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 Hello everyone,

World Poetry Day is celebrated today, 21st March.

"The epic of Gilgamesh" is among the earliest works of documented poetry.

Check this interesting World Poetry Day Timeline.

Federico García Lorca is the Spanish poet and playwright most recognized worldwide.

One of his most popular work is "Romancero gitano". Lorca had a lot of interest in Arab-Andalusian culture and he wrote about it in his book "Divan del Tamarit". One of my favourite poems is "Casida de las palomas oscuras" which Camaron included in his album "Soy gitano" in 1989.

Apart from that poem by Lorca he also included in the same album "El pez más viejo del río" by Miguel Hernández.

You can learn more about Lorca and Camaron by reading IES Laguna de Tollón blog.

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Hello everybody,
Do you believe in the power of music? Then you shouldn't miss this video.
Adrián Martín is a boy from Vélez-Málaga, Spain. He is only 9 years old, he loves singing and his favourite type of music is flamenco (I must say that I love that music).

Flamenco is comprised of three parts: the song, the dance and the guitar. Moreover, you must add passion, feelings and rythm. In other words, "It's a hard nut to crack", as Paco de Lucía said.

He won the TV talent show "Mamá, quiero ser artista" and I am really excited after listening to him.
He sings with his sister a beautiful song by Rosario Flores called ¡Qué bonito!

Congratulations, Adrian and family. Your voice and your feeling are incomparable.


Adrián is a clear example of improvement.
He has demonstrated that he has got these characteristics well developed:
- Sociability: Form healthy relationships.                          
- Insightfulness: Understand people and situations.
- Optimism: View self and the future positively.                            
- Competence: Are "good" at something, and are aware of own skills.
- Flexibility: Accept that change is a part of living.                            
- Perseverance: Continue despite difficulty, doesn't give up.
- Self- confidence: Move toward goals. Bases decisions/choices on own instincts and confidence in own abilities.                 
- Perspective: Try to see even difficult situations in perspective. Views crises as challenges to be faced, rather than insurmountable obstacles.
- Self control: Manage strong feelings and impulses.
This last information has ben taken from the article Developing resiliency in children in the face of adversity.