ESO 2 and 4
students are taking part in "Creative Classrooms", an awesome eTwinning
project that includes a number of interactive tasks in English which allow
students to collaborate with peers across Europe. Now that Christmas holidays
are approaching, our students have selected a number of Christmas cards and
have written holiday wishes and greetings to students from Croatia, Greece,
Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.
Great job,
guys! Looking forward to
receiving cards from so many different places!
We have received a gorgeous postcard from Istra,
Russia!
Thank you Yulia for having chosen such a wondrous view
of Istra's best-known landmark, the impressive Voskresensky
Monastery (New Jerusalem Monastery).
If you want to find out more about
this Russian town, 3,509 km from Ourense, visit our section EXPLORING PLACES!
WHERE IS ISTRA? Istra is a town and the capital of Istrinsky District in Moscow
Oblast, in Russia located by the Istra River, 40 kilometers west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway.
The New Jerusalem Monastery was
founded in 1656 as a patriarchal residence on the outskirts of Moscow. The monastery took its name from the New Jerusalem. This site was chosen for its resemblance to the Holy Land.
The River Istra represents the Jordan, and the buildings represent the 'sacred space' or holy
places of Jerusalem.
The New Jerusalem Museum is a
modern, state-of-the-art museum, located across the river from the eponymous
monastery. Exhibits draw on the hundreds of thousands of items in the monastery
collections, including weapons, icons and artwork from the 17th century to
modern times. Highlights include personal items belonging to Patriarch Nikon,
as well as 20th-century drawings and handicrafts from around the Moscow region.
Watch this video to take a look at
some of Istra's landmarks:
Our 57th postcard has been headed for Oklahoma City, the capital of the US state of Oklahoma, almost 7,500 km away!
Hope our American friend Briana will like this card featuring Rafael Cachaldora's vibrant illustration of Rúa Lepanto from which you have charming views of Ourense's cathedral:
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the American state
of Oklahoma with a population of almost 600,000. Oklahoma City has the largest
municipal population of any city in the Great Plains region of the central United States as
well as all neighboring states to Oklahoma excluding Texas and
Colorado.
OKLAHOMA CITY IS FAMOUS
FOR…
… having one of the
world's largest livestock markets. Oil, natural gas, petroleum and related industries are the
largest sector of the local economy. The city is in the middle of an active oil
field. The federal government employs large numbers of workers at Tinker Air
Force Base and the US Department
of Transportation’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (these two sites house several offices of the Federal
Aviation Administration and
the Transportation Department's Enterprise Service Center, respectively).
… being the birthplace
of well-known filmmaker Ron Howard, who directed films as popular as Cocoon (1985), Apollo Thirteen (1995), A
Beautiful Man (2001) and The Da Vinci
Code (2006).
The Oklahoma State
Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the
building that houses the Oklahoma Legislature and executive branch offices. It
is located along Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The present structure
includes a dome completed in 2002.
The Oklahoma City
National Memorial is a memorial in the United States that honors the victims,
survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on
April 19, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City on the former
site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which was destroyed in the 1995
bombing. This building was located on NW 5th Street between N. Robinson Avenue
and N. Harvey Avenue.
Originally known as the
Ford Center from 2002 to 2010 and Oklahoma City Arena until 2011, it is an
arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in
2002 and since 2008 has served as the home venue of the Oklahoma City Thunder
of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In addition to its use
as a sports venue, Chesapeake Energy Arena hosts concerts, family and social
events, conventions, ice shows, and civic events. The arena is owned by the
city and operated by the SMG property management company and has 18,203 seats
in the basketball configuration, 15,152 for hockey, and can seat up to 16,591
for concerts.
This is a zoo and
botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District in northeast
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The zoo covers 119
acres (48 ha) and is home to more than 1,900 animals. It is open every day
except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The Oklahoma City Zoo is an
accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American
Alliance of Museums.
Watch this video to
find out more about Oklahoma’s capital city:
Eva
Pousa, our secretary and head of the English department, has sent us a lovely
postcard from Southampton, the town she has travelled to in order to attend the
course "School Management and Quality Evaluation" after having
received an Erasmus + mobility grant.
We
are thrilled to hear that she's learning so much from instructors and fellow
participants. Here are some photos of her stay. Visit our school'sErasmus+ blog to find out more about Eva's stay.
…
being the capital of the World Cossacks. They have had a rich military
tradition, playing an important part in the historical development of the
Russian Empire and participating in most of its major wars.
…the
Novocherkassk massacre or Bloody Saturday. It refers to events tied to the
labor strike of a locomotive building plant in Novocherkassk, a city in the
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The events eventually culminated in riots of June
1–2, 1962 when reportedly 26 protesters were killed by Soviet Army troops, and
87 were wounded.
PLACES TO VISIT
Ascension Cathedral
Novocherkassk Museum of Don Cossacks History
Alexander Garden
Yermak Statue
Monument to Reconciliation and Agreement
Have
a look at the video below to find out more about the city of Novocherkassk.
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