Hosting Finish pupils, April 2023, Barcelona (Spain)

On 18 April, we welcomed 10 pupils from Rastaalan Koulu, a school in Espoo (Finland). The main objectives of the visit were to share some cultural aspects and show how education works in our schools at the same time that we establish a tied international relationship between Finnish and Catalan students. For 3 days we have been combining language, history and art classes at our school with cultural visits to some of Barcelona's most important landmarks and attractions. On Wednesday we participated in a sports activity on the beach with various schools in Barcelona "Juguem tots junts" and we also visited the Old Town. On Thursday we created a workshop related to the modernist architecture of Gaudí, the Catalan students introduced some cultural aspects to the Finnish students, and we visited the Park Güell in the afternoon. Finally, on Friday, we celebrated a literary contest and the Finnish students presented some cultural and educational aspects about Finland. After lunch we visited "The Sagrada Familia" and we celebrated a farewell dinner to conclude this incredible experience.

El 18 d'abril vam donar la benvinguda a 10 alumnes de Rastaalan Koulu, una escola d'Espoo (Finlàndia). Els objectius principals de la visita van ser compartir alguns aspectes culturals i mostrar com funciona l'educació a les nostres escoles alhora que establiem una estreta relació internacional entre els alumnes finlandesos i catalans. Durant 3 dies hem combinat classes de llengua, història i art dins de la nostra escola amb visites culturals a alguns dels llocs i atraccions més importants de Barcelona.

Dimecres vam participar en una activitat esportiva a la platja amb diverses escoles de Barcelona "Juguem tots junts" i també vam visitar el casc antic de Barcelona.

Dijous vam fer un taller relacionat amb l'arquitectura modernista de Gaudí, els alumnes catalans van donar a conèixer alguns aspectes culturals als alumnes finlandesos, i a la tarda vam visitar el Park Güell. Finalment, divendres vam celebrar un concurs literari i els alumnes finlandesos van presentar alguns aspectes culturals i educatius sobre Finlàndia. Després de dinar vam visitar "La Sagrada Família" i vam celebrar un sopar de comiat per concloure aquesta increïble experiència.

Once the students left we created a survey for the host families from our school to have information about the experience and see strengths and aspects to improve

Host Families survey link