EXCHANGE 2025: GERMAN STUDENTS IN A CORUÑA

[Coruña City Hall photos from Instagram: coruñasocial-Concello de A Coruña. To see more photos LINK HERE]

The German students taking part in the 2025 student exchange Altkönigschule-Rafael Dieste arrived at A Coruña on Wednesday.

Yesterday (March 27th), the whole group of students and their teachers: Isabel, Julia, Lara & Leticia attended the official welcome reception at A Coruña City Hall. The Education councellor Juan Ignacio Borrego was their host.

VISIT UPDATES:

(Photos from IES "Rafael Dieste" blog, link here)

- Photos of their visit to CIDADE DAS TIC (Thursday 27th):

- Photo of their day trip to Santiago (Friday 28th):

- Photos of their visit to the IRVING PENN CENTENNIAL Expo at MOP (Monday, 31st):

- Photos of day trip to Costa da Morte: Finisterre & Ézaro (Tuesday April 1st):

THIRD KRONBERG-ALKÖNIGSCHULE / A CORUÑA-RAFAEL DIESTE STUDENTS EXCHANGE 2025

From the 18th to the 25th of February, 22 of our 4ºESO students take part in the third edition of the Alkönigschule, Kronberg-Rafael Dieste, A Coruña student exchange 2025. Teachers Isabel Viña & Leticia Ogando are in charge of the Spanish group this year, while Julia Westenburger & Lara Anselm are again the ones on the German side. At the end of March, the German students will be in A Coruña.

The photos above show the whole group during the tour of Kronberg today.

VISIT UPDATES:

- Photos of their visit to Frankfurt on Thursday February, 20th, below.

- Photo of their trip to Marburg on Monday February 24th, below.

[14th CW] PIALE PROGRAMME: A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN CANADA

This week "Rafael Dieste" celebrated its fourteenth cultural week on the topic of "FUSION CULTURE". Our teachers Isabel Viña Vilas, from the English department and Leticia Ogando López, from Physical Education, both talked to the students of 3rd and 4th ESO and the teaching staff about their experience of multiculturalism in Canada, as participants in the PIALE programme. The differences in both educational systems were also discussed and the students showed great interest in those aspects that could be transferred to our school.

4ºESO GRADUATION 2023

For the second time yesterday the 4th ESO Graduation was held at the assembly hall of our school. Students and teachers got together to celebrate the end of compulsory secondary education. For some of them it's a farwell to our school as they'll be moving on to other studies. There were performances and speeches by our headmaster Mateo Torres and several teachers as Alberto Pombo, Arcadio González and Dores Castro.

Good luck to them all!

4ºESO GRADUATION 2022

This year, for the first time, we've had the Graduation of 4th ESO. Students and teachers gathered at the school's assembly hall this evening to celebrate the end of compulsory secondary education and also the farewell to some students who won't continue in our school. It was also the farewell toDores Castro Villar, tutor of one of the 4th year groups and Galician teacher in all of them, who now retires.

The hosts of the event Violeta Hernández Gestal and Carla Vázquez Ruano (4º-A).

The speeches of each of the class-groups:

4ºESO-A: Irene Doncel Veira & Guillermo López Vaamonde.

4ºESO-B: Roque Torre Castro.

4ºESO-C: Martín Golán Sande.

Musical performances:

María Fernández Sánchez sings with Iago López Pérez on the piano (4º-B).

Iago López Pérez singing "We are the champions" & "We can work it out".

Roque Torre Castro playing the piano (4º-B).

Kamille Prainha Pedrozo singing (4º-B).

Tribute to Dores Castro Villar, tutor of 4ºESO-A & Galician teacher in all 4th ESO groups, who now retires..

"RAFAEL DIESTE" SECOND IN THE "PASSWORD" COMPETITION

Back from this morning's "PASSWORD COMPETITION", IES "RAFAEL DIESTE" ended up 2nd. This is the final score:

1st) IES "MARÍA CASARES", Santa Cruz. 32 points.

2nd) IES "RAFAEL DIESTE", A Coruña, 27 points.

3rd) IES "ISAAC DÍAZ PARDO", Sada, 16 points.

The experience was great because we all enjoyed it very much, and for the next edition we promise to improve to be the winners.

The event also had performances, from our school it was Kamille Prainha, who sang.

The beginning, introducing the captains of each team. Ours, Isabel García Aller, in blue on the left.

Here are the results of each of our pairs:

ANGÉLICA IGLESIAS LORENZO & IRIA MILES DIAZ (4ºA) 7 correct answers of 10

TOMAS ALONSO CALVO (4ºA) & ROQUE TORRE CASTRO (4ºB) 7 correct answers of 10

LAURA CASTRO EXPÓSITO & KAMILLE PRAINHA PEDROZO (4ºB)  5 correct answers of 10

ISABEL GARCÍA ALLER & IRIA TORRE CASTRO (4ºB)  5 correct answers of 10

XOEL AÑÓN LAGE (4ºA) & IAGO LÓPEZ PÉREZ (4ºB) 3 correct answers of 10

NOA OTERO FERNÁNDEZ (4ºA) & TANIA CALVELO MONTES (4ºB) Without any correct answer

 

PASSWORD COMPETITION TODAY @ A FABRICA, OLEIROS

Today we're off to Santa Cristina (Oleiros) to take part in the PASSWORD COMPETITION.

Twelve of our 4th ESO students: 

ANGÉLICA IGLESIAS LORENZO & IRIA MILES DIAZ (4ºA)

LAURA CASTRO EXPÓSITO & KAMILLE PRAINHA PEDROZO (4ºB)

ISABEL GARCÍA ALLER & IRIA TORRE CASTRO (4ºB)

NOA OTERO FERNÁNDEZ (4ºA) & TANIA CALVELO MONTES (4ºB)

TOMAS ALONSO CALVO (4ºA) & ROQUE TORRE CASTRO (4ºB)

XOEL AÑÓN LAGE (4ºA) & IAGO LÓPEZ PÉREZ (4ºB)

will be competing against another dozen students from each of these two high schools "María Casares" in Bastiagueiro (Oleiros) & "Isaac Díaz Pardo" in Sada.

The competition takes place at "A Fábrica" cultural centre in Santa Cristina, Oleiros.

We'll be updating with information.

 

PASSWORD COMPETITION: OUR PAIR-TEAMS & POSTER

 This is the poster that announces the "PASSWORD COMPETITION" which will take place on the 6th of June. We'll be competing against the secondary schools of Sada ("Isaac Diaz Pardo") & Santa Cruz-Oleiros ("María Casares").

The "Rafael Dieste" Team is formed by the following pairs:

ANGÉLICA IGLESIAS LORENZO & IRIA MILES DIAZ (4ºA)

LAURA CASTRO EXPÓSITO & KAMILLE PRAINHA PEDROZO (4ºB)

ISABEL GARCÍA ALLER & IRIA TORRE CASTRO (4ºB)

NOA OTERO FERNÁNDEZ (4ºA) & TANIA CALVELO MONTES (4ºB)

TOMAS ALONSO CALVO (4ºA) & ROQUE TORRE CASTRO (4ºB)

XOEL AÑÓN LAGE (4ºA) & IAGO LÓPEZ PÉREZ (4ºB)

Wishing them all good luck in the competition!!