Escola Básica dos 2º e 3º Ciclos Manuel de Figueiredo Torres Novas

“Sharing and Participating to Improve“(Motto of our educational project)

E.B. 2/3 Manuel de Figueiredo

Ages Grades No. of students

No. of classes

No. of teachers

No. of other staff

10 5th-6th(2nd cycle 309 15

79 38

12

137th-8th-9th(3rd cycle) 246 12

14

15

Portuguese English History and Geography Mathematics Science Arts Music Physical Education/PE Religious Education/RE

Portuguese English French History Geography Mathematics Biology Chemistry and Physics Arts Music Physical Education/PE Religious Education/RE Information and Communication Technology/ICT

Attended by 93 of our students.

Partnership with Choral Phydellius (Choral and musical institute located in Torres Novas).

Financially supported by the Portuguese State.

5th grade: 29 hours a week; 6th grade: 28 hours a week; 7th grade: 32 hours a week; 8th grade: 31 hours a week; 9th grade: 32 hours a week.

35 hours a week divided into:

School lessons (22 hours)

School component (hours to support other students, replace missing teachers…)

Individual work (preparing classes, correcting tests…)

Opening time: 8:30 Closing time: 16:35 Lunch time: 12:25 – 14:30

› Christmas holidays: 2 weeks 17th December - 2nd January;

› Carnival holidays: 3 days 11th February – 13th February

› Easter holidays: 2 weeks 18th March – 1st April

› Summer holidays: 3 months 14th June – 14th September

Our projects…

1.Comenius Project - “Our Ideal Country – Our Ideal Europe” 1.Comenius Project - “Our Ideal Country – Our Ideal Europe”

Turkey

Scotland

Portugal

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Portugal

Scotland

Hungary

Turkey

Holland

2. Socrates Comenius Project – Language Assistant

Hi! I’m Zach, from England.

Hello! I’m Milda , from Lithuania.

Hi! I’m Kathleen, from England.

This project has the following goals:

Promote healthy lifestyle habbits.

Promote the formation of responsible citizens, active and involved.

Develop the sense of responsibility in the promotion of his own health and the community in which he is inserted.

Make students' families aware to health issues considered a priority.

This project has the following goals:

Promote healthy lifestyle habbits.

Promote the formation of responsible citizens, active and involved.

Develop the sense of responsibility in the promotion of his own health and the community in which he is inserted.

Make students' families aware to health issues considered a priority.

Exhibition “World Food Day!”

Debate“Nutritionism”

A green market at school“Fruit sale”

Checking health“Blood pressure”

3.1. Doctors at school

Blood sample

It is opened everyday and the students can go there freely to:

talk about the subjects they want;

ask for advice in the issues that worry them.

4. Sports Project

Cross-country Handball Futsal

SwimmingAcrobatics

Sports Project

Beach handball

Basketball

Tennis

This project has the following goals:

Promote a healthy lifestyle.

Make environmental issues part of the life of the whole school.

Encourage everyone in the school community to respect and

enhance their environment.

This project has the following goals:

Promote a healthy lifestyle.

Make environmental issues part of the life of the whole school.

Encourage everyone in the school community to respect and

enhance their environment.

Reuse – Create

Saving Water / Energy

Reduce /Reuse / Recycle

It has the following goals:

Contribute to the understanding of European pluralism in its similarities and differences;

Contribute to the understanding and reciprocal tolerance;

Develop the students’ sense of responsibility – young European citizens – in particular with regard to peace, human rights, gender equality and the protection and conservation of the environment and cultural heritage.

Activities:

Exhibitions

Debates

Celebrations (Europe Day and Language Day)

It has the following goals:

Promote cooperation and sense of responsibility;

Raise awareness among students and the educational community for social problems;

Ensure students the right to participate in humanitarian actions.

The students took part especially in the following campaigns:

Christmas and Easter hampers with varied food to offer the most needed families (including our students’ families);

Collecting money for humanitarian associations.

8. Music at School – The Club

You can learn:

How to sing (Choral group)

How to play different musical instruments, such as:

Guitar Drums Flute

It promotes values of solidarity and sharing.

Activities:Raising funds in order to buy computers, televisions, audio and

video cassettes, DVD's;

Raising books, toys, games and clothes that belong to our students but that are still in good condition to send to a Cape Verdean School.

9. 1. Activities

Theatre (“The meaning of sharing”)

Collecting books

The Youth Parliament Youth Parliament program is organized by the Republic Assembly, in collaboration with other entities, with the objective of promoting citizenship education and the young people's interest in the debate of current issues.

Culminates with the two National Sessions in the Republic Assembly, prepared throughout the school year, with participation of members, in particular the Commission for Education and Science, the parliamentary body responsible for the orientation of the programme.

This project is for all students of 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic education and the subject of debate for this academic year 2012/2013 is “Overcome the crisis”.

10.1. Youth Parliament activities

Debate(Deputy at school)

Electoral process

Waiting to vote

Finally it’s my turn!!!

Our activities…

Back to School (in September) Back to School (in September)

Welcome lunch

(for teachers and other staff)

School librarySchool library

Book fair

Origami

Writer at school Debate

Parents at schooltelling a story

Christmas Celebration (Theatre)Christmas Celebration (Theatre)

May, the Month of the HEART Master class

Sudents, teachers and other staff are waiting to dance together

Gala performance

Kindergarten participation

Primary school participation

Junior School participation

Our youngest presenters

Gala - Awards

Students with the best school results receiving their awards

Historic march

Super-Class award

School Year Prizes

School week

School week guests

Horse riding

Popular games

Lab experiences

Open-air festival – Students’ march

Open-air festival Sudents’ handicraft

Teachers’ sweets

Open-air festival – Popular dancing

30th School Aniversary celebration Headteacher’s speech Our students’ photos

Retired teacher’s evidenceRetired teacher in class talking to

the students