First Aid Activities

      Trainee teacher Tomás Costal carried out several tasks with upper-secondary and Bachillerato students on several different matters, which brought about English practice, good fun and nice moments. Here are some about First Aid ( I just hope we don't need students' help any time soon, at least until they don't improve their medical assistance skills a bit).

Street Art and First Aid  Text file.

Video recordings:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19Uk0zNDdld3g2SlU/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19YzZub3dYaUJETkk/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19cVVFUkRncXNtbm8/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19Y0RmaEpCUEFyYlU/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19YzNqMGtRdFZldlk/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19eGswWUM3Wmpva00/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19bkQ2ZHRqNFF3N3M/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19Zl9aT1B2SXR5N3M/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIAwVScjE19OGRQdXVMUkM2d0E/view?usp=sharing

International Day Against Violence

 

Standing Tall

(ANONYMOUS)

Breathing, looking, feeling and walking
Deciding, choosing, living and talking
Just like a developing child; an adolescent learning
Just like an endless beginning a genuine yearning

Independent, supported or alone
Beg, borrow, or maybe one day I'll even own
There is definitely a light and it is calling me
Close my eyes spread my wings and I will fly free

No more shame, pretend, cheap smiles and lies
No more ifs, buts, maybes or whys?
Who are you? What do you want? How do you sleep?
I know now I am not your possession to abuse and keep

You were right, it's dramatic, and all for show
But it was you in the lead role, so desperate to grow
Like a parasite you tried to consume and destroy my life
Like a human being I tried to be your partner, friend and wife

Go back to where you came from; it is what you do best
Go back to being nothing,; an annoying little pest
And when you get there be sure look up high
Can you see me beaming brightly, lighting up the sky

Each night I am reminded that you are evil, selfish and vile
Each night I am reminded how lucky I am, blessed and smile
You should see them now you've gone; happy, confident and born again
All their own work, they erased you and survived any pain

It was much easier than I thought; you can't miss what was never there
But unlike you, I did feel true love, I wanted to grow, experience and share
What a waste, a pointless thought and an unwanted gift
All you saw was credibility, an excuse and blame to shift

It is getting closer, that beautiful light calling me
Close my eyes spread my wings and I am flying free
It's over, just give up and please let us be
Never again imprisoned, now and forever I'm holding the key

Your self-pity and fairy tales fall on deaf ears
Your stories and lies create no sympathy tears
One by one everyone is hearing the truth
T.R.U.T.H. comes with real evidence and proof

I swear this is the final night you will give me no sleep
There's no master plan or cunning revenge for me to reap
You are a lonely little man, idiot, bully, gambling fool
You've lost again; tough guy but I've got it all
Do you feel small?
                                               Pathetic and cruel                                                 
                                                       Down, down you fall                                                                            At last I am standing tall
...We've got it all

 

 STUDENTS COMMENTS:

 When you read this poem at first, you can’t notice how deep and powerful it is. You need to read it a few times. It encompasses many things about domestic/gender violence. It makes you think about how hard and sad  this situation can be and sometimes it makes you feel like you’re the one who’s living that situation. At the beginning of the poem it shows her weakness, but as it goes on, it starts to show that if you’re strong and brave you can get through it, start a new life and be happy. Some mothers, women living a situation of violence, they think they have to stay for their kids, because they don’t want them to grow up without their dad. But sometimes they don’t think about how hard life will be for their kids too. I think she’s trying to say that no one deserves being treated like that or feeling like this. You don’t have to stand that. You can be strong by yourself.

                        -Alba Medina González (1º BAC D)

  This poem about gender-based violence reflects the situation of a badly treated woman, who comes over this fact just with what we consider her children. Although the poem itself is quite fair and shows clearly the feelings of the author, who we know is so strongwilled in a situation of gender violence, the circumstances go beyond the bad-treatment typical from an heterosexual couple and also from men to women (including physical, mental and oral violence). The gender-based violence is extended to lots of contexts. Both individuals and institutions (for example, violence during the pregnancy). Also from women to men (although this derives from patriarchy). And in homosexual couples as well. In my opinion, it would have been better to expose the attitudes of a patriarchal society in general and think about why domestic violence cases are seen as common, rather than simply focusing on one case.

