1. School Presentation
Eixo, Aveiro, Portugal

2. Escola Básica Integrada de Eixo is located in the rural part of Aveiro, in the
small village of Eixo
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3.  The school population comes from disadvantaged
areas, with lack of economical, social and cultural
resources;
 The school hosts a unit for pupils with special needs;
 The integration of pupils at risk of social exclusion is a
main concern, responsible for the vocational courses
that are taking place.
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4.  Escola Básica Integrada de Eixo has about 450 students;
 It is an Elementary school, from the kindergarten to the 9th grade;
 Students’ ages are from 3 years old to 16 years old;
 EBI de Eixo is part of a group of schools, called Agrupamento de
Escolas de Eixo;
 Agrupamento de Escolas de Eixo has 3 other primary schools and
4 other kindergartens.
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5.  At Escola Básica Integrada de Eixo there are
currently 3 vocational courses:
 Hotel and Restaurant Services
 Computer Sciences
 Electricity
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6.  To gain a global perspective of the world’s
issues and problems;
 To develop a more tolerant, responsible and
healthy way of life;
 To raise the awareness, at school and in the
community, of the need to a sustainable
development;
 To improve foreign language skills;
 To use the ICT in a more efficient way.
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7. BICYCLE EXHIBITION (FEBRUARY 2008)
Teachers had a lot of fun,
This picture was published
too!
in our local newspaper.
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8. BICYCLE TOUR (JUNE 2008)
 For na entire day, we visited the villages around the
school, by bike.
 Everyone used the helmet!
 We distributed brochures, explaining why everyone
should use the bicycle more often.
 It was a lot of fun: villagers came to the street and
talked with us;
 Then, we had lunch in a beautiful park, by the river.
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9. VISIT TO A MOBILITY SCHOOL (DECEMBER 2008)
 All the school classes
visited the Escola
Municipal de
Educação Rodoviária.
 First, the instructor
told us the main rules
we should follow,
when driving.
 Then, we practiced!
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10. VISIT TO A MOBILITY SCHOOL (DECEMBER 2008)
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11. CHALLENGE “PEDALLING TO SCHOOL”
 Each time a student or teacher comes to school by bike,
he or she wins points;
 Wearing a helmet gives extra points;
 By the end of the 3rd term, the 3 participants with more
points win a bicycle, each!
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12. Visit our blog at
http://www.onthewaytocyronmed-eixo.blogspot.com/
And feel free to participate!
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