A memorable journey to London

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During the first week of September, between the 4th and the 9th, the 11th grade students of Escola Básica e Secundária Ferreira de Castro had the amazing opportunity to visit some of London's most iconic attractions and places. They were accompanied by their teachers Ângela Costa, Isabel Moutinho, Júlia Lopes, and Marta Pinho.

On their first day, after leaving their luggage at the hotel, they learned how to take the underground and headed to the Madame Tussauds Museum. There, they were excited to see wax replicas of various people ranging from actors to musicians, the British Royal Family, Princess Diana and iconic movie characters and franchises. In the evening, they experienced an amazing musical theatre production of Mamma Mia! by the theatre company Delfont Mackintosh Theatres.

During the morning of the second day, they visited the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. Some students even got to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum, had that been their preference. All three museums offered an enriching experience, allowing the students to expand their scientific vocabulary in a fun, entertaining way. During the afternoon they walked around London, visiting parks, Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben. In the evening, they explored Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown freely, enhancing their conversational English.

On the third day, and arguably the most tiring day, they walked around Camden Town during the morning, learning more about the local culture and, in the afternoon, they had the opportunity to walk the Millennium Bridge and see St.Paul's Cathedral and the Shakespeare's Globe as well as the Tate Modern Museum. After dinner, they observed the London Eye and the Big Ben at night with their lights lit up, taking in the beautiful view.

During the fourth day, in the morning, they saw the Tower Bridge before travelling to Greenwich and, during the afternoon they saw a breathtaking view of London while inside the London Eye. After what felt like a couple of minutes in the London Eye they visited the London Dungeon, an immersive story-driven horror experience that left some excited and some scared to continue the journey inside. After leaving, they visited the famous Leake Street Arches, observing various graffiti.

During what should have been their last day, the students visited the British Museum and the Covent Garden Market. Some students also visited the National Art Gallery, expanding their knowledge on art from the 13th to the 20th century. After lunch, they headed towards the airport to catch their flight and, upon arriving at the check-in, found out that their flight had been cancelled. After tiring hours of waiting they discovered that they would have to spend the night at the Gatwick Airport until their flight in the afternoon of the following day. The night was unforgiving as the students and teachers slept on the cold floor of the airport, barely having any news about their situation.

Overall, even though they had that problem at the airport and walked a lot during the day, this was an enriching and fun experience, where the students had the opportunity to learn more about a different culture and country as well as practice their English skills and make new friends through an experience that a textbook could never provide. It was a remarkable experience that they will always remember and cherish.


Tatiana Borges 12.º A

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No passado dia 19 de maio, acompanhada pelo professor Marco Ferreira, participei na final nacional das Olimpíadas da Biotecnologia que decorreu na Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica do Porto. Depois de duas fases de seriação, cerca de 50 alunos de norte a sul do país conseguiram chegar à tão esperada final destas Olimpíadas.

Após a realização da prova, os alunos finalistas foram convidados a visitar os laboratórios presentes nesta instituição (os professores acompanhantes também o fizeram enquanto os estudantes realizavam a prova) e puderam conhecer alguns dos projetos que estão a ser realizados por alunos dos diversos cursos de todos os ciclos de ensino.

O almoço foi o pretexto perfeito para conhecer os outros participantes, tendo sido interessante partilhar experiências e contactar com diversidade cultural; também se conheceu o Campus deste pólo universitário que envolve várias escolas nas mais variadas áreas de conhecimento. Mais tarde, num dos laboratórios, houve a oportunidade de realizar uma atividade prática: a produção de leite para intolerantes à lactose com a explicação detalhada de todos os procedimentos e respetivos efeitos, por uma aluna de mestrado desta escola. No caso dos professores acompanhantes, também estiveram em trabalho laboratorial, na identificação de pigmentos vegetais com a técnica de cromatografia.

Com o aproximar do final desta sessão, chegou um dos momentos mais aguardados: a entrega dos certificados de participação, mas não sem antes assistir à palestra sobre engenharia de tecidos pela Professora Doutora Ana Leite Oliveira. Por último, a habitual foto de grupo e a despedida de um dia que ficará certamente na memória de cada participante.

Depois deste dia extraordinário, resta-me agradecer aos professores da área disciplinar de Biologia que se envolveram nesta atividade, por todo o empenho e dedicação na participação nestas Olimpíadas que certamente são uma mais-valia para todos os que nela participam.

Ana Beatriz Santos, 12ºB

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