                        -Ana Rodríguez González (1º BAC D)

   This text wants reflect the experience of a girl that needed to get away from her husband’s abuses. At the beginning of the poem, the girl considers herself like an undeveloped person, without freedom to choose or make her own opinions; nevertheless, she wants to get out of that situation. She begins to wonder about her not being an object and reveals her husband’s masquerades. Then, as they were fighting she told him to go back where he came from and when she said ‘’Can you see me beaming brightly, lighting up the sky’’ I think it was to break the chains that hurt her. In the seventh paragraph I think the man went out, the girl keeps talking about her real love but with one difference. He was already alone. In the last part of the poem I understood this in two ways. The first is when she said: ‘’that beautiful light calling me’’ as if she was dying and when she mentioned ‘’T.R.U.T.H. comes with real evidence and proof’’ .  I think the man abused the girl to death and everyone will know who  has been; I confirmed that when I read at the final paragraph ‘’I swear this is the final night you will give me no sleep’’ and she mentioned he is a lonely man. My other way to understand it is as if she says goodbye for all he did and only mentioned ‘’spread my wings and I will fly free’’ like a liberation to living away from him. In general there are many ways to understand it, but in all of those appear the gender violence that causes deaths every day because of selfish and possessive people. Last, I have to say that all violence is bad and we should solve the problems with words, not with our hands.

                         -Miguel Bea Pintos (1º BAC D)       

                                                   

                                                        

Seeds of Peace (translated poems )

 

Miriam Halahmi

Miriam Halahmy is an author, poet and Workshop Facilitator. Despite being English, she has Jewish roots, which are very present in her novels. She is also an activist of peace, and teaches us her moral convictions through her books. Her most remarkable works are:

  

•              Hidden

•             Stuffed

•            Illegal

 This series of three books talk about immigration in the U.K. seen through adolescent eyes.

Her Webpage

  

Alexandre Blanco 2º A Bach

PEACE NEED U!                                        ¡LA PAZ TE NECESITA!

So, what can you do?                                    Entonces ¿Qué puedes hacer?

Sunbathe for Peace                                       Toma el sol por la paz

Go to bed for Peace                                          Vete a la cama por la paz

Strike for Peace                                             Haz huelga por la paz

Pray for Peace                                               Reza por la paz

Talk to your son for Peace                            Habla con tu hijo por la paz

Love your daughter for Peace                       Quiere a tu hija por la paz

Weep for PeaceLlora por la paz

Roll your wheelchair for Peace                     Rueda tu silla de ruedas por la paz

Strap on your prosthesis for Peace                Ata tu prótesis por la paz

Walk down to the Post Office                      Camina hasta la oficina de Correos

And buy a stamp for Peace                          Y compra un sello por la paz

Swipe  your Oyster card for Peace              Desliza tu tarjeta Oyster por la paz

Unpoint your gun                                        Desapunta tu arma

Sink your difference                                   Hunde la diferencia

Wipe up blood                                            Limpia la sangre

Defuse a bomb for Peace                           Desactiva una bomba por la paz

Sweat for Peace                                         Suda por la paz

Pierce for Peace                                         Conmueve por la paz

Tune your guitar for Peace                        Afina tu guitarra por la paz

Ride your Harley-Davidson for Peace      Conduce tu Harley-Davidson por la                                                                         paz

Open a door, limp                                      Abre una puerta, cojea

Tap your foot, do a piss for Peace             Golpea con tu pie, haz pis por la paz

Tell the truth for Peace                              Di la verdad por la paz

Replace your boots for Peace                    Reemplaza tus botas por la paz

Make jam for Peace                                   Haz mermelada por la paz

Get well for Peace                                     Ponte bien por la paz

Cook, hold hands, jump rope                    Cocina, coge manos, salta a la comba

Stand nude for Peace                                 Desnúdate por la paz

Shiver for Peace                                        Tiembla por la paz

Go crazy for Peace                                    Vuélvete loco por la paz

Rockn’roll for Peace                                 Rock n roll por la paz

Do something for Peace                            Haz algo por la paz

DO IT!                                                      ¡HAZLO!

