I APAVAC Literary Contest Prize Giving Ceremony

                                                             

APAVAC takes pleasure in inviting the winners, the finalists, relatives, teachers and friends to  the I APAVAC Literary Contest Prize Giving Ceremony  which will take place on Thursday, 12 May at  19.00  at IES Lluís Vives in Valencia (opposite Estació del Nord).

The four winning  students and schools  will be awarded their  prize  and the finalists in each category  will be presented with a certificate of honour acknowledging their effort and the high quality of their stories.

We would be much obliged if you could confirm your attendance by e-mail through the teachers involved. Certificates not collected by finalists on the day will be posted to their schools.

I APAVAC LITERARY CONTEST 2016    OFFICIAL  LIST OF WINNERS AND FINALISTS 

6º PRIMARIA WINNER	STUDENT	CARLA RUIZ BELDA   6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE BABY
	SCHOOL	MAS CAMARENA,  BÉTERA
	TEACHER	MR ROBERT GIRET
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	ALEJANDRO CAMPILLO   6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE WARM SHOULDER
	SCHOOL	MAS CAMARENA,  BÉTERA
	TEACHER	ÁFRICA NAVARRO
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	CARLOS GARCÍA ARNEDO   6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE DREAM CAVE
	SCHOOL	MAS CAMARENA,  BÉTERA
	TEACHER	MR ROBERT GIRET
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	ENRIQUE ARRANZ MATAMOROS    6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE LOST SOUL
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	MARINA SEBASTIÁN TRAVES      6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE MURDER
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	HUGO MÉNDEZ LAHOZ    6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE UNKNOWN MAGICIAN
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	YAIZA AGUILAR QUERO  6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE REAL STORY OF CINDERELLA
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	MARCOS HERNÁNDEZ GÜELL            6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE HOWL
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	HÉCTOR GUILLÉN           6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	LANTERNS
	SCHOOL	CEIP 8 ABRIL,     SAN ANTONIO DE BENAGEBER (VALENCIA)
	TEACHER	PAQUI MATAMOROS BECERRA
6º PRIMARIA FINALIST	STUDENT	NATALIA MONSERRAT ADELANTADO           6º PRIMARIA
	STORY	THE DAY OF MY BIRTH
	SCHOOL	MAS CAMARENA, BÉTERA
	TEACHER	MISS WANDA KRISTIANSEN
1º&2ºESO WINNER	STUDENT	BELEN VIVES GIMENO      1ºESO
	STORY	MY BEST FRIEND
	SCHOOL	TORRENOVA, BETXÍ
	TEACHER	REYES BELLMUNT PONS
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	ALEX OKONSKYY      1º ESO
	STORY	THE PILLS
	SCHOOL	C.C.SANT JAUME APÒSTOL,    MONCADA - VALENCIA
	TEACHER	Mª BEGOÑA ISUSI MONFORT
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	AIMÉE MONGORT BOURNIGAL             2º ESO
	STORY	WALKING ALONE
	SCHOOL	IES PERE D'ESPLUGUES,   LA POBLA LLARGA
	TEACHER	IMMA PONS
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	IVÁN VILLALBA ARJONA             2ºESO
	STORY	THE WICKED PENDANT
	SCHOOL	IES ANDREU ALFARO, PAIPORTA
	TEACHER	VERÓNICA REAL MORTE
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	MIREIA IVARS TOMÁS   1º ESO
	STORY	A DAY IN LONDON
	SCHOOL	IES ANDREU ALFARO, PAIPORTA
	TEACHER	VERÓNICA