Christmas Trivia Quiz

     Here you have a Christmas quiz with some questions. Take part in the contest. Look for
     information, answer the questions and submit your answers Do not forget to note down your
     name and class. Good luck!

The Magic of Recycling

Click on the image to see an interesting video on the magic of recycling, a video on the importance of recycling and how to take care of the environment.

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Environment-friendly news

California becomes the first U.S. state to oficially ban the use of plastic bags: Click here to read the full article


A zero-waste supermarket is possible in Germany: Click here to read the full article 


          

Recycling Week: survey and environmental analysis Of Utebo

4th  year ESO pupils have answered a survey about school litter and have also made a detailed environmental analysis of Utebo. Basing on the results of the survey, they have drawn serious conclusions that should be taken into account in order to improve Utebo's quality of living.

Recycling Week: The Three Rs

In order to say goodbye to 2014, the International Recycling year, the different departments involved in the project have worked together on school activities aimed at awaing the pupils' awareness regarding the importance of recycling for the protection of the environment.

Teens problems & Bullying

In 3 year ESO we have discussed about the most common problems adolescents worry about nowadays. Here you have the main conclusions drawn.

 

Teen problems from marinosa

This discussion led us to analyse on of the issues affecting schools- bullying.
In tutorial classes we have seen this video recorded by Amanda Todd, an American teenager who committed suicide after being bullied for years. We have also read the full story in a newspaper

Click here for further reading about Amanda Todd's story  


 

Comics of the story of Stingy Jack

In order to understand where this well-known popular Irish tradition comes from, we devoted one session to telling the story of Stingy Jack, the origin of the present famous pumpkin  we use on Halloween  to scare away the evil spirits.  

According to an Irish legend, Stingy Jack used to be a scoundrel fond of drinking and evil. On two occasions the Devil came for his soul but Jack played a trick on him avoiding death. When he finally died, unable to enter Heaven because of his evil behaviou in lifer, he went down to Hell's door where he met the Devil, who, keeping his word, took revenge on Jack and did not let him in. That's why Stingy Jack was punished to wander in the dark with a burning coal as a lantern for the rest of eternity.

Read this old Irish story about how the scoundrel "Stingy Jack" became " Jack-o-lantern' , the popular scary pumpkin. Click here for reading the story : Legend of Stingy Jack, 

Watch this video of a film short performing the legend.

       

As a go on activity, some students dramatised the story in front of their classmates but others preferred drawing a comic. Here you have some of the comic strips based on the Irish legend of Stingy Jack made by E.S.O artists.