Aranjuez

As a reward for winning the first part of the "Aulas de Oro" contest, some of the 1st and 2nd year ESO students from Torrejón and Loeches are going to Aranjuez next Wednesday.

Before going there, it would be nice to have some information about what we are going to see there. It is difficult to think about Aranjuez without some specific music coming to our minds.

Let's watch this video and listen to the music with our eyes closed, to see what it tells to our heart...

Indeed, it is the "Concierto de Aranjuez", composed by Joaquín Rodrigo, and performed Paco de Lucía.

The part that you have just listened to is called the "Adagio", and it is the second movement.




Many musicians have attempted to perform it, but in my opinion,
nobody can beat Paco de Lucía's version, which has brought many people to tears.




In this video, we learn why Joaquín Rodrigo, a blind musician, decided to compose it.

The music you have just listened to is said to be a dialogue between Rodrigo and God, trying to understand why something so tragic had happened to him.

Joaquín Rodrigo and his wife had just lost a child, and she was very ill.

Now, we are going to focus on what we are going to see:

If you click the following links you will be able to access some guides to the palace:

Guia teatralizada - español

Official guide - Spanish and English





Last, but not least, here is a link to a folder with audios that can serve as a guide to the palace. They are in English, and it would be really advisable to download them and save them onto your mobile phones.

Romeo and Juliet (1st performance)

Visiting the "Biblioteca Nacional"

The Biblioteca Nacional is the main information and document centre on Spanish and Ibero-American written, graphic and audiovisual culture. It receives and stores copies of all the books published in Spain. Its collections include all kinds of material and  its holdings are largely enriched through acquisitions: purchase, copyright, donation and exchange.

Our students of Loeches have visited it and have spent a nice time:

"Aulas oro" contest

The group of 1ºA of Loeches has won the "Aulas Oro" contest. The prize has been visiting the "Museo de Ciencias de Alcobendas" where they have enjoyed the whole morning. These are some pictures of their visit:

MEET THE TEACHERS

Hi everybody!

Let's play a game about pictures. The only thing you have to do is guessing which teacher of Loeches matches each picture. Take your chance and good luck.

 

 

 

Saint Patrick's Day 2016

Saint Patrick's Day in SIES Luis de Gongora (Loeches) On March 11, "Irish Treble", an Irish dancing group, together with a folk music band, came to teach us how to dance. They want to spread Irish culture through music and dance, that is why they visit schools showing their performance. They were also invited to the celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Madrid on March 13. They did their best to get us dancing, and some of our students did pretty well. Others... Have a look!!

"Irish Treble" also visited Torrejón on March 16:

 

 

Visiting the Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid

Our students have visited the Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid.

By Luis García, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6067824

The museum has over 6 million specimens in its collections, and this makes it one of the main reference centres for not only Spanish fauna, but also that of other Mediterranean areas. It also offers a journey back through time via collections with centuries of history. Spectacular specimens can be viewed, such as:

By José-Manuel Benito Álvarez (España) —> Locutus Borg - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1899383

By José-Manuel Benito Álvarez (España) —> Locutus Borg - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1932235

By Xauxa Håkan Svensson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12888413

By José-Manuel Benito Álvarez (España) —> Locutus Borg - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1932499

By José-Manuel Benito Álvarez (España) —> Locutus Borg - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1932633

By José-Manuel Benito Álvarez (España) —> Locutus Borg - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1932480

Irish students in Torrejón!!

A group of students from Sligo, Ireland, visited our school in January. Here are some of our students' impressions:

We miss you all and we are looking forward to seeing you again in April!