DAY AND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL TRIPS
A teacher’s review perfectly explains our working:
School trip to 4Elements Galicia with a 1st ESO group (12/13 year olds) Jan 2022
“4 ELEMENTS GALICIA”, 4ELEMENTS GALICIA”, based in a village of Muxía, provide a new pedagogy of innovative learning in English in the outdoors, in the woods and in contact with nature.
In their words: “Learning takes place in an unconscious and natural way in a wild environment which encourages reflection”.
A wonderful place surrounded by nature in its pure state, where you can develop all kinds of activities, summer camps, weekend stays and activities, etc.
Our headmistress and English teacher, Pilar Mirón, has organised this activity as an ideal way to prepare students for the school exchange programme “EDUEXCHANGES”, a Galicia government and European Union initiative.
We walked through the woods and along the River Castro, we visited an old watermill and learnt how our grandparents lived and ate, the wheat and maize crops that were planted and the flour used to make bread. We competed with “Bolos de Madeira” and “Estornela” and we made delicious pizzas in traditional adobe ovens, giving a detailed account of the ingredients. ALL IN ENGLISH. An authentic conviviality with Frank and Lalo, the guides and people behind the proposal. A true luxury.”
David Creus Andrade, Creative Arts Teacher and Department Head for Extracurricular and Complementary Activities
Ramón Caamaño High School, Muxía, La Coruña
Our facilities
Large covered veranda
Large main room / classroom
2nd large classroom with veranda
Landscaped garden and woods (10000m2)
Orchard
Vegetable garden
Pond
Wood-fired pizza oven
Large veranda for rainy days
Workshop for activities
Outdoor and woodland spaces
Riverside walk
Our Activities & Workshops
Ecology: mini beast safari, pond life study, habitats and plants
Bushcraft: how to make a camp, correct use of tools, use and respect of fire, survival techniques
Outdoor cooking
Creativity with nature
Sports circuits in the forest
Campfire storytelling
Carpentry, stone work, clay sculptures
Treasure hunts in nature
Extra option: surfing and/or canoeing
Day Trips
Full day, from 10:00 to 18:00
Half day, from 10:00 to 14:00
Groups of 30 students max. from 6 to 16 years old.
Students are divided into groups of 10 max. and take turns throughout the day in the different “work stations”
All activities are in English.
One native or bilingual monitor for every 10 students.
Activities adapted to the age of each group
Overnight School Trips
Arrival, from 16:00
Departure before 12:00
Full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner included)