Postcard 49 is off to Leipzig, Germany

Great start to the week with a postcard showing one of the best known Galician landmarks, the cruceiros!

María Pérez, an ESO 4 student, has written the card on behalf of all the members of Ciencia Activa, a successful school project whose aim has been and still is to approach science in a meaningful and motivating way!

Two other members of Ciencia Activa, Outeriño and Ledicia Blanco, have done some research on the Galician Cruceiros and have share their findings in DISCOVER OURENSE.

They have also explored the destination of this card, the city of Leipzig in Germany, and have posted an interesting text in EXPLORING PLACES. Thank you, guys!

Another Ciencia Activa student, Carlos Cuesta, has very kindly recorded a podcast with further information about Leipzig. Listen to Carlos here. Thanks a million!

Postcard 16 has been headed for Kirov, Russia!

Happy 2016 to all!

The first postcard this year has been headed for Kirov, a Russian city, 4290 km away!

Ciencia Activa students have sent a postcard featuring the impressive Veracruz Church or Temple of the Holy Cross in Carballiño, a beautiful town 30 kilometres from Ourense. 

Icía (ESO 4) was in charge of writing the postcard:

Ciencia Activa students have done some research on Kirov; you can read what they've found out about this Russian city in EXPLORING PLACES. Thank you, guys!

You can also find information about Carballiño's amazing temple in DISCOVER OURENSE.

Next destination: Tambov (Russia)

Postcard 14 has been sent to Tambov, Russia, 3794 kilometres away!

This time, it was a group of Sixth form students that were in charge of writing the postcard. They are the members of the Proxecto Ciencia Activa, a project coordinated by Biology teacher, Beatriz Temes, to make science more fun and engaging. For such a purpose they run a blog, a podcast channel and an online TV channel, and they also organise a yearly Science Week. They have been awarded the Peonza de Bronce- Espiral Edublogs for Best Students’ Blog in Spain.

The postcard they've written features the monument to the pantalla, one of the emblems of Xinzo de Limia, a town 40 kilometres from Ourense.

If you want to learn more about Tambov, listen to this podcast recorded by Ciencia Activa students. You can find more information about Tambov in EXPLORING PLACES. Thank you, guys!

Podcast on Tambov (postcard 14)

Ciencia Activa students have recorded a podcast about Tambov, a Russian city which is the destination of postcard 14.