Take photos for Peace                               Saca fotos por la paz

Make love for Peace                                 Haz el amor por la paz

Untie the knot                                            Desata el nudo

Learn the lesson                                        Aprende la lección

Disbelieve the news for Peace                  No creas las noticias por la paz

Share your sweets for Peace                     Comparte tus dulces por la paz

Colour in, pick teams, climb a tree           Colorea, escoge equipos, trepa a un árbol

Astonish for Peace                                    Asombra por la paz  

Shock for Peace                                        Sorpréndete por la paz

Outrage for Peace                                     Indígnate por la paz

Wear your trainers for Peace                    Lleva tus deportivas por la paz

Go out to lunch for Peace                         Come fuera por la paz

VideoIpodMP3 for Peace                         VideoIpodMP3 por la paz

Love yourself for Peace                           Quiérete a ti misma por la paz

¡VAMOS!                                                C’MON!

Pick up your pen and write                       Coge tu bolígrafo y escribe

Until the light fades for Peace                   Hasta que la luz se desvanece por la                                                                         paz

Smoke a hookah pipe for Peace                Fuma una cachimba por la paz

Strike a match for Peace                           Enciende una cerilla por la paz

Send a text for Peace                                Manda un mensaje por la paz

Plant a Mount of Olives for Peace            Planta un Monte de Olivos por la paz

Say your name out loud for Peace            Di tu nombre en voz alta por la paz

SPEAK OUT FOR PEACE!                    ¡HABLA POR LA PAZ!

                 

                                                                                              

Monica Fontán 1º D Bachillerato

For me this poem is very beautiful although very simple and meaningful too. It speaks about how every human being can make the world more peaceful with insignificant acts that we can all do  every day.

Mi tienda de la esquina                    
 My Corner shop                                           

Chilis verdes, ajo, boniatos                                            
Green chillies, garlic, sweet potato

Aún mojados por la lluvia de la mañana,                      
 still damp from morning rain,

Hakim grita “Uno de menta, uno de cilantro”                 
Hakim calls out, ‘One mint, one coriander’

Largos tallos dejan rastro como la hierba de la jungla    
long stems trail like jungle grass

Apilados en sus brazos,                                                

piled in his arms,

Los mantiene fresco                                                      

she keeps them cool out back                                                                                    

Más allá del mostrador de carne de Halal                     
 beyond the Halal meat counter                                                                                              

Llena bolsas de plástico, su madre está en la caja.       
fills plastic bags, his mother on the till.

Todo el mundo viene aquí                                             
 Everybody comes here

Judíos ortodoxos a por granadas, huevos blancos         
 Jewish orthodox for pomegranate, white eggs,

Tías hindúes a por pesadas calabazas,                        
 Indian aunties heft pumpkin,                                                                                                     

Buscan por entre bhindi, mezclan inglés, indio, inglés.  
pick through bhindi, switch English, Hindi,   English.                                                                                     

Señores mayores hambrientos de charla                        
Old men hungry for talk

Gastan media hora, una manzana, un plátano.                 
spend half an hour, one apple, one banana.

Nos empujamos los unos a los otros,                              
We jostle past each other

Cambio de cantinela, esperamos mientras un niño coloca peniques               
jingle change, wait as a child sorts pennies.

