São Francisco Church is one of the most beautiful churches of Portugal. It is deeply connected to the history of the country and the period of maritime expansion. The gilt in the altars and in the celling is impressive. Many foreign artists worked in this church.
The city of Porto is full of history, architecture and art. The group started the tour in S. Bento train station, the most important train station in the North of Portugal. The imponent building and the tiles that depict scenes of the history of Portugal, the history of transportation and also scenes of rural life.
The visit to CNAIM was important to know the kind of support that is provided to foreigners that arrive to the North of Portugal. In Portugal there are three support centers like this one. The foreigners that come to Portugal can find here help dealing with all the bureaucratic aspects of their situation. They will get help […]
The students had a workshop in wich they created a campaign to promote the image of migrants underlining the importance they have on society. Can you imagine science without Einstein (he was born in Germany, but he studied and worked in other countries)? Can you imagine Toledo without El Greco? So many examples of the influence […]
The teachers had a second meeting focusing on matters related to the website and mobility tool. The headteacher of Agrupamento de Escolas Ferreira de Castro offered some gifts to the guest schools.
A journalist from a local newspaper came to school to interview some students and the project coordinator. This is a very important newspaper in Oliveira de Azeméis and the best way to disseminate our project in the local comunity. The parents ad the teachers were very proud!
As a preparation activity before C2, the students answered the question: “If you had to migrate what country would you choose?” After a statistical we could see that the prefered destination would be the United Kingdom, followed by United States, Italy and Canada. The reasons for the choices were mainly the job opportunities, the political […]
Each group of students (from different nationalities) wrote a short story about a famous or influent emigrant or immigrant. These should be real stories, about the lives of people who have had an important role in society (in the present or in the past). Each group should choose the story of a migrant focusing on the reasons that […]
The teachers had a meeting to discuss matters related to the project.
“Vadia” is a local brewery created by a french immigrant. In a country where the wine has had a prominent role, the influence of other cultures has led to an increase of beer consunption.