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Fundació privada COR DE MARIA d’Olot

Fundació Privada Cor de Maria d’Olot

Esglaiers, 1, 17800 Olot,

Avda. Reis Catòlics, 19, 17800, Olot

Tel. (0034) 972 26 13 91

School Details

Tel. (0034) 972 26 13 91

(0034) 972 26 08 31

Fax: (0034) 972 27 29 53

cordemaria@cordemariaolot.cat

http://www.cordemariaolot.cat

Situation Olot is in the province of Girona,

a province of Catalonia, north-

east of Spain.

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Our School is placed in the old centre of Olot (approx. 28.000

inhabitants), in La Garrotxa, province of Girona.

There is an exceptional landscape around the city; some of it belongs to

the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of La Garrotxa.

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About our school

� Catholic independent school of Mary’s Heart order. It was thefirst one founded in 1848 by Joaquim Masmitjà i Puig, apriest who wanted to give education to poor women.

� The school receives financial subsidy from the Generalitat,the Government of Catalonia.the Government of Catalonia.

� “Fundació Privada Cor de Maria d’Olot” was created in 2002.

It is a foundation made up by seven people (nuns and

students’ parents) who take decisions.

Education levels

� NURSERY SCHOOL

3-5 years old

� PRIMARY SCHOOL

6-12 years old

� SECONDARY SCHOOL

12-16 years old

Our school education project encourages growth of

students in all its dimensions. Therefore:

a) Helping students develop their physical, intellectual and emotional

skills.

b) Educating their social dimension and promote their integration into

the world in a responsible and constructive way.the world in a responsible and constructive way.

c) Promoting the ethical, moral and transcendent values and respect for

all religions.

d) Educating for freedom, justice, solidarity and peace because we are

aware that the promotion of these values is particularly urgent in our

society.

Aims

• To develop a project that integrates coexistence,

coeducation, moral and civic education, education for

peace, health education, environmental education,

intercultural education… as well as values such as justice,

participation, cooperation, respect...

Celebration of the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace

• To deal with diversity in the classroom to achieve basic

skills, educational goals and contents, ensuring a

good coordination and good pedagogical training of

teachers.

Intercultural activities

• To promote and strengthen innovation projects for the

education of students and encourage the whole school

community, especially ICT projects, European projects

and foreign language projects.

Video-conference with European students

� Discovering European Beauties

by Bike and Keeping Fit

2003-2006

Other Comenius Projects

� Sport is Life

2007-2009

Other Comenius Projects

Through the participation in a Comenius

project:

• We wish to help our students and teachers

better understand the range of European

cultures, languages and values, and cultures, languages and values, and

encourage the adquisition of the basic life

skills and competences necessary for

personal development, future employment

and active citizenship.