On Monday a group of 37 French students from the school "L'Oriette" of Cosse-le-Vivien (Mayenne), close to Brittany, arrived in Jumilla, in the school sharing the French department of IES Infanta Elena "held every year, as reported in a statement.
These have been welcomed by families of Jumilla, have conducted various activities that have concluded this morning with a reception and farewell Jumillano at City Hall.
The first Deputy Mayor Jesus Sanchez, in his speech, thanked the work done by the Institute Infanta Elena to the exchange of students, which "allows to know other cultures and have closer to our foreign neighbors and hope that you liked Jumilla and return to visit with their families. "
French students have been attending classes at the center and have also taken advantage Jumillano to discover our city and most important of our environment.
On March 15 made a tour of Jumilla in which Vico discovered the theater, the historical and archaeological museum.
The next day, accompanied by Spanish students traveled to Cartagena, where they visited the museum and the Roman theater, the palace hall, the submarine Peral or a refuge from the civil war.
March 17, after attending classes at the center, made a trip to Santa Ana, where they participated in sports activities in nature.
Similarly, on March 18 was the turn of Murcia and Valencia last Monday where they learned the City of Arts and Sciences and the historical.
Finally, this afternoon have been fired in the city of Jumilla and began the journey back to France.
From the French department of IES "Infanta Elena" is intended to Spanish students put into practice all the knowledge acquired in the classroom in a real context.
In fact, school exchanges and trips abroad are the best way to learn a language and also allow students to acquire values ​​such as tolerance and respect for differences.
Therefore, and in the second part of student exchange, students Jumillano travel to France on April 8, being greeted by the students themselves who have taken in Jumilla.
During the trip we will visit cities such as Le Mans, Angers, Saint Malo and the famous Mont Saint-Michel and implement the language of Molière.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla