Monday, 16 December 2019
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
La Florida --- Year 8s TRIP --- Royal Tapestry Factory (Real Fábrica de Tapices)
We are back after a great trip to the Royal Tapestry Factory. We have learnt many things like the Royal Factory maintains its tapestry-making activity in line with the 18th-century handicraft tradition. The hand making of a tapestry is a delicate process that entails between 6 and 12 months of dedication for each square metre as we saw with four workers trying hard with a nice tapestry for a German palace.
They explained to us that works begin with the elaboration of a ``cartoon``, a life-size model that guides the weaver during the making of the tapestry. Once the design is approved, yarns of wool and silk are dyed one after another for each project. The Royal Tapestry Factory favours the use of very high density weaving to achieve the highest level of quality and detail.The weaver uses ``bobbins`` with fine threads of wool and silk to convert the pictorial details and nuances of the cartoon into tapestry.
Each work adapts to the taste and needs of the client, who can actively participate in the selection of the design, materials and colours. This process ends in the production of a personalized piece of craft whose quality is unbeatable.
We all enjoyed and learnt a little bit more about something new for us but an old tradition in this country,
They explained to us that works begin with the elaboration of a ``cartoon``, a life-size model that guides the weaver during the making of the tapestry. Once the design is approved, yarns of wool and silk are dyed one after another for each project. The Royal Tapestry Factory favours the use of very high density weaving to achieve the highest level of quality and detail.The weaver uses ``bobbins`` with fine threads of wool and silk to convert the pictorial details and nuances of the cartoon into tapestry.
Each work adapts to the taste and needs of the client, who can actively participate in the selection of the design, materials and colours. This process ends in the production of a personalized piece of craft whose quality is unbeatable.
We all enjoyed and learnt a little bit more about something new for us but an old tradition in this country,
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Climate Change / COP25 - El Prado Museum and WWF
Madrid is hosting the 25th United Nations Climate Change summit (COP25) from December 2 to 13 after Chile’s resignation. The Spanish capital had four weeks to face the logistical challenge of the most important event of the year to provide solutions to the global climate crisis.
People from all over the world are comming to talk about different issues as we normally do in geography. For example, issues such as population growth, resources, development, natural disasters such as earthquakes, rivers, floods and many other topics that we cover in our geography lessons every year from year 7 to 11. Climate change matters and "El museo del Prado" and "WWF" are trying to show through art the consequencies of climate change to us all. Have a look to the following video and links.....
Monday, 2 December 2019
Year 11s IGCSE MOCKS 2020 (REMINDER)
Year 11s........Just a quick reminder to let you know the dates of the IGCSE mocks for GEOGRAPHY after the Christmas holiday. Remember, do not forget to study and revise and bring all you need for the tests (eg: rules, protractor, calculator, a piece of string, pens, pencil, ruber, etc)
- TESTS (IGCSE MOCKS EXAMS 2020)
TUESDAY (14/01/20)
Paper 1 (1hour and 45 mins) (PM) >>> 14:50
FRIDAY (17/01/20)
Paper 2 (1hour and 30 mins) (PM) >>> 14:50
THURSDAY (23/01/20)
Paper 4 (1hour and 30 mins) (AM) >>> 12:05
And remember ...
Friday 13th Christmas Concert in Mataespesa
The Christmas Concert is after school on Friday 13th , Mataespesa site. Tickets could be bought in advance or the day of the event at the venue. If you can not attend but you want to make a donation, you might even buy a "fila cero" ticket. Remember, all the money will be for projects of "Médicos sin Fronteras". Let's help this important NGO and all the projects!
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