INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE BOOK

April twenty-third is a symbolic day in the world literature. Declared as International Day of the Book by UNESCO in 1995, this celebration of books and literature draws its inspiration from a Catalan tradition, the Festival of the Rose.

Legend has it that Saint George, Patron Saint of Catalonia (Spain) and international knight- errant slew a dragon about to devour a beautiful Catalan princess. From the dragon's blood sprouted a rosebush, from which the hero plucked the prittiest rose for the princess. Hence the traditional Rose Festival celebrated in Barcelona since the Middle Ages to honor chivalry and love.

In 1923 this lover's "festa" bacame even more poetic when it merged with "el dia del llibre", or The Day of the Book, to mark the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare, the two giants of literary history, on April 23, 1616.

THE LEGEND OF SAINT GEORGE

TALES AND LEGENDS FROM THE WORLD

This is a famous Polish legend about the dragon from Cracow.

POLSKIEJ LEGENDY O SMOKU WAWELSKIM

A Chinese legend "EL PARASOL"



"THE QUIRQUINCHO" A Bolivian tale.

APRIL NOTICEBOARD

INTERCULTURAL WEEK IS COMING SOON!!

April, 26th marks the beginning of our School Cultural Week. This event brings to our community a celebration, appreciation and understanding of the varied cultures at school.

All of us, teachers and pupils, are working to get everything ready. We have just chosen the best slogan for the week :

"A WORLD FULL OF COLOURS IS BETTER"

Let's start with a beautiful poem
"WHOEVER YOU ARE"

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY

International Children's Book Day is an annual event which is held on around April 2nd, the birth date of Hans Christian Andersen.
It's celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books.

One of the most famous tales written by Andersen is "The Little Matchgirl" Have you ever read this tale? If not, guess the story with this video.