Here I bring you some information about an activity we did three weeks ago. In our eTwinning project we were studying the traditons in our regions. Our partners in Poland had prepared a short, but nice presentation, about All Saints’ Day, and then we decided to let them know about our Pilgrims’ Way (Camino de Santiago).
First we studied in class the Camino de Santiago in Navarra, and that included watching a video some of our colleagues had made in the past of the first stage in Navarra, and then we had a short trip by bike.
First stage in the Camino: Roncesvalles-Zubiri
When we studied this topic we emphasized its important in the making of Navarra, especially in the medieval times. Many of our cities were born, or grew along the Camino for centuries.
Then, before getting on our bikes and starting cycling, we watched this video made by the Tourism Service in Navarra. It’s quite short, but it gave us a general idea of the scenery places it gets through in our region.
Now it was the time to read something more. We studied in class these few pages I had prepared with the information you may obtain from Navarra’s Official Webpage.
Once we knew a little bit, Mertxe Sesma (Social Sciences teacher) and I invited the students to join us in the activity we had prepared for everybody in class. But first, if they wanted to come along, they should check how their bikes were because we were planning to ride along the last few kilometers before Pamplona.
Finally, after a week delay due to the bad weather, we did it. If you want to have a good and detailed idea of what it was all about, you have three possibilities:
a) Go to Picasa and see the photos we took on that day,
b) Enjoy these 8 Presentations most of the students have made while learning how to work with PowerPoint/Impress.
c) Or just enjoy watching this simple video we have edited.
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.
As you can see, after enjoying all the materials we produced, it was much more than a normal class. We had the chance to take some photos and practice some English with the pilgrims we met on the Camino that day, and also make our partners in Poland jelous of what we had done, and hopefully we will have the opportunity to show them some time in the future when they visit us. So we can say… It was worth all our effort!