Nuestro viaje de Comenius a Stratford upon Avon Our Comenius trip to Stratford-upon-Avon

2. How Comenius works
Comenius is an English project
organized by several European
countries which main aim is to
communicate students from several
cities in Europe.
Specifically, our project involves
collecting information about job
opportunities for young people. This
information will be uploaded to
‘eTwinning’, a social platform we will
also use to keep in contact with the rest
of European high schools.

3. In Stratford, we had to plan with the rest of Comenius students the activity we will
do when they come to Spain. The first activity will be an orienteering event and
then we will play some beach games.
The best part of the project was working with them because we have many foreign
friends and we have improved our English.

4. United Kingdom Germany
Stratford-upon-Avon Achim
13 Sept 2012 28 Nov 2013
Italy Finland
Palermo Gorowo
8 Nov 2012 6 Mar 2014
Poland United Kingdom
Tampere Truro
17 Jan 2013 24 Apr 2014
Spain
Malaga
7 Mar 2012
When
and where

5. Welcome to
Stratford-upon-Avon

6. Stratford-upon-Avon is a small historic town and civil parish in south Warwickshire,
England (civil parish means ‘a small administrative territory with a local
government’). It is situated on River Avon and is internationally renowned as
William Shakespeare’s birthplace. Over 25 thousand people live there.
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The town name is
derived from the Old
English name of
Straet meaning
‘Street’ and Ford that
meant that it forded
the river into the town.
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7. Holy Trinity Church
The chancel is the
resting place of William
Shakespeare.
Stratford’s Royal
Shakespeare Theatre
is home to the Royal
Shakespeare Company
(RSC).

8. Ghost walk
The We joined Jocasta for an entertaining walk
other around the historic streets of Stratford and
discovered the buildings where there are terrible
side
tales and sinister stories of ghosts, witches,
murders and misery.
of
Stratford
upon
Avon

9. Magic, mystery and monsters...
Welcome to the world of Dr Thaddeus
Bombay! It is known as England’s
most magical visitor experience. There
you can find the Wand Emporium and
the House of Wizardry.

10. ’s birthplace
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. He is regarded as
the greatest writer in the English language, producing many plays, sonnets and
poems. In this town we can find Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, a foundation
consisting of Shakespeare's Birthplace and some of his relatives’ houses. This is
why Stratford is so closely linked to Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare’s
birthplace gives you
the chance to get
unique coins with
different Shakespeare
topics for one pound
and one penny each.
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11. Stratford
upon
Avon
School

12. There are about 1,600 students in Stratford-upon-Avon
School. It is really big, like three times as big as ours,
because there are students from many nearby towns.

13. Stratford-upon-Avon School is simply amazing! The most impressive facilities are
the track, the gymnasium, the football pitch, the canteen and the library.
The timetables are different too: school starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m., and
there are two breaks (20 minutes and 40 minutes). The high school is so advanced
and modern that when students go to pay for their meals, they only have to put
their index finger in a sensor which adds the bill to their account.

14. Lucia’s host family
My host family lives in a village near Stratford, in a big two-story house in the
middle of the country. My host parents Charlotte and Bryan have three daughters,
Amy (14), Jasmine (12) and Katie (6). Charlotte is a nurse and Bryan works for a
gas company. They have got a dog named Lily. We went to Bristol because of
Amy’s grandfather’s 80th birthday party, and to Bourton-on-the-Water.

15. Alfonso’s host family
My host family lives relatively not far from school, in the town centre. Their house
is a two-story building. My host parents Rita and Rob have two red-haired sons,
Patrick (14) and Alex (11). Rita looks after old people and Rob works at a Land
Rover dealer. They have got a hamster named Toby. We went to Broadway and to
Bourton-on-the-Water, where Lucia and me met by chance.

16. Curiosities: British food
Fudge Squash
A creamy candy A still drink made
made of sugar, from fruit juice or
butter, milk, and fruit syrup diluted
usually chocolate. with water.
Marmite
Crumpet Love it or hate it!
A round yeast cake A yeast and
full of small holes vegetable extract
on the top side, used as spread,
eaten toasted and flavouring, etc. Are
buttered. you a lover or a
hater of Marmite?