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SALAMANCASalamanca is not a very big city in the north-west of Spain, about

200km from the capital Madrid. Salamanca was founded before theIII

rdcentury. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by the

UNESCO in 1988 and was also designated European City of Culture

in 2002. Walking along its streets, you can find out the quantity of

architectural marvels the city has. Meeting the people there, the lively

and student atmosphere, the magnificient culture and the hospitality,

you will know how Salamanca is.

THE MONUMENTSIn the city centre, near to the young atmosphere, there is the Main

Square: it is, surely, the most beautiful between the arcaded squares in

the world. It was built during the XVIIIth

century. It has, as a closer in

the north wall, the city council building.


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Very close to the Main Square, you find the Casa de las Conchas, in

English, The shells house. Its considered as the most representative

monument of civil art from the Catholic Kingss age.


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Another important monument is the Casa Lis. It is the Art Nouveau

and Art Deco Museum. It is the earliest modernist building of the city

and its iron galleries and stairs are opened as a waterfall onto the river

Tormes.

Returning to the city centre, you find the University. It is the oldest

University in Spain, inaugurated in the beginnings of the XIIIthcentury.

The current building presents a very beautiful facade with the bust of

the Catholic Kings and the mythical Salamancas frog.

Other important artistic buildings are the Palace of Monterrey and the

Church of San Esteban.


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IES MARTNEZ URIBARRIIt is a public High School, located in the center of the city. There are

about 950 students and 80 teachers. The studies offered there, are:

E.S.O. (Compulsary Secondary School), Bachillerato and Vocational

training on Health, Nursery, Pharmacy and Dentistry, both Degrees

(Medium and High).


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Since 2007/08 it offers a Bilingual Section in French and the possibility

of doing the examination to obtain the DELF and DALF

Diploma(Diplme d'tudes en langue franaise). During the last years,

we have been doing several exchanges with France (Castres),

Germany (Braunschweig) and we are going to do another one with the

United States (Connecticut). We have also taken part in another

Commenius project called Femina.


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Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Umw9jjYlg

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Salamanca is located in the north-west of Spain, about 200km from the

capital Madrid. It is not very big; it has just approximately 160.000

inhabitants. It is a wonderful city with a lively and student atmosphere

and we would like to remark some aspects:

1: Salamanca is very monumental and touristic. All its monuments,

even the new buildings in the center, are made of a stone which

contains iron and so have a characteristic golden color and this, gives

a strong personality to the town.

2: Salamanca is a vibrant university city. Every year more than 25000

students from all around the world choose Salamanca to learn and

practice Spanish. Therefore, lots of cultural and sporting activities are
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offered during all the year: conferences, theatre, concerts, art

expositions...etc. A frog is the symbol of the university.

3Salamanca has a very important bullfighting tradition. Several

famous bullfighters are from its land.

4: Salamanca is also a modern and very commercial city with many

trendy shops. The shopping zone is located along the pedestrian

streets close to the Plaza Mayor and here, you can find everything

you need. There are also small traditional shops which sell souvenirs

and the typical handcraft of Salamanca, specially the boton charro

which is the symbol of the city.

Finally, Salamanca has an intense nightlife with lots of pubs, bars,

discotheques...So that, students confirm it is a good luck to study here!

It was the first town in Spain which decorated in an original way, each

pub, for example, there is a submarine, a port, a carrousel, a church...

And about our school, I will just say that it is located in the center of the

city and that it offers Compulsory an Upper Secondary studies and

Medium and High Vocational Training.

Let s see the video and lets discover Salamanca and our school!


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SPANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

In Spain, education is compulsory for children from ages 6 to 16, but all

children can start their education at the age of 3 in Preschool.


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PRESCHOOL: ages 3, 4, and 5

It is not compulsory,

Its aim is to contribute to the physical, emotional, social, and

intellectual development of boys and girls and to help them for the

transition into Primary School.


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It includes primary and secondary education

It is compulsory from 6 to 16.

This education is free in Public and Charter schools and you have only

to pay for private schools.

(Javier)

The academic calendar tends to be the same for all schools: lessons

always begin in September and end in June. Vacation is in summer,

during the months of July and August.

The school year is divided into three trimesters and after each

trimester there is a break for vacation: Christmas time, Easter andsummer holidays. There are usually three evaluations that coincide

with each trimester.

The schedule tends to go from: 9 am until 13.30 pm in Primary school

and from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 pm in Secondary school.

There is always at least one break of half an hour in the morning to

rest or have a snack. This break is called recreo .


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There are three cycles and in each cycle two academic years:

- First Cycle. Ages 6 to 8

- Second Cycle. Ages 8 to 10

- Third Cycle. Ages 10 to 12

An academic year can only be repeated once.

Its aim is, to provide basic cultural skills: oral expression and

comprehension, reading, writing and mathematics. It will also develop

social skills, work and study habits, artistic sense and creative and

emotional growth.

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (ESO): ages 12 to 16.

Its aim is to provide basic elements of culture, specially the humanistic,

artistic, scientific, and technological aspects.

Its aim is also to develop and consolidate study and work habits and

also to prepare the students for their subsequent studies.

This phase is divided into four academic years:


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There are two cycles:

-First Cycle: 1stand 2

nd.(ESO)

-Second Cycle: 3rdand 4th(ESO)

At 1st

, 2nd

and 3rd

all the subjects are compulsory:

- Language, English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Science of

Nature, Technology, Physical Education, Plastic and Visual Education,

Technology, Music, French, Religion or Alternatives Activities

At 4th

you have two electives subjects more:

if you do not pass all subjects in June there is a new lease on

September. You can pass the course with two subjects (if those two

are not language and mathematics). Each year can only be repeated

twice.

If the compulsory education is not successfully completed, the student

can:


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If students succeed, they receive the Certificate of Compulsory

Secondary Education Graduate. This certificate allows them to

continue with their studies either in Non-Compulsory Upper Secondary

Schools or in Vocational Training.


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This phase prepares students to begin University studies or Senior

Level Vocational Training.

It consists of two academic years and various disciplines are offered,

with different general subjects and some of them specialized.

The disciplines are:

- Bachillerato in Humanities and Social Sciences

- Bachillerato in Science and Technology- Bachillerato in the Arts


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After Bachillerato you have two options: make a career college or

access to a higher vocational training .


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To access to University you must pass a test called Selectividad

(selectivity). According to the note, you can choose a college career.


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We have said that with the Certificate of Compulsory Secondary

School you can also go to Vocational Training, so

This phase prepares students to perform a specific job. There are two

levels:Intermediate Level Vocational Training and Senior Level

Vocational Training.


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This training lasts for two years and has a period that includes

internships in companies.

There is a wide variety of courses providing good professional

opportunities.

Upon finishing these studies, students receive the Certificate of

Technician.

If you are 18 years or older, with this Certificate you can have an

entrance examination to enter Senior Level Vocational Training within

the same professional group.


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The training lasts also for two academic years and includes a section

that includes internships in companies.

Students receive the Certificate of Senior Technician, a very

prestigious professional qualification.


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