The Working Group meeting will be held between centers in Abarán 7, 8 and 9 April
The Secondary School of Abarán receive next week a group of teachers of trade from the countries of Italy and Bulgaria, as an activity within a project called Comenius and funded by the European Union.
The purpose of this project is to exchange experiences and explore the historic environment through research and teaching on the basis of ideas for later implementation.
Italian and Bulgarian teachers will visit places of our town, as the route of the Norias and the City, and other areas of the Valley of Ricote emblematic, like the ruins of the city of Medina Siyasa.
Socrates National Agency approved the application of IES Villa de Abarán to maintain a research relationship with other European secondary schools.
The selected countries were Italy, the coordinator of this project, and Bulgaria.
EU funding plan with $ 10,000 for each center and will be received during 2008 and 2009.
To begin the experience, 3 teachers visited Abarán IES Monterotondo, a town near Rome, to meet personally with European partners and the primary basis for the project.
Abarán institute will base its work on creating information about Arab occupation of the Valley of Ricote and Cieza, mainly focusing on the Cerro de la Cobertera, Medina Siyasa, White Castle and Castle Ricote.
In this experience will involve several groups of 3 º ESO.
For its part, Italy has chosen century Roman 0 for research and Bulgaria, the third millennium BC.
According to the director of IES Villa de Abarán, Francisco Moreno, this meeting is to achieve harmony and arrange any visits between the countries.
The next meeting will take place in Bulgaria.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Abarán