around 500,000
• Roman: Pons Aelius
• 11C military stronghold
• 18C Coal mining
• 19C Shipbuilding
• 21C Modern European
city with diverse economy

69. North-East of England

70. Geordie
• people & language from Newcastle area
• Old English & Norwegian (Viking) influence
• Vowel sounds distinctive
• Ball, long, found, walk, house, down, home,
going, night
• Why aye = of course
• AA divinna = I don’t know
• Am gan yem = I am going home
• Am ganin doon thu toon = I’m going to Newcastle
• Howay= come on

71. Blaydon Races
Aa went to Blaydon Races twas on the 9th of
June
1862 on a summer’s afternoon
We tuk the bus from Bambra’s
And she was heavy ladin
Ganin Alaang Collingwood Street
That’s on the road to Blaydon

72. Blaydon Races
Ooh me lad yu shud uv seen us gannin
Passin the folks alang the road
Just as they were stanin
The were lots of lads n lasses
All wi smilin faces
Gannin alaang the Scotwood Road
To see the Blaydon Races

73. City Brands
Newcastle Brown Ale
Since 1927
Newcastle United
Football Club

74. Sting

75. Stan Laurel

76. Ridley Scott
• Film Director

77. Great North Run
• 1981
• 52 000
• World’s
biggest
half
marathon

78. Great North Run

79. George Stephenson: Father of the Railway
Rocket The first passenger locomotive 1829

82. Newcastle Castle Keep is one of the oldest buildings in
the city, dating back to the 11th century

83. • Central Newcastle: 7
main bridges
• The High Level: world’s
first road-rail bridge
• The Swing Bridge: 1876
• The world famous Tyne
Bridge, often used to
symbolise the city
The Bridges Along the River

84. The Tyne Bridge, built in 1928

85. Millennium Bridge

87. Grey Street

88. Grey’s Monument

89. • Gallery for Contemporary
conceptual Art
• Flour mill 1950-1982
• Demonstrates the region’s
change
• Heavy industry on the
Tyne replaced by culture
and science
The Baltic

90. Angel of the North

91. The Sage

92. Day 2
North East Tour Holiday

93. Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site
• Frontier of the Roman
Empire.
• 80 Roman Miles (116 km)
• Built in 122 AD
• Reduced warfare
• Separated Romans and
Barbarians
• Regulated and taxed
passing trade and people.

94. • Barracks
• Headquarters block
• Commanders’ house
• Granaries
• Hospital
• Toilets
• Complete circuit of
walls
Hadrian’s Wall Housestead’s Roman Fort

95. • Key Military Post
• Vindolanda Writing Tablets
• Archaeological sites
• Live excavations
• Roman Army Museum
• Old surviving document in
UK written by a woman
Hadrian’s Wall Vindolanda Officer’s Residence

96. • Designed by local
architects during
rebuilding of central
Newcastle in mid 19C
• 20 February 1837
• 1300 capacity
• Seat of Royal Shakespeare
Company
• North East’s premier
theatre
• Re-restored 2011 £4.7m
The Theatre Royal

97. The Pitman Painters
• This story set in 1934,
follows a group of local
miners who must teach
an art appreciation
class. With art and
comedy, The Pitman
Painters shows the
extraordinary lives of
ordinary men.

98. Day 3
Durham and Beamish Museum

99. Durham
• Centre of Christianity
after the Vikings attacks
on Lindisfarne
• A modern city with very
historic buildings
• Ancient cathedral,
castle and university
• About 20 km south of
Newcastle

100. • Monks from Lindisfarne
moved there in 995
• St. Cuthbert’s body
taken & reburied there
• The Bishop of Durham
is the 4th most senior in
England
Durham Cathedral

101. The Peninsula
• Surrounded
on three sides
by water
• Provided
protection
against further
attacks from
Viking

102. • It is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site
• In 2001 voted UK’s best
building in BBC poll
• Best example of
Norman French
architecture in UK
• Famous in Europe
• Built between 1093 &
1135
Durham Cathedral

103. The Towers
• Durham was & is a
place of pilgrimage
• The towers once much
taller with spires
• Spires removed in 1658
• Pilgrims would have
used towers as a guide
• Main Central tower has
325 steps

104. • Among the top 100
universities in the world
• Third oldest university
in England
• College founded in 1657
• University founded in
1832
The University

105. Famous Graduates
• 2 Olympians
• 2 Archbishops of
Canterbury, the head of
the Church of England
• Many famous
politicians, scientists,
musicians, actors,
presenters
• Jonathan Edwards,
Olympic gold medallist

106. Beamish Museum
• Open-air museum
• Biggest in the UK
• Founded in 1971
• Idea to show life an
industrialised
community
• Over 1.2 km² in size,
about 300 football
pitches

107. Beamish Museum Main Street
• Depict life in a small
town before WW1
• All buildings as they
were originally
• Have been moved,
rebuilt & refurnished,
including houses, shops,
bank, bakery, school,
church, coal mine & fish
& chip shop

108. Co-operative shop

109. Sweet Shop
• Visit the original sweet
shop
• Smell the sweets being
made and even watch!

110. POLAND
.

111. Area 312 685 km2
Population 38.7 Mil.
Capital
Warszawa (Warsaw)
1.65 Mil

112. SŁUPSK
• Our city is located in the northwestern part of
Poland, near the Baltic Sea and the Słupia
River
• Area 43.15 km2
• Population 98,757
Coordinates: 54°27′57″N 17°1′45″E

114. USTKAour twin city

115. OUR SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM No. 4
http://gim4.slupsk.pl

116. See you in Poland 

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