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MEGABAU 2024 @ COLISEUM, A CORUÑA

This morning the MEGABAU* 2024 Gala was held at the Coliseum in A Coruña. In this event, the more than 1000 students, who have achieved the highest marks at this year's ABAU exams, and their high schools were awarded in the presence of authorities (the Galician Education counsellor, the deans of the three Galician public universities, the mayoress of a Coruña and hosted by the president of CIUG, Pedro Armas), teachers and their families.

[*Mellores Expedientes Galicia ABAU]

Among these students, four were from IES "RAFAEL DIESTE", alphabetically:

- ANGÉLICA IGLESIAS LORENZO, ISABEL GARCÍA ALLER, IZAN PARIS PRADO & TOMÁS ALONSO CALVO. (in the photos below, together with our Spanish language and literature teacher Carlos Blanco Dávila).

This year, I happened to be attending in the audience, as a parent, because my daughter was another of these students, but belonging to another high school. (below the photos of the awarded students from IES "Eusebio da Guarda", where my daughter is).

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ALL AND LOTS OF LUCK IN THEIR FUTURE!

"RAFAEL DIESTE" GRADUATION 2024 + "ATSF" CONCERT

Yesterday we celebrated the Graduation of our 2nd BAC students. With their ABAU exams already finished, they all got together at the assembly hall of the Conservatorio Superior de Música to celebrate with their families y teachers. Congratulations and luck to them!

At the same time at the Tolerance Square, nearby our school, the "Aquí Tamén Se Fala" concert was held with great success. Lots of people gathered to listen to different artists singing in Galician: Leria, Lontreira, Boyanka Kostova, & Grande Amore.

"And full of pride we say that yesterday @aquitamensefala made history. That a state secondary school in a working-class neighbourhood organized like this that has no parellel throughout all Europe.

But we say it proudly for the work done by the teenagers of @iesrafaeldieste. we say it full of emotion and passion because yesterday we celebrated the festival of Galician youth of the active youngsters who did basic work all over the country!

[Instagram aquitamensefala]

A huge success having been organized from a public school!

ELECTRICITY VOCABULARY

 

REMEMBERING OUR CONVERSATION ASSISTANTS

On the day before we say goodbye to this year's conversation assistant, we also want to remember the previous* who have been teaching our students ever since we started our Bilingual & Plurilingual Programmes. Thanks to all of them wherever they are now.

[*Including all the existing assistants that have been until I left the school in Dec 2023]

Sarah Wade (USA)

(School year 2022-2023 & 2023-2024)

Kayleigh Vantassel (USA)

(school year 2020-21 & 2021-22)

Joshua DeYoung (USA)

 (school year 2018-19 & 2019-20. Fulbright programme)

Ben Davidson (USA)

 (school year 2017-18. Fulbright programme)

Laura Oxenreiter (USA)

(school year 2016-17)

Byron Santi (USA)

(school year 2015-16)

Tom Pazo (USA)

(school years 2013-14 & 2014-15)

Paul Behrend (USA)

 (school years 2011-12 & 2012-13)

Sarah Needham (UK)

(third term in school year 2010-11) 

(school year 2010-11) + another Canadian girl called Nicole

 

Kasia (UK)

(school year 2008-09 & 2009-10)

Rose (from UK)

(school year 2007-2008)

MODAL DEDUCTIONS ABOUT THE PAST

 

MODAL DEDUCTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENT

 

STOCKHOLM TACKLING TRAFFIC & ENVIRONMENT

CONFUSING: 'RISE' vs 'RAISE'

 

VIDEO TOUR GUIDE OF OUR TWO GERMAN STUDENT EXCHANGE CITIES

 Browsing the internet, I came across this video that gives us a tour guide of the two German cities which have been our destination during our school exchange visits there: Frankfurt & Nuremberg. The video belongs to the series of Rick Davies Europe Travel guides. On it you can see many of the places we've visited in both cities during our stays there. A reminder of some great experiences.

Video: GERMANY'S FRANKFRUT & NÜRNBERG: