KA121 Munich (Alemania).

GROUP MOBILITY-12 PUPILS-3º ESO

12 to 21-March 2024

We are pleased to send 12 students and 2 teachers. From 12th to 21st March, 2024.

About this project

KA121-SCH project (accredited) between IES Angel de Saavedra, Córdoba (Spain) and

Realschule Freiham, Munich (Germany). Our motto is: "Opening the School: more diverse, more sustainable".

Objectives

General:

European dimension teaching-learning (inclusion, diversity, tolerance and democratic participation).
Knowledge of European heritage.
Promotion of European networks.

Specific:

Diversity, tolerance.
Environment: sustainability and responsibility.
Digital inclusion.

What programme we have developed

Our new school is sending 12 students and two teachers to Freiham, school on a visit to develop a program of joint activities between German and Spanish students, as well as several organized cultural visits.

The Spanish students will also occasionally visit some of the classes their German counterparts attend. Most of the Spanish students live together with German students in their homes.

German and Spanish pupils will work together in groups to meet the final outcomes of the mobility.

What are we going to do in Realschule Freiham?

Following the programme of our week visit to Realschule Freiham, in Munich, Germany, we are mainly going to meet pupils and their families, teachers, see lessons and project development as well as participate in workshops and meetings.

Finally, this mobility will conclude by making a mosaic with tesseras showing images both of environmental situations, resources, issues and Munich main landmarks and the recording of a video about the whole experience in Munich.

The school

The school operation of our Realschule Freiham began in the 2019/20 school year with three 5th graders. Until the 2020/21 school year inclusive, the Freiham secondary school was funded by the state Unterpfaffenhofen in Germering and accompanied in its development.

Both the training and the approach to training at the Realschule Freiham are determined by the profile of the school, as well as by the profile of the school. The school schedules give rhythm to the school day and leave room for pedagogical work. If needed, there is also an offer open throughout the day. Freiham High School is part of the Freiham Educational Campus, an area of 38,500 square meters that offers space for a total of 3,000 square meters.

In view of these It is remarkable that the daily school life of pupils and teachers is characterised by direct contact and proximity: because schools are divided into "small schools within the school", the so-called houses of learning. A school as a space for learning and life.

The city

Munich; German: München is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 1,589,706 inhabitants as of 29 February 2024, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to about 6.2 million people and the third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.

Straddling the banks of the river Isar north of the Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany with 4,500 people per km2. Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna.

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Day by day of this mobility

ARRIVAL: Spanish students and teachers were welcomed at Munich airport on Monday, 12th of March 2024. They were received by the German students and families, as well as Erasmus teachers.

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Day by day of this mobility

DAY 1: That day we got up at 6:00 a.m. to take a train to Madrid and in Madrid we took a suburban train to the airport where we checked in our luggage, got our boarding pass and went to the plane.

After a flight of two hours we arrived in Germany. We arrived and after seeing a spectacular airport, (at least that's how it seemed to me) we took another suburban train and arrived at a station where everyone was greeted by their families.

In my case I was going to the hotel with the teachers, I settled in and we had a hamburger in the centre of Munich.

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DAY 2: That day we visited the school of our German classmates, first gathering together at the main entrance and going up to the floor where their class was located.

Then each Spanish went with his German classmate to his respective class. In my case we were watching a movie and then going up to the upper part of the institute, where there was a soccer field and some benches to sit on, we were there for more or less 1 hour.

Then all the Germans and Spanish went out to walk around the center and buy things. Finally we stopped for dinner at a McDonald's and I returned home on a train with the rest of the people. And that day was when we all got to know each other because we all met.

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Day by day of this mobility

DAY 3: On the third day of our trip we woke up very early to meet our classmates and teachers at the high school hall, then the spanish students and our teachers went to the Hellabrunn zoo by public transport, this zoo was the first one to group animals by continents instead group them by species. That visit was very interesting and we saw a large range of animals, from mouses to lions, and all of them were very well cared. After spending the morning at the zoo, we found a beautiful park were we ate the meals that our host families had prepared for us.

After that we met our partners and two of their teachers, we went together to an art museum where we saw very interesting pictures of the "Battle of Lepanto". Then we had to draw it in our way and show it to our friends. When we finished we entered to another room where we saw a lot of pictures of roses and Tina (a german teacher) explained us that those roses were like humans because we are different but perfect at the same time. At 17:00 we left the museum and all the students went to Marienplatz to visit new places and at 20:00 each student went home with their partner to have dinner and go to bed.

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DAY 4: This day, the most important thing we did was going to the concentration camp in Dachau. As we entered, we could see the gates that had somethging written on them that meant "Work makes you free". We first had a look at the building were they explained to us the history of this concentration camp and the different kinds of peope that were taken there. It started as a place to take politicians, but then, all kinds of people were taken there. After that, we saw the places where the people would sleep; both the bigger cells were more important people slept, and the bigger buildings where most of the people slept together in a very tight soace. At the end, we went to the most shocking place for me, where we saw the waiting rooms to the "showers", the gas chambers and the crematorum. Later on, after the concentration camp, we went to a hill in the outskirts of the city. There we had great views of Munich; the Allianz Arena, the two towers near Marienplatz, the Olympiaturm... That was the last thing we did that day, everyone went to their house and did whatever with their German partner.

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DAY 5: In this day , we basically had a free day with our families , so each Spanish student could do whatever was planned with his German partner/family.

In my case , Firstly I ate a Bavarian breakfast with sausages , ham , jam... And other drinks like milk , spezi..... It was all very nice.

After breakfast , we went to a town called " Fischbachau " . The plan was to go to the mountains but unfortunately it rained so we needed to find a solution.

We basically went to a cafeteria near a lake and we ate some vanilla cake with my exchange partner family. After eating we went to a farm with goats , pigs , cows..... It was very fun.

We left Fischbachau and we went back to the city , we went to the famous " Olympia Park" . In the Olympia park we went to the Olympia tower, we could see all of Munich! It was incredible!

After leaving the Olympia tower we went to the Olympia Stadium , it was huge! We left the Olympia tower and I hanged out with some friends and their exchange students.

That was the last thing I did in this awesome day , I went to the house and I slept to be ready for the next day.

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DAY 6: A comforting family day

On day six of the trip, each student spent the day with their host family, creating their own unique experiences and memories. In my case, my "family" and I woke up early at 7 o'clock to visit the town of Garmisch, located in the Alps. After a nutritious breakfast, we drove to Garmisch, admiring the beauty of the mountains along the way.

Once we arrived in Garmisch, I said goodbye to my host and went sightseeing. Garmisch is well-known for its incredible views of the Alps and its Olympic ski ramp, but I found the town itself to be the most enchanting feature. Walking through the streets, I saw traditional Bavarian houses with beautiful drawings of ancient Germanic culture.

After exploring the town, I met up with my host and watched my Erasmus partner, Jonas, play a tense and exhausting match against the local team. Unfortunately, Jonas and his team lost 2-3, and he was quite worn out afterward. We returned home for a wonderful family dinner and a lively conversation about the day's events.

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DAY 7: Firstly, we met with the teachers at school and we took the undergroud and went to the center with our German exchange partners. There, the German teacher was waiting for us. With her, we did some activities and she gave us a tour around the city. We visited some places in Marineplatz, such as the Frauenkirche and the tower of the St. Peter church. After that, we had lunch with the Spanish teachers and students. Then, we visited some other places like the Englischer Garten and the St. Ludwig München church. Finally, we went home with our German students at 6 p.m.

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DAY 8: We woke up at 6:30 AM to go to the school. Then, after everyone was there, we headed to Olympia park, the place where the 1972 Olympic Games were held. It's a big green space that works as a place where people go to practise different sports and activities. After having a walk around the spot and going to the Olympiaberg hill, we went to stop by the lake where we saw lots of fish and birds. After that, we took a bus to the Nympherburgh palace, the summer residence of the Bavarian Kings. We saw Late-Baroque , rococo architecture there and visited lots of rooms one after another. Later, we ate at a traditional Bavarian restaurant where we got roast pork (Schweinebraten) and potato balls (which weren't received very well). After a quick bus ride to Marienplatz, we had around an hour of free time to walk around and get souvenirs. Finally, in the evening, around 6-7 PM, we enjoyed some nice food at another traditional diner in Aubing. Even though we were kept waiting a bit to get the food, the food was great and deserved the wait, and everyone went home to prepare their suitcases for the long trip ahead.

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DAY 9:

On the last day of the trip, we got up early and grabbed our suitcases to head to school. When we arrived, we had a traditional breakfast with the students of the German school. We took the train to Munich airport, and after waiting a bit, we got on the plane to Madrid. Upon arriving in Madrid, we went to the city's train station, and took a long train trip to Córdoba, in which we were all very tired. Finally, we arrived at the Córdoba station where we saw our parents waiting for our arrival.

Useful websites and documents

Documents generated during this mobility:

Planning
IES Angel de Saavedra Project Proposal for European Schools during 2022-23
German students and teachers in our school
- Podcast radio program of this mobility

Our Erasmus projects during 2022-23:

About the IES Ángel de Saavedra:

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