4. GANDIA
Gandia, with population over 75,000,and over
200.000 in summer, is a city in the Valencian
community, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean.
Gandia is located 65 km south of Valencia and
96 km north of Alicante.
There are two zones, Gandia City, which has all
the historical monuments, commercial activity, and
shopping, and Gandia beach, where we can find
apartments and summer residences.
6. CLIMATE
The climate in Valencian Community is
Mediterranean: very hot and dry in summer (about
30ºC- 35ºC). During the rest of the year the
temperatures are mild. In winter, there are about
10ºC and 2ºC minimum of temperature.
These most important rains come in autumn and
spring.
12. ABAD SOLA SCHOOL
Abad Sola is a religious school founded by a
community of nuns. It’s a semi-private school.
In the school there are approximately 320
students.
In our school there are three levels of
education:
Nursery school: 2-6 years old pupils.
Primary school: 6-12 years old pupils.
Secondary school: 12-16 years old pupils.
23. SECONDARY
In secondary there are 120 students
approximately.
Classes start at 8’30 a.m.
We have a break time at 11’15 a.m.
At 1’30/ 2’30 p.m. we go home for lunch.
On Monday and Wednesday we go back to
school from 3’00 p.m. to 4’45 p.m.
24. SUBJECTS
Compulsory subjects are Physical education,
Maths, Spanish, History and Geography,
Sciences, English, Arts and Valencian language
(it’s the second official language spoken in our
region).
We have also some not compulsory subjects.