INSULARITY PROJECTINSULARITY PROJECT

I.E.S. FRAY LUIS DE GRANADA

Activities for the current Activities for the current course: 2008-2009course: 2008-2009

The inward islandsThe inward islands Essay contest (Book Day): “What Essay contest (Book Day): “What

brings us together, what separates brings us together, what separates us: insularity as a metaphor”us: insularity as a metaphor”

Travelling without moving out of the Travelling without moving out of the schoolschool

(Theme 2: Analysis of the European Linguistic diversity and its value)(Theme 2: Analysis of the European Linguistic diversity and its value)

““Travelling without moving out of your Travelling without moving out of your school”school”

As far as language is concernedAs far as language is concerned• Students have worked on cultural aspects related to the Students have worked on cultural aspects related to the

traditions of their places of origin, such as good, history, traditions of their places of origin, such as good, history, poetry, literature. They thus focus on the particularity of poetry, literature. They thus focus on the particularity of insularity in our schoolinsularity in our school

Students have worked on poems related to their Students have worked on poems related to their places of origin. They illustrate and reinterpret the places of origin. They illustrate and reinterpret the

idea of identity and of enriching difference. idea of identity and of enriching difference.

The poems are selected by the group, they are read, The poems are selected by the group, they are read, commented in class and shows in the school library, as “poem commented in class and shows in the school library, as “poem of the week” to foster the approach of all the students in the of the week” to foster the approach of all the students in the

school to these small islands of knowledge.school to these small islands of knowledge.

We have also scheduled the following activities

►Poetry readings

►Food festivals

►Presentations of the cultural works carried out

►Over the course of the academic year we will complete the Dictionary of Andalusian Dialect, focusing on the different localisms and expressions depending on each of the regions.

►An essay contest (Book Day): “What brings us together, what separates us: insularity as a metaphor”. In this activity we mean to propose the same metaphor that inspires our project, i.e. that of insularity, as an explicit topic for reflection to all our students (except the upper courses), so that the best essays can compete in an essay contest whose results will be made public on April 23rd, 2009

““The inward islands”The inward islands”

These are activities These are activities oriented to approach the oriented to approach the question of identity and question of identity and difference from the difference from the geographic and historical geographic and historical points of viewpoints of view

The first activity analyses The first activity analyses the geographic and the geographic and anthropolotical features of anthropolotical features of certain counties near certain counties near Granada, which, for a Granada, which, for a variety of reasons, variety of reasons, constitute what we might constitute what we might call a group of “inward call a group of “inward islands” islands”

““Granada as an island within Granada as an island within Andalusia”Andalusia”

From the geographical and historical point of view, Granada has From the geographical and historical point of view, Granada has always been an island within the Spanish and Andalusian space. always been an island within the Spanish and Andalusian space. The Baetica was a romanized island, and al-Andalus was a cultural The Baetica was a romanized island, and al-Andalus was a cultural island, which illuminated all of Europe as a beam of high culture. island, which illuminated all of Europe as a beam of high culture.

The geographic situation of Granada is rather peculiar, since there is a The geographic situation of Granada is rather peculiar, since there is a mountain range that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast, mountain range that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast, creating thus an island of biodiversity with more than sixty endemic creating thus an island of biodiversity with more than sixty endemic species and a group of animals quite different from the rest of species and a group of animals quite different from the rest of Andalusia. Andalusia.

To know Granada as an island involves a journey to the interior of our To know Granada as an island involves a journey to the interior of our own selves, in our culture, and folklore, in a rich and different world own selves, in our culture, and folklore, in a rich and different world that has attracted illustrious authors and travellers over the that has attracted illustrious authors and travellers over the centuries.centuries.

Topics to be developedTopics to be developed The tropical coastThe tropical coast Sierra Nevada, an island of biodiversitySierra Nevada, an island of biodiversity Isolated mountain villagesIsolated mountain villages