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COURAGE, STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION
2013/2014
SCHOOL NEWS
APRIL / MAY 2014
DETERMINATION
STRENGTH
COURAGE
SCHOOL ANTHEM
It’s a joy to be a part of
The International School
Where courage and conviction
Will always be the rule
A multitude of changes
New dreams and new emotions
Enrich us for the future
For we are the future
CHORUS
Courage, Strength with Determination
I.S.A. x 4
Our friends and our companions
Of every kind and creed
Grow daily in this atmosphere
Of magic that we need
Stronger than wind
Bigger than sea
Fighting for my future
I know I will succeed
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School News – April / May 2014
Medieval Re-enactment
The year was 1286 when King D. Dinis granted a charter county to the village of Porches. The reception
for the king‟s representatives and the feast celebrating the new administrative status were the motives for
an unprecedented medieval parade held at the International School of the Algarve, in early April.
The initiative came from the Drama students of Year 8 of the National Section under the guidance of
teacher Ana Luísa Salgado. The project turned out to involve the entire school community in a great
celebration of colour, with period costumes, dances and stalls with food for free in exchange for correct
answers on subjects taught in class. It was a magical return to the past and an enriching experience
.
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School News – April / May 2014
Science Fair
Scientific Investigations
The Science Department, once again organised
the Science Fair at the International School of
the Algarve. The event took place on the 3rd
and 4th April and presented several experiments
stations in various areas including Physics,
Chemistry, Optics, Electricity and others.
The Science Fair involved the whole school community, including parents, and was this year visited, for
the first time, by the students from our Espiche (Lagos) site. Students had the opportunity to
participate in various scientific experiments all of them duly explained by teachers and older students.
The younger students observed the effects of some scientific concepts learned in the classroom
environment. The results of the experiments caused moments of great fun as the game of coloured
lights or the shock of cold in a heated tin. The older students had the opportunity to present specially
designed projects for the fair as was the case of an hydraulic crane. They also took control of
experiments, allowing them to consolidate their acquired knowledge.
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School News – April / May 2014
Lecture on Bullying, with Tânia Paias, in Loulé
Lecture on Divorce, with Bárbara Figueiredo, in Albufeira
Pedagogical Lectures
Divorce and Bullying
In March and April, the International School of
the Algarve held pedagogical lectures in Albufeira
and Loulé. On 28th March we invited PhD
Bárbara Figueiredo, from the University of
Minho, to talk about divorce at a session held in
the Grand Hall of the „Câmara Municipal de
Albufeira‟. On the 30th April we held a
conference at the Municipal Library in Loulé on
the topic of Bullying, with Dr Tânia Paias,
founder and director of the „Bullying Portal‟.
'Divorce: A Family Transition' was the title
chosen by Bárbara Figueiredo for the conference
in Albufeira. An Associate Professor at the
University of Minho, Bárbara Figueiredo
dedicated her work to research and intervention
in family matters, with recent studies on the
issue of divorce, a phenomenon that has tripled
in Portugal between 1990 and 2010, and its
strong impact on children's lives.
In Albufeira, Bárbara Figueiredo spoke of „Divorce‟ as a process with specific steps that must be met in
order to reduce negative effects on family life, particularly in children. In Loulé, we returned to the
topic Bullying, which we also discussed in Lagoa, in January 2013. This time we invited Dra. Tânia Paias,
who presented her latest book on the subject, „Tenho Medo de Ir à Escola‟ ('I'm Afraid to Go to
School'), based on cases that the author had observed. The occasion also served for the presentation
of the first study by students of the International School of the Algarve on the phenomenon of Bullying.
Fernando Branco Correia
Lecture on Arab Culture
Professor Fernando Branco Correia, from the
University of Évora, visited the International
School of the Algarve, on May 12th, to give a
lecture about the Muslim presence in the Iberian
Peninsula. The theme integrates the History
curriculum for Years 7 and 10 of the National Section. Students of the „3º Ciclo‟ and Secondary
attended the lecture. They were completely
captivated by the knowledge and good
communication skills of the guest speaker.
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School News – April / May 2014
Luísa Ducla Soares Visiting Author
Luísa Ducla Soares, author of a number of
children's books visited the International
School of the Algarve on the 28th April for a
lecture and autograph session with our
students of the four years of the „1º Ciclo‟.
Luísa Ducla Soares has 134 published books
and several texts included in the Portuguese
manuals of all the four years of the „1º
Ciclo‟.
Our students proved to have a good knowledge of the
authors work and showed an interest in learning more.
Luísa Ducla Soares answered all the questions with great
humour. She revealed, for example, that she wrote her first
book at the age of 10 and never published it. “Why do you
write for children?”, they asked. “Because it combines two
passions that I have: children and writing”, she replied.
Initiative
Languages Week
The Languages Department of the
International School of the Algarve
promoted Languages Week, which was held
from the 31st March to 4th April.
Part of the annual work plan of the Languages Department of Languages included a themed lunch
menu throughout the week, with each day dedicated to the gastronomy of a specific country,
namely France, England, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
These countries along with Germany were the subject of an exhibition that was shown in the
Library of the School throughout the week.
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School News – April / May 2014
Family Olympics
The traditional „Family Olympiads‟ of the „1º Ciclo‟ were held this year on Saturday 29th March.
Defying the weather forecast, the parents of our students from the „1º Ciclo‟ participated in a day
of socializing and sports with their children in our school in Porches .
Parents and children formed four joint teams , each team identified by a colour - blue, red , yellow
and green - the colours of the 'Houses ' of the International Section: House Bragança (blue) , Da
Gama (red) , Camões (yellow) and Moniz (green) . Teams played eight games that tested the
players‟ skills , agility, quickness and motivation.
The yellow team won however, the big winners were the parents and the students who
participated in the Olympiads and were not intimidated by the rain, keeping the same convivial
spirit even when the competition was forced to move indoors. Thank You to all parents who
joined in the fun.
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School News – April / May 2014
Speed Skating Road Champions
The Sports Club of the International School of
the Algarve (CDEIA) regained the title of
Portuguese national road speed skating
champions in the age group girls „Cadetes‟. The
National Road Championship for „Cadetes‟ and
„Seniores‟ was held in Madeira, on the 29th and
30th March. The National Road Championship
for „Iniciados‟ and „Juniores‟ was held in May, in
Leiria, where the CDEIA won the national first
runner-up title in girls „Juniores‟.
The girls CDEIA „Cadetes‟ team at the National Road Championship in Madeira was formed by two
„cadetes‟ - Carolina Ferreira (8ºB ) and Laura Nagiller (8ºB) - and one „Iniciada‟ - Maia Batista (7ºA) .
This team won the championship on points and also won the team event American Relay (3km) in
direct competition with 8 other teams. Carolina Ferreira won all four individual events - 200m
Time Trial, 500m Sprint, 10km Eliminate and 5km Points - and therefore regained her four
individual National Road Titles. Laura Nagiller won the national first runner-up title in the 500m
Sprint and finished fourth in the 10km Eliminate and 5km Points . Maia Batista , competing with
older athletes, won fourth place in the individual 500m Sprint.
At the National Road Championship for „Iniciados‟ and „Juniores‟ held in Leiria on the 10th and 11th
May, the CDEIA girls „Juniores‟ team was made up of only two athletes and from a younger age
group – „Cadetes‟ Carolina and Laura. They managed to clinch the first runner-up National
Champion title. Carolina Ferreira won two individual national titles ( 300m Time Trial and 500m
Sprint ). Maia Batista won three individual titles - 200m Time Trial, Sprint 500m Sprint and 3km
Points – in the age group girls „Iniciados‟. Bernardo Freire (7ºA) won 4 bronze medals in boys
„Iniciados‟ and Miguel Bravo (10ºA) two bronze medals in boys „Juniores‟.
Records in Germany Seven CDEIA skaters participated in the
tournament 'Geisingen International 2014'
in Germany, on the 12th and 13th April.
Five of our skaters set new Portuguese
national track records: Laura Nagiller and
Carolina Ferreira in the 3km Points girls
„Cadetes‟ event, Ana Oliveira in 5km
Points „Juniores A‟, Miguel Bravo in the
3km Points „Juniores B‟ event and
Bernardo Freire in the 1000m 'Pupils A'
(„Iniciados‟).
Carolina Wins in Lagos. Carolina Ferreira won all the girls „Cadetes‟ individual events at
the „XI Terras do Infante‟ International Meeting, in Lagos, on the 5th and 6th April. Carolina has
won all the individual events in her age group in all the editions of this tournament since 2009. Maia
Batista and Miguel Bravo were first runners-up in girls „Iniciados‟ and „Juniores B‟. Bernardo Freire
won the bronze medal in boys „Iniciados‟.
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School News – April / May 2014
Inter-Schools Sports
Skating Champion
Miguel Bravo (10ºA) is now the national speed
skating champion in Inter-Schools Sports. Our
student won all the individual events in the age
group boys „Juvenis‟ - 300m; 800m Line and
Obstacles - in the national finals of the Inter-
Schools Sports, held in Lisbon on the 17th and
18th May. Miguel and Leonardo Bonelli (8ºA)
joined the team 'Algarve A' who were crowned
first runner-up. Laura Nagiller (8ºB) joined the
team 'Algarve' that won the national girls‟ title
and was 3rd in the individual standings.
Inter-Schools Sports
Finalists in Athletics
Jessica Saraiva (7ºB) and Yelyzaveta Lemeshko (10ºA)
represented the International School of the Algarve in
the national finals of Inter-Schools Athletics, the Megas
Festival, held in the Algarve, in Lagoa, on the 28th and
29th March. Jessica competed in Mega Jump (long
jump), event where she is the regional champion.
Yelyzaveta participated in Mega Sprint (40m). Neither
athlete managed to get medals in the national finals,
although we are very proud of their achievements.
Inter-Schools Sports
Tennis Bronze Medal
Diana Lemeshko (5ºA) won the bronze medal in girls
„Iniciados‟ at the regional final (Algarve) of Inter-
Schools Tennis, on 7th May. The regional final involved
150 players (16 regional finalists for each age group)
representing 24 schools across the Algarve. The
International School of the Algarve was also represented by 3 more tennis players: Rianna Kanabar
(Year 5 – 6th place girls „Infantis A‟); Carlota Matias
(7ºA - 9th place girls „Infantis B‟) and Catarina Oliveira
(8ºA - 4th place girls „Iniciados‟).
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School News – April / May 2014
Father’s Day
Television Coverage
A television news team from TVI network
visited the International School of the
Algarve on the 18th of March to interview
students of the „1º Ciclo‟ about Father's Day.
Our students served as an example on
national television news with the gift they prepared for their fathers: a growing gift of a
grasshead! (small picture)
Year 6 National Section
Aborigine Art
Year 6 National Section students of
„Educação Visual‟, under the guidance of
teacher Luísa Bravo created Aborigine Art
paintings, to learn about the dotted painting
technique using the wood end of the brush.
The paintings by the Year 6 classes of the
National Section were put on display and
were subjected to an internal contest. Tomás
Bettencourt (6º B) was the winner, followed
by Rita Assunção (6ºB) and Iuri Cruz (6ºA).
Exhibition
‘The Human Body’
The Science Department of the International
School of the Algarve organised the exhibition
'The Human Body in Numbers', in the School
Library, from the 12th to the 21st May. The
initiative offered the whole school community
the opportunity to experiment with various materials intended to reproduce the
dimensions (length, weight, or diameter) and
the capacity of some of our organs.
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School News – April / May 2014
Solidarity Contest
Paper Recycling
Students of the International School of the Algarve
participated enthusiastically in an internal
competition to recycle paper. More than 600kgs of
paper were collected for recycling. The proceeds
of sale goes to the „Casa de Nossa Senhora da
Conceição‟, an orphanage in Portimao, through the
Association of Social Solidarity of the International
School of the Algarve (ASSDEIA). The class that
most contributed was 6ºA of the National Section,
with 170kgs of recycled paper collected.
´League of Legends’
Tournament in the School
The most played videogame in the world is also
played at the International School of the Algarve. In
between the 2nd and the 3rd terms, Paulus
Schelfhout, a Year 9 student, organised a
'Tournament LOL' (League of Legends) played in
the school by six teams of two players each. The
tournament was supported by the school, which
provided classrooms and computer equipment, as
well as offered prizes for the top three gamers.
CAISL Choir The Choir of the Carlucci
American International School of Lisbon visited
the International School of the Algarve on May
20th and performed for our students. The
International School of the Algarve is always very
pleased to host this engaging choir.
European University Marko Zgrabljic, a
representative of the European University visited
our school on the 3rd of April and presented to
our Secondary students the courses on offer at
one of the finest Business Schools in the world.
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Pre-school Celebrates Mother’s Day
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Cazorla Trip 2014
Annual trip to the Spanish Natural Park was held between the 4th-8th of May
Upcoming events:
5th June: Sports – ‘Family Fun Sports Day’ (Pre-school to Year 6 from our 3 schools) – Internacional School of the Algarve (Porches)
6th June: Field Trip (Years 5 and 6 from our Porches and Espiche sites and Year 6
from São Lourenço site) – Oceanarium, Tower of Belém, Maritime Museum and
Monument of Discoveries (Lisbon)
6th June: Trip (Pre-school to Year 4 from our Porches and Espiche sites and up to Year 5 from São Lourenço site) - Krazy World (Algoz)
7th and 8th June: CDEIA / Skating – Europe Cup (Wörgl, Austria)
23rd to 25th June: Senior Trip (Year 4 National Section) – „Campo Aventura
Olho Marinho‟ (Óbidos)
26th and 27th June: Senior Trip (Year 6 National Section) – Seville (Spain)
28th June: Prom (Year 12 National Section and Year 13 International
Section) – Internacional School of the Algarve Boarding House
