K220 Erasmus Project: The New Values of Democracy in today's Europe's

The second day of the final mobility in Spain of the K220 project “The New Values of Democracy in Today’s Europe” was marked by the red weather alert for heavy rain issued in the province of Valencia. We had to improvise an alternative plan. The teachers visited the school—which was closed—and observed the excellent facilities of IES Eduardo Primo Marqués. They enjoyed seeing the radio studio, the black theater classroom, the entrepreneurship rooms, and the technology workshops. For lunch, they tasted a traditional regional dish: arroz al horno (baked rice). The students were divided into groups. A large group went to Xàtiva, the capital of the La Costera region. The ancient Roman Saetabis and Muslim Madina Šāṭiba hold an exemplary history of defending the roots of their people. The students visited the castle, a double fortress on a hill overlooking the Sierra Vernissa. A smaller group went to Carlet to visit the parish church. The parish priest explained the history of the Church o...

The first day of the final mobility in Spain for the K220 project “New Values of Democracy in Today's Europe” was a washout (literally, "passed by water"). The plans for the staggered reception of the delegations from Portugal, Romania, Poland, Croatia, and Greece throughout Sunday were disrupted by the red alert decreed in the Valencia region due to a cold drop (a weather phenomenon known as a gota fría), like the Scottish musical group from the 90s. As a preventive measure, the regional government suspended educational activities in the districts where heavy rainfall was predicted for Monday. The memory of the mud and the damage from the floods exactly 11 months ago led to such a radical decision. Nevertheless, the Erasmus spirit that permeates all the participants in this project meant that an outstanding challenge like this was overcome by the hard work of the Erasmus team and the management team of the Eduardo Primo Marqués Institute.  The spirit of Erasmus "tha...