Somos el proceso de la paz, los moderados                   
We are the peace process, the moderate,

La madre, el hermano.                                                    
the mother, the brother.

Somos las noticias, el alto al fuego                                
We are the news, the ceasefire

Presionados como el cilantro en una palma arrugada.    
pressed like coriander in a wrinkled palm.

Somos la voz, la pancarta,                                             
We are the voice, the banner,

El apretón de manos, negra sobre blanca sobre aceitunada                                  
the handshake, brown on white on olive. 

Somos la oreja, el ojo, la promesa,                               
We are the ear, the eye, the promise,

Prisionero liberado, chica ilesa,                                  
prisoner released, girl  unharmed,         
bombardero acallado.                                              
bomber stilled.                                 

© Miriam Halahmy

* Raquel Ferrón 2º C BACH

Sorry

Désolé

Verzeihung

Perdón

Sorry, that we are here

Désolé d’être là

                           Verzeiht, dass wir hier sind

Perdón por estar aquí

That we take your time

De prendre de vôtre temps

Dass wir eure Zeit stehlen

Por robaros vuestro tiempo

Sorry

Désolé

Verzeihung

Perdón

Sorry that we breathe your air

Désolé de respirer vôtre air

Das wir eure Luft atmen,

Perdón por respirar vuestro aire

That we walk on your ground

De fouler vôtre sol

Dass wir auf eurem Boden gehen,

Por pisar vuestro suelo

That we stand in your view

D’être dans vôtre champ de vision

Dass wir in eurem Blickfeld stehen

Por estar a vuestra vista

Sorry

Désolé

Verzeihung

Perdón

Yes sorry

Oui Désolé

Ja, Verzeihung

Sí, perdón

Sorry that we look like we do

Désolé d’être ce que nous sommes

Verzeiht, dass wir sind, wie wir sind

Perdón por ser como somos

Sorry that we disturb your rest

Désolé de déranger vôtre quiétude

Verzeiht, dass wir eure Ruhe stören

Perdón por perturbar vuestra paz

You do enough for us already

Vous en faites déjà assez pour nous

Ihr tut schon genug für uns

Vosotros ya hacéis suficiente por nosotros

Sorry that we are not grateful and happy

Désolé de n’être ni reconnaissants ni heureux

Verzeiht, dass wir nicht dankbar und glücklich sind

Perdón por no ser agradecidos y felices

Not grateful enough

Trop peu reconnaissants

Nicht dankbar genug

No lo suficientemente agradecidos

And that my name is not David

Et de ne pas m’appeller David

Und dass mein Name nicht Dvit ist

Y porque mi nombre no es David

Or Catherine

Ou Catherine

Oder Katharina

Ni Catherine

Or May

Ou May

Oder May

Ni May

But Rashed

Mais Rashed

Sonder Rashid

Sino Rashed

Holta

Holta

Holta

Holta

And Ardita

Et Ardita

Und Ardita

Y Ardita

Sorry that we sit in your trains and buses

Désolé de nous asseoir dans vos trains et bus

Verzeiht, dass wir in euren Zügen und Bussen sitzen

Perdón por sentarnos en vuestros trenes y buses

And on your benches in the sun

Et sur vos bancs au soleil

Und auf euren Bänden in der Sonne

Y en vuestros bancos al sol

And sorry that we brought nothing

Et désolé de n’avoir rien apporté

Und verzeiht, dass wir nichts mitgebracht haben

Y perdón por no haber aportado nada

And the only thing we have is a story

Et la seule chose que nous ayons est une histoire

Und alles was wir haben eine Geschichte ist

Y la única cosa que tenemos es una historia

Not even a happy story…….

Même pas une histoire gaie…

Nicht einmal eine fröhliche Geschichte...

Ni siquiera una historia feliz…

A boy from Bosnia

Un garcon de Bosnie

Un chico de Bosnia

Translated into Spanish by: Pablo Costas 2º A Bach