The European Union countries celebrate, on the 26th September, the European Day of Languages. But why?
Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.
Are you an eager language learner? How many foreign languages can you speak?
Go online and check out the Council of Europe's website dedicated to the European Day of Languages: http://edl.ecml.at/
You will find there a lot of information about this day and some games and quizzes about languages.
Test your knowledge of English and see if you can recognise the following accents:
Today, March 17th, millions of Irish people, and people of Irish origin, celebrate Saint Patrick's Day! What do you know about this holiday? Watch the videos below and find out what leprechauns, shamrocks and parades are, as well as who Saint Patrick was!
Largest Day of Mass Action Ever to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls With “Risings” Planned in 203 Countries
Activists, Writers, Thinkers, Workers, Students, Poets, Dancers, Parliamentarians, Mayors, State Representatives, Celebrities, Women and Men rised on 14 February 2013
V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against
women and girls, has been working for a year in ONE BILLION RISING campaign. It is a campaign to stop violence against women.
On
Thursday, 14 February, women and men in 203 countries came together in the
largest day of mass action ever to stop violence against women and girls, to
express their outrage, and to strike, dance and RISE to support an end to
violence against women once and for all.
Check
out the website to watch videos of the flash mobs that happened all over the
world: http://onebillionrising.org/
Yesterday the whole world celebrated LOVE! SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY is definitely a date commemorated all over the world, transcending different peoples, different cultures.
As all our students here at Escola Secundária/3 de Barcelinhos know, we have been celebrating during 2011/2012 the 25th anniversary of our school. Since Friday, 30th September 2011 until last Friday, 19th October 2012, students and former students, teachers and former teachers, and other school staff and former staff, have been celebrating this special anniversary. 25 years educating, teaching and learning...
25 years forming identities...
Happy Birthday, Escola Secundária de Barcelinhos!
We were all here!
Check out this great video that was launched last Friday.
Photos of our students at school, teachers and other staff.
Photos taken by teachers Artur Loureiro and João Sobrosa