introducing our school cluster

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Introducing our school

Our schoolWelcome to D. Fernando II school, in Sintra, Portugal ! There are about 500 pupils in our school, aged between 10 and 16.

As you come into the school, you ‘ll see the main entrance.

There are 30 classroms. Our class is usually in P6.

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Our schoolThe library is on the first floorand it is very big.

We have got a sports fieldand a garden with lots oftrees.

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Our school

The gym is in anotherbuilding.

In the canteen we usually have lunch.

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Our School Cluster

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Our school cluster has got two schools from year five to year nine :

EB 2,3 D.Fernando II

EBI Colares

Our School ClusterAnd it also has got one upper secondary school:

The school cluster has about 3.800 students. Santa Maria is the main school of the cluster.

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Santa Maria

Sintra • Sintra is a beautiful village classified as World

Heritage on December of 1995, by UNESCO.• Sintra and it’s cultural landscape has a huje

variety of palaces, parks and gardens surrounded by montains and near the sea.

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Sintra touristic placesSintra has an abundance of wonderful tourist attractions, which range from ancient castles through to sumptuous palaces:

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Monserrate Palace Moorish Castle

Palace of Pena

National Palace of Sintra

Sintra tourist placesA few minutes from Sintra we can be on the golden sands of the western European coastline, enjoying the warm sun and refreshing waters. 

Cabo da Roca, the westernmost tip of mainland Europe

Azenhas do Mar, a beautiful picture postcard

A tramline connects Sintra and Praia das Maçãs.

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Famous portuguese explorers …

During the 15th and 16th centuries, numerous territories and maritime routes were discovered by the Portuguese as a result of their intensive maritime exploration. 

Some Famous Portuguese explorers were Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama.Christopher Columbus is not from Portugal;This explorer and navigator was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy.

Madalena Pisco Nº10Maria Inês Pereira Nº11Maria Carrilho Nº12Mariana Castro Nº13