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La Unión is a city surrounded by beaches and mountains, located in the Region of Murcia, in the southeast of Spain. The history of La Unión is marked by an intense mining activity starting in the Roman time.

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La Unión has a population of around 20,900 inhabitants. Its name is due to the union, in 1868, of two small cites , el Garbanzal "the Chickpea field" ,where the food for the miners was produced and Herrerías, or The Blacksmith, where this job was done. La Union is also known as the city of mining and flamenco.

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Our history dates back to Roman times when slaves worked as miners in mountains like ''Cabezo Rajao''. During the Middle Ages, mining would almost disappear, but after centuries in oblivion, mining in Murcia started again in the mid-nineteenth century, surpassing even the old Roman splendor. The main exploitations were located in our Sierra Minera, taking advantage of the lead, zinc and iron mines.

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Such activities left a landscape full of ‘’castilletes’’, a metallic structure in the shape of a tower, wells and mining furnaces.

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In an extension similar to about 18,000 soccer fields, there were up to 1,200 active small mines simultaneously. This reflects the prosperity of La Unión, called “the new California” Such activities left a landscape full of ‘’castilletes’’, a metallic structure in the shape of a tower, wells and mining furnaces. The mining activity was the economic, social and cultural pillar of the society until 1991, when the mining activity totally ended. Then, our city suffered a very strong economical crisis with a very high unemployment rate.

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AGRUPA VICENTA MINE Then, a group of people realized that something had to be done to recover all those abandoned mining elements, so that they could be useful again from a touristic point of view and also to restore and preserve our cultural heritage. Being restored and opened to the public in 2010, It is one of the biggest visitable mines in Europe. Together with the Mining Park, it offered an important tourist attraction in the area. Unfortunately, it was closed during the pandemic in 2020 but we know our government is working hard for it to be open again very soon.

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THE PUBLIC MARKET The ancient public market of La Unión is one of the most featured modernist buildings in Murcia. It was built in 1907 by the architect Victor Beltrí. No longer used as a market, it hosts the International Mining Song Contest and other cultural events.

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“El cante de las minas” It is an International Mining song and flamenco contest which is celebrated in August every year in La Unión since 1961.

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In November 2010, Unesco declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the initiative of the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia. Why was it declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? - Present in our public and private parties. - It is the heritage of our elders through the oldest tools of transmission of culture: orality. - It is a cultural industry, an economic engine, an object of study and a tourist attraction. - It is present, past and future, tradition and vanguard and one of the richest and most complex cultural manifestations in the world.

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“Festival Internacional del cante de las minas” It is an International Mining song and flamenco contest which is celebrated in August every year in La Unión since 1961. This type of songs was born from the fusion between the primitive songs brought by the Andalusian miners and the autochthonous songs of the Sierra Minera of Cartagena-La Unión. They started in the singing cafes of the time, frequently visited by miners after their long working hours in the depth of the mine.

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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHURCH This monumental temple, built in 1902, is divided into three large naves and crowned by a dome covered with marble tiles. It’s the house of the city's patron saint, Our Lady of the Rosary.

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MINING HOLY WEEK PARADES Inside the church we can find some of the images which are carried in procession during the Holy Week. Some of the most important images are The Christ of the Miners, St John and the Virgin.

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LA CASA DEL PIÑÓN The Pinenut´s house, "Casa del Piñón" is a modernist building which was built in 1899 by Joaquín Peñalver in the rising mining era of La Unión. Nowadays, it hosts the Townhall of the municipality, the Mining Museum and the Mining Song Contest Museum.

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PORTMAN It is one of the districts belonging to the municipality of La Unión. Its location, as a natural port near the mines of the range of Cartagena and La Unión, made it a strategic enclave in Roman times.

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TAPAS AND GASTRONOMY The variety of restaurants in our city and nearby Cartagena offer a wide and varied sample of the richest Mediterranean gastronomy, in which the excellent use of vegetables and fish stands out, as well as the best wines and meats from the Region of Murcia.

