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Spain

Spain. Viviana Sanchez Tyler Shea Gabby Gorton. Location. Western Europe 85% of Iberian Peninsula Borders France Borders Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Balearic Sea. Climate. P redominantly warm Mediterranean climate D ry summers and winters with balanced temperatures.

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Spain

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  1. Spain Viviana Sanchez Tyler Shea Gabby Gorton

  2. Location • Western Europe • 85% of Iberian Peninsula • Borders France • Borders Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Balearic Sea

  3. Climate • Predominantly warm Mediterranean climate • Dry summers and winters with balanced temperatures. • 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. • One of the warmest parts of Europe. • Canary Islands • Special location, facing the coast of Africa, gives them a benign climate with mild temperatures (22ºC year-round average on the coasts) • Small temperature differences between day and night

  4. Tourism - Beaches • 5000 miles of beautiful white sand beaches • Costa del Sol • Cool blue waters with 320 days of sunshine • Island of Ibiza – many celebrities go there

  5. Tourism Madrid Barcelona The Paris of Spain 2nd biggest city – 1.6 mil FC Barcelona – biggest stadium in Europe Center – La Rambla Street • Capital • Pop. Over 3 million • On a plateau • 3 art galleries –golden triangle • One of the greenest cities in Europe

  6. Holidays & Events • Las Fallas • Lasts a week in March, in Valencia. Pays tribute to Saint Joseph. Includes paper mache effigies • La Fiesta de San Fermin • In northerntownof Pampolaand in mid-July. Running of theBulls

  7. La Tomatina • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtA8zS3nlrc

  8. Education • Compulsory from the ages of 6 to 16 • Kindergarten 0-3 • Pre- scholar 3-6 • Primary, called primaria 6-12, compulsory • Secondary, called ESO 12-16, compulsory • Bachillerato 16-18

  9. Education • Some schools teach in the regional dialect • 3 terms- winter, spring, summer • Free compulsory education • Secondary Certificate • If unsuccessful Certificado de Escolarización • If successful Titulo de Graduado en EducacionSecundaria and can move on

  10. Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution 1978 reads: 1. Everyone is entitled to education. Freedom of instruction is recognized. 2. Education shall have as its objective the full development of the human character compatible with respect for the democratic principles of co-existence and for the basic rights and freedoms. 3. The public authorities guarantee the right of the parents to ensure that their children receive religious and moral instruction that is in accordance with their own convictions. 4. Elementary education is compulsory and free. 5. The public authorities guarantee the right of everyone to education, through general planning of education, with the effective participation of all parties concerned and the setting up of teaching establishments. 6. The right of individuals and legal entities to set up teaching establishments is recognized, provided they respect Constitutional principles. 7. Teachers, parents and, when appropriate, pupils, shall share in the control and management of all the centres maintained by the Administration out of public funds, under the terms to be laid down the law. 8. The public authorities shall inspect and standardize the educational system in order to garantee compliance with the law. 9. The public authorities shall give aid to teaching establishments which meet the requirements to be laid down by the law. 10. The autonomy of the Universities is recognized, under the terms to be laid down by the law.

  11. Works Cited • http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107987.html • http://madridinfo.net/madrid_facts.htm • http://www.eyeonspain.com/spain-magazine/10-facts-madrid.aspx • http://traveltips.usatoday.com/holidays-festivals-celebrations-traditions-spain-3445.html • www.expatica.com • http://www.csudh.edu/global_options/375Students-sp96/spain/EDUCATION.SYS.HTML

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