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IES Dr. Lluis Simarro Lacabra
Dr Lluís Simarro is a state secondary school with 1.100 students and 105 teachers, located in the city of Xàtiva, the capital city of La Costera region, in the Valencian Region (Spain).
Dr Lluís Simarro is a big school, which has secondary school students who are 12-18 years old and makeup 65% of the total student body. The remaining 35 % study Vocational Education and Training.
In secondary school, 70% are following courses leading to GCSE (compulsory education) and 30% are studying for A- levels. In VET there are three fields and the students can choose from Business Administration, Information Technology Systems and Construction and Civil Works.
Regarding the previous experience of the school in the subject of this project, it is worth mentioning that since the school year 2013/2014 up to nowadays 2018/2019, a collaborative project between different local schools has been carried out focused on the issue, through the arts as a tool of inclusion as well as the improvement of the academic performance of the students. This project is integrated into the curriculum of the school in a transversal way and affects, mainly, the student’s year 11 GSCE and 1st year of A-level students. Through a wide range of activities ranging from acrobatics to musical instruments manufacturing workshops and lectures delivered by highly relevant speakers, the cultural heritage of the area is valued and contributes to the improvement of student’s academic performance.
The working team established to carry out the project is made by two teachers:
Mrs Laura Santamargarita, project coordinator and teacher of the English Department, with experience in eTwinning projects as well as in the organization of international projects between educational institutions.
On the other hand, Mr Rafael Climent Martí, a Business Administration teacher who has previously coordinated Erasmus + projects.
Another group of teachers will work close to them. They are Mr Pedro García Romero, Secondary School Coordinator and Mr Ricard Vila Vicedo, Head of Studies, as well as different teachers from the areas of Physical
Education, Music and Drawing, Geography, Natural Science, ICT, Economy and English and Spanish languages, who are currently participating in the preparation and planning of the project activities.
In the end, our school has a great experience in the Erasmus + program but only in the field of Vocational Education and Training. Following its internationalization strategy, now it is time to involve the rest of GCSE and A-level students, in order to have access to the improvement of educational quality that implies the participation in a European project. We are in the first step for this and hope that students and teachers will take benefit.