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HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

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The school was named after a Spanish poet who was the first woman that graduated in chemistry in an university in Spain. She was born in 1899 in La Unión and became a teacher in Cartagena. She helped people move forward after the Spanish civil war by donating clothes and food. In 1993 the school was named like her.

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THE SCHOOL

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In our secondary school there are 450 CSE students, 250 students in Bachillerato and 34 students in Vocational Training courses. In total 600 students and 70 teachers. Our timetable is from 8:00 to 14:05 with two breaks

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STUDIES

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• ESO
• BACHILLERATO
• Hairdressing Vocational Training

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ESO (CSE) COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION

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From 12 to 16. Our school offers digital and bilingual CSE. The bilingual subjects which are taught in English are: 1º CSE: ICT and Arts 2º CSE: Maths 3º CSE: Music and P.E 4º CSE: P.E

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TYPES OF BACHILLERATO UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION

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ARTS: Drawing + Art history SCIENCE: Chemistry + Physics + Maths HUMANITIES: Universal literature + Latin SOCIAL SCIENCE: Economics + Maths

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EUROPEAN PROGRAMS

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2008-2009: PRIVATE EXCHANGES WITH DENMARK 2010-2012: COMENIUS: Animal Protection in Europe 2012:2014: COMENIUS: Crisis in Europe 2014: PRIVATE EXCHANGE WITH AMSTERDAM 2015-2017: ERASMUS + Sustainability as a Resource And KA 101 for teachers 2017: PRIVATE EXCHANGE WITH GERMANY 2017-2019: Erasmus project: NEW METHODOLOGIES TO AVOID EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING 2018: PRIVATE EXCHANGE WITH NORWAY 2019-2022: Erasmus + All DIFFERENT, ALL THE SAME Erasmus+ MANAGING THE LEGACY OF TRADITIONS2020-2023: Erasmus + MOTIVATION & MOTION 2020-2027: ERASMUS+ ACCREDITATION SCH 2021-2027: ERASMUS + ACCREDITATION VET

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ERASMUS + ACCREDITATION SCH 2021-2027 Short term students mobilities: Italy, Poland, France, Norway, Long term students mobilities: Norway, Italy and France ERASMUS + ACCREDITATION VET 2022-2027

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In 2021, we were awarded a National Recognition Prize by our national Erasmus Agency due to our career in European and Erasmus projects since 2010.

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REGION OF MURCIA

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It is located in the southeast of Spain. We have 274 km of coast and plenty of mountains and valleys that are ideal for the practice of sport. There is also an average of 300 sunny days a year.

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Murcia

Murcia is the capital of the region, founded in 831 by Abd-Al-Rahman II on a privileged location, in the centre of the Valley of Segura river. Nowadays it is well-known by its urban and lively university atmosphere.

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Cartagena

Founded by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, Cartagena is a port city open to the Mediterranean Sea through a wide bay. The port of Cartagena has a military and industrial past but nowadays is focused on tourism. The nearest beaches,like Cala Cortina, are perfect for water sports such as diving or snorkelling.

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Our welcoming and spectacular beaches belong to the coast called "Costa Cálida" due to the perfect warming climate that we enjoy throughout the whole year.

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La Manga del Mar Menor

It is a long strip of land with the sea at both sides. The Mediterranean and the "Minor Sea" or Mar Menor, a salted lagoon open to the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very important touristic resort in the summer.

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Calblanque

Calblanque, is located between Cabo de Palos and Portmán. It is one of the few beaches on the Spanish coast that remains almost unspoilt. This natural wealth is based on arid mountains, long beaches of golden sand, caves and the beautiful dunes in contrast with the sea.

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Cabo de Palos

Cabo de Palos is a cape of the Mediterranean Sea and it is also a fishing village apart from being well known for its gastronomy. In Cabo de Palos there are unique marine reserves for water activities such as diving.

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