IES AVENIDA DE LOS TOREROS AND MINDERSE ACADEMY EXCHANGE PROGRAM

A VISIT TO MADRID

Students from Minderse Academy were in Madrid and they visited our school.

We had some treats together and in the afternoon we went shopping downtown Madrid.

It was FUN!!! We hope to see you again.

Christmas in Spain

Spanish Christmas

SPANISH CHRISTMAS TREATS AND SWEETS

POLVORONES

TURRÓN

MAZAPÁN

All these treats are made of almonds

THE THREE WISE MEN

En España es tradición recibir los regalos el dia 6 de enero, que es conocido como el día de reyes. Los niños reciben muchos regalos por parte de los tres reyes magos (Melchor,Gaspar y Baltasar). También es tradición comer una especie de tarta (Roscón de Reyes) que suele contener una sorpresa dentro.

STUDENTS PHOTOS

We are groups:
                        1ºC (8th grade)
                        2ºH (12th grade)
                        4ºA (10th grade)

We have sent you some letters. We wish you all MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

¡¡¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!

WELCOME/ BIENVENIDOS!!!

Welcome to this exciting project between Madrid (Spain) and Seneca Falls, NY (USA).

IES Avenida de los Toreros and Mynderse Academy have been working together to create this exchange cultural project.

Here are some webpages about the schools:

http://ies.avenidadelostor.madrid.educa.madrid.org/

http://www.sfcs.k12.ny.us/Academy.cfm

IES Avenida de los Toreros

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Spain

Spain

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Madrid Spain

Here are some interesting facts about Madrid to learn more about this city:

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin.

Its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe.

While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure; it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Teatro Real (Royal theater) with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; an archaeological museum; and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

The Madrid region features a Continental Mediterranean climate with cold winters due to altitude (650 m (2,133 ft) above sea level), including sporadic snowfalls and minimum temperatures often below freezing. Summer tends to be hot with temperatures that consistently surpass 30 °C (86 °F) in July and August and rarely above 40 °C (104 °F).

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