The school, publicly owned and located in Riudoms, began operating in the 1996-97 school year.
It is named after the illustrious composer born in the same town. Initially it had an educational area of influence that included thirteen towns in Baix Camp (Riudoms, Riudecols, les Borges del Camp, Alforja, Vilaplana, l'Aleixar, Maspujols, Botarell, Montbrió del Camp, Riudecanyes, Vinyols i els Arcs, Duesaigües and Argentera). Currently, and after the creation of the Institut Fontanelles in Les Borges del Camp, our school is a reference for Riudoms, Montbrió del Camp and Vinyols i els Arcs.
Riudoms has a population close to 7,000 inhabitants and is located about 5 kilometers from Reus. Its economy has traditionally been linked to agriculture, basically with olive and hazelnut crops, but more and more residents are developing their professional work outside the village. The establishment of companies in the area has also been stimulated with the creation of Polígon El Prat.
Finally, it should be noted that in the management of our school a participatory regime is promoted, where teachers, students, families and the administration and service staff intervene in accordance with what is allowed by current legislation, seeking the involvement of all the members of the educational community through its bodies: teaching staff, school council, economic board, council of delegates and Family Association.
The educational offer of the school is Secondary Education (Middle and Upper highschool), two types of baccalaureate (humanistic-social and scientific-technological) and CFGM in electromechanics of motor vehicles and CFGM in commercial activities.
At the high school, several projects are carried out to encourage cooperative and group work to implement a different type of learning, focused on student's own motivations and needs.
In one of the projects, a charity run is being prepared where the students choose a charity association from one of the three municipalities to raise funds. The students are in charge of all the logistical aspects of the organization of the run, the promotion, the search for sponsors and the design of logos among many other tasks.
Another project that is being carried out is named "Emotional well-being". The students know and work on students' emotions and well-being and must create a short film on this topic. This production is presented at Casal Riudomenc for the entire educational community.
Other projects are the tourist promotion of the municipalities with theatrical visits, the recovery of old jobs or the sponsorship of a natural space and its sponsorship.
ESO
In ESO 10 hours of community service are carried out to entities and institutions from the three towns.
In Riudoms we work with the City Council in the youth area, the brigade, the Christmas Park and Picarols kindergarten. The school also collaborates with Cavaller Arnau and Beat Bonaventura primary schools, the Arnau del Palomar, the day center Onada and Càritas.
In Montbrió del Camp, we collaborate with the City Council in the youth area, the brigade and the Arc de Sant Martí kindergarten. The school also collaborates with the primary school Josep M. Soler i Gené.
In Vinyols i els Arcs, we collaborate with the town hall and Cu-cut kindergarten, and with Santa Caterina primary school.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
The school keeps joint projects with the town council of Riudoms, Vinyols i els Arcs i Montbrió and also work with the Regional Council of Baix Camp. This institutions help out with the paperwork and support the companies with which the VT projects are developed.
Both in the VT of commercial activities and in the electromechanics of motor vehicles students become learners and combine time in the high school with training time in the company in both FCT and Dual internships. Work-study training usually begins with a phase of integration in the company by carrying out training in a work place to move to a consolidation phase where the practical activity in the company is carried out as a salaried worker or intern in training.
Some of the collaborating entities and companies are:
Entities
Riudoms City Council and Montbrió del Camp City Council.
Local businesses
Llibreria la Plaça, Llaberia plàstics, La botigueta, Crisol de frutos secos, Nou centre Actiu, Grup Sedò, Suma, Taller la Sort, Taller Pellicer, Taller Montcamp, Taller Colmar.
Big companies
Rodi Motorservices, Norauto, Clarel.
The main aim of staying abroad is to improve the level in foreign languages, get to know a new country, its culture and customs and also to strengthen the bond between the students and between the teachers who have the opportunity to learn and put into practice new activities and teaching methods to improve knowledge of languages.
Erasmus+ 2015-2017
In the years 2015-2017, INS Joan Guinjoan i Gispert, in Riudoms, participated in an Erasmus program with first and second year upper high school students. We worked with the eTwinning platform, through which students and teachers interacted with people from other countries, exchanged experiences and participated in projects and forums. Our school project was entitled "Preparing for life in the 21st century". Secondary schools from six countries participated: Hungary, as the coordinating center, and Romania, Greece, Turkey, Italy.
Exchange with Normandy
Until 2019, 3rd and 4th ESO French students participated in a six-day exchange with students from a high school in Normandy. The aim of this initiative was to practice French and get to know a new country (its inhabitants, customs, culture...).
Language stays in Ireland
3rd ESO students can get to know Ireland on a week-long homestay while taking an English course and immersing themselves in Irish culture.
Exchange with the Europaschule Rheinberg in Germany
First year high school students participate in a cultural and linguistic exchange in the city of Rheinberg, Westphalia, Germany. For 5 days, cultural and sports activities are held to promote the exchange of languages and create links between the participants of the two countries both in the town of Riudoms and in Rheinberg.