Mn. Joan Batlle School + Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes
The school specialises in science, and will participate in the tandem with the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes.
“We think, feel and do” is the motto of the tandem agreement between Mn. Joan Batlle School (Blanes) and the CEAB. The main objective of the project is to improve the secondary education of children at the school by placing a special focus on science in the curriculum.
The basis of the project lies in close links to the municipality, an openness to the world and greater participation from families. All in all, the ultimate goal is to give the school an international presence, following the four pillars of educational innovation that drive the tandem project (in terms of methodology, organisation, learning and culture), promoting cohesion throughout the educational community and making the school a leading figure in science projects.
The Tàndem Schools project has given the school the impetus to transform and innovate through science. Over the course of the project, the school has made an effort to integrate and consolidate these changes, which are included in the general curriculum for the centre and have been established as one of the school’s official lines of activity.
The tàndem school Mn. Joan Batlle was awarded second place in the 2019 Economics Teaching Award.
Leading centre and institution
Mn. Joan Batlle School, located in the Ca la Guidó district in Blanes, is a public primary and nursery school with a total of 370 students and 31 teachers.
The Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CEAB) is a member research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). It aims to be a centre with an international reputation that is leading Spanish centre for Marine Biology, Limnology and Ecology. It focuses its research on identifying the diversity of organisms and understanding their functions and interactions in nature, as well as applying this knowledge to the use and rational management of the planet's resources and predicting responses to environmental changes. The centre's research covers aspects ranging from the biochemical and genetic composition of organisms to the structure and dynamic of populations and ecosystems. Its solid, up-to-date and creative research aims to address the challenges that come with developing a sustainable society.