Day Three

Another great day in my lovely placement working in the morning in my special needs unit . The children I am helping are autistic with severe intellectual disabilities mentally and physically. Such rewarding work with incredible teachers who include me in all aspects and teach me along the way . I work with junior infants in the afternoon again wonderful kind and caring teachers

Day 11

Another wonderful day at work . My school is very proud of its musical programme and the children enjoy music throughout the day along with their French lessons. I have picked up a lot of Spanish words as the teachers allow me to participate with the class activities. We went to the Picasso museum when we finished work . It was a fantastic experience and very educational. I had a visit from Greenhills College and it’s was lovely to show the girls around and introduce them to the teachers and children. Later that evening we went to a Flamenco show . It was very enjoyable and the dancing and singing were passionate and energetic. The clothes were beautiful and dance steps/movements were skilful . It was a great night and filled with Spanish culture xx

First day on the job in Malaga.

CEIP Lex Flavia Malacitana

Nicola, Teresa and Caroline – Dublin College Greenhills first Erasmus + Staff mobility trip

An early start to our first day shadowing teachers in Malaga. We visited a school in an area that has a concentration of education from primary to secondary, a music & arts academy for older students.

Amazingly most schools in the area are bilingual and Spanish and French are the dominant, with English coming in a slow third place. My Spanish is improving that’s to that Green Owl in Duolingo harassing me daily but I was grateful for my French as it bridged any communication gaps we had.

The elevator is designed like a Space rocket.
Murals adorn every possible space, mostly painted by parents or friends of the school
Focus on love!
Recycling is very important in the school
Women’s literature in the library
Rosio our guide for the day, a teacher who specialises in AEN and runs the library in the school. Rosio lived in London previously and spoke fluent English.

Day 12

My last day of work at Europeam Era. Today we prepared the bus tickets for the incoming Erasmus+ groups coming from Ireland. I have really enjoyed my work experience placement and my work colleagues have been a joy, they are all so helpful and positive. On my way to work I bought some cakes to say thank you to the team.

This evening I will take some time to pack for the trip home to Ireland tomorrow morning.

My two weeks in Malaga have flown by and I am sad to leave. I have really enjoyed the entire experience and feel I have grown both personally and as a future employee. The experience has definitely been a valuable one; it has broadened my horizons and I feel much more confident about the prospect of entering a new work environment.

Day 11

I helped the Eurpean Era team prepare for the arrival of students coming from Ireland and continued looking for potential work placements. Today, as the trip is coming to an end I decided to squeeze in as much of Malaga as possible! So, after work, as the weather was nice I took a walk down to the beach and then had lunch at “Picasso” a chiringuito, and tried some espetos(sardines) and prawn pil pil – delicious!!! Then I visited Malaga Museum. In the evening the group met up for a flamenco show – it was a very tiring, but rewarding day!