Portugal & Spain

Go to Explorica.com/Tour Center ID: Lasanta‐9723 

March 20 ‐ March 29, 2027 

Day 1  Overnight Flight to Portugal (Lisbon) 

Day 2  Olá Lisbon 

Meet your tour director and check into hotel 

Lisbon city walk: Alfama quarter, Pombal Statue, Presidential Palace 

Day 3  Lisbon landmarks 

Lisbon guided sightseeing tour: Mirador de Santa Justa, Monument to the Discoveries, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos visit, Belém Tower Fado evening 

Day 4  Sintra, Cabo da Roca & Cascais 

Sintra, Cape Roca & Cascais guided excursion: National Palace visit, Cape Roca (Europe’s most westerly point), beaches of Cascais & Estoril, Citadel of Cascais 

Day 5  Lisbon‐‐Extremadura 

Travel to Extremadura via Evora and Jerez de los Caballeros Evora City Walk : Templo de Diana , Igreja de Sao Joao Evangelista, Capela dos Ossos 

Jerez de los Caballeros city walk: Fortress visit , San Bartolome church, San Miguel church  

Day 6  Extremadura‐‐Seville 

Roman theater visit 

Artisanal cheese workshop 

Travel to Seville 

Day 7  Seville landmarks 

Seville guided sightseeing tour: Plaza de España, Old Jewish Quarter (Santa Cruz and San Bartolomé), Casa de Pilatos visit, Seville Cathedral visit, Giralda Tower ascent, Columbus’ gravesite 

Day 8  Seville‐‐Madrid 

Travel to Madrid via Córdoba 

Mezquita guided visit 

Travel to Madrid by AVE train 

Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España 

Day 9  Madrid landmarks 

Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía, Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit Reina Sofia Museum visit 

Tapas dinner 

Day 10  Flight home from Madrid

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Tour Center ID: Lasanta‐9723 

Registration deadline: February 28, 2025 

What's included 

We provide everything you need for a remarkable trip: 

Round‐trip airfare 

8 overnight stays (10 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms 

Full European breakfast daily 

Dinner daily 

Full‐time services of a professional tour director 

Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary Visits to select attractions as per itinerary 

High‐speed AVE train to Madrid 

Tour Diary™ 

Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips 

Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided 

Note: Tour cost does not include airline‐imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre‐paid Tour Director and multi‐day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included. 

Automatic monthly payment plan 

Pay just $50 upon enrollment and the balance will be divided into equal monthly payments, charged automatically to your credit card or checking account. 

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UNITED WE STAND CLUB

United We Stand Members- Row 1: Daysi Ramirez Valdez, Karla Sanchez, Jaqueline Cruz, Raquel Dominquez Escobar, Isabella Sanchez, Lourdes Bernal Cortes; Row 2: Virginia Esarco, Yasmin Lopez Beetstra, Mia Aguilera, Daniel Huerta, Bianca Mondragon-Cruz, Amore Morgan, Señora Lourdes Lasanta

Adviser of United We Stand Club
     Mrs. Lourdes Lasanta

Purpose:
Our purpose is encouraging others to appreciate diversity in order to promote a more united community.

Meets:
Meets every two weeks on Tuesday in room W51.

Procedure for joining:
Anyone interested in joining the club should come to our first month meeting. On this meeting we will be selecting the new board and t-shirt color for the school year.  There is an annual fee to join the club of $5.  Everyone is welcome!  

Description:
All our themes during the year will be related to different cultures. Examples of some of our activities: games, movies, guest speakers, etc. This club has a scholarship attached to it for our senior members that participate actively in our club and has a 2.50 GPA or better. Because of the scholarship, we will be doing fundraisers to raise money for the scholarship. 

¡Bienvenidos al Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras! 

Welcome to the World Languages Department!

We are a core elective subject at Big Foot High School.  We teach levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. We offer AP Spanish online.  Our approach to language teaching is hands-on, with emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Because of the nature of language learning, we also contribute to reinforcing skills in other subjects, such as English, Social Studies, Art, and simple Arithmetic.  While our subjects are not required for graduation from high school, universities require 2-4 years of language study within the same language for admission.  In many instances, these universities will accept the credits from our school, if the grade is above a certain point.  In other cases where they don’t accept our credits directly, students may receive retroactive credits after taking the placement test and taking the class recommended by that test.  This will result in the earning of credits that will make it possible for the student to graduate earlier or take classes in their chosen field of study. 

This year, we have Mrs. Anne Marie Gump as the English as Second Language teacher. Our ELL students receive one on one help with classes like Reading, Geometry,  Biology, Computer applications and  others She has has two resource classes & one  English as a second language in which she helps our ELL students comprehend the materials given by their teacher to complete their assignments on time.

Why Study a Second Language?

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD have become more and more interdependent, and new technologies have erased many existing borders. As boundaries between countries are dissolved, foreign language instruction has become more necessary than ever for linking with the rest of the world and for producing an enlightened citizenship able to  function in today’s ever-shrinking world. (http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/759)

25 reasons why to study a foreign language:

1. Foreign Language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are different.

2. Analytical skills improve when students study a foreign language.

3. Business skills plus foreign language skills make an employee more valuable in the marketplace.

4. Dealing with another culture enables people to gain a more profound understanding of their own culture.

5. Creativity is increased with the study of foreign languages.

6. Graduates often cite foreign language courses as some of the most valuable courses in college because of the communication skills developed in the process.

7. International travel is made easier and more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.

8. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study a foreign language.

9. Foreign language study enhances one’s opportunities in government, business, medicine, law, technology, military, industry, marketing, etc.

10. A second language improves your skills and grades in math and English and on the SAT and GRE.

11. Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade.

12. Foreign languages provide a competitive edge in career choices: one is able to communicate in a second language.

13. Foreign language study enhances listening skills and memory.

14. One participates more effectively and responsibly in a multi-cultural world if one knows another language.

15. Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved if you master another language.

16. Foreign language study offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically.

17. The study of a foreign tongue improves the knowledge of one’s own language: English vocabulary skills increase.

18. The study of foreign languages teaches and encourages respect for other peoples: it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.

19. Foreign languages expand one’s view of the world, liberalize one’s experiences, and make one more flexible and tolerant.

20. Foreign languages expand one’s world view and limit the barriers between people: barriers cause distrust and fear.

21. Foreign language study leads to an appreciation of cultural diversity.

22. As immigration increases we need to prepare for changes in the American society.

23. One is at a distinct advantage in the global market if one is as bilingual as possible.

24. Foreign languages open the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, science…

25. Foreign language study is simply part of a very basic liberal education: to “educate” is to lead out, to lead out of confinement and narrowness and darkness.

http://cla.auburn.edu/forlang/resources/twenty-five-reasons/