TÍTULO DEL PROGRAMA ‘DANCE WITH ME’ (DANZA CONMIGO) ASOCIACIÓN MULTILATERAL COMENIUS CURSOS 2013/2014 – 2014/2015 PAISES PARTICIPANTES: TURQUÍA (COORDINADOR)PORTUGALREPÚBLICA CHECA POLONIAESLOVAQUIA ESPAÑA

ESPAÑA SPAIN

Spain is a kingdom and its Monarchy is represented through the democratic parliament of Spain. From 1975,The King of Spain is 'Juan Carlos I' The headquarters of the government is in Madrid, and this city is the capital of the country. At the present time the president of the government of Spain is Mariano Rajoy.

In Spain there are 17 autonomous communities and 2 cities, which are located on the north coast of Africa. All of the communities have their own government. CAUDETE IS LOCATED IN THE REGION OF 'CASTILLA LA MANCHA' IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBACETE. One of the most important legacies of the Spanish culture is the knighthood novel 'Don Quijote de la Mancha', written by Miguel de Cervantes in This novel is developed in many sites of our region. CASTILLA LA MANCHA

The province of Albacete is close to the provinces of the Mediterranean sea, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, also it’s near the centre of Spain, about two hours drive from Madrid. ALBACETE

Our town is located at the south-east of the region, only 110 km from Valencia, and 73 from Alicante. Both cities are important touristic places in the Mediterranean sea, also each city has an international airport. CAUDETE ALBACETE PROVINCE

CAUDETE Population: (INE 2012) Climate: continental with mediterranean influences. History: first demographic evidence from neolithic period. Some historical population lived in Caudete area, Iberain tribes, Romans, Muslims, after the reconquest the town was joined to the Aragon kingdom. Because of its border location, Caudete belonged to different provinces, which had past territorial troubles. Economy: Traditional crops are grapes, olives and almonds. Now irrigated farms and new fruit and vegetable production are the most important crops. The industry is mainly engaged in construction, transport, textile, footwear and glass.

The main arquitectural heritage of Caudete Caudete Castle Village Square St. Catalina Church Bullring Las arenas

Important events of Caudete The Moros y Cristianos event is the representation of the Muslim invasion of Caudete, and later Christian reconquest by the troops of James I of Aragon. The Episodios Caudetanos it's a type of embassy between Muslims and Christians it's based on a seventeenth-century text in three acts. The actors are citizens that represent different characters.

But, the important event for our project is, yes …dancing…dancing. In Caudete there are “The dances of the child”. Many couples, dressed in typical costumes, dance in the streets of the town to traditional music. This event is celebrated at Christmas.

In Caudete there is a school named “El Paseo”, it is our school, and we love it.

Its name “El Paseo” means the walk. It takes the name from a local park called El Paseo, where people usually go for a walk and where the old school building used to be located. This is the old building of our school. Nowadays, it’s a Municipal School of Music and Dance.

And here is the new school. This building is for children at Primary level: from 6 to 12 years old.

And this is the building for preschool children (from 3 to 5 years old). Between the two buildings there is a pedestrian street.

But the most important thing is the people who make up our school... so, let's go and meet them!

These are our youngest children. Preschool: 3 years old

Preschool: 4 years old

Preschool: 5 years old

And here you are ours pupils at Primary First grade

Second grade

Third grade

Fourth grade

Fifth grade

Sixth grade And these are the older children in our school...

This is Sonia, our principal…

And here you can see some of our teachers...

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Spain!! And that's all !! We hope that now you know us a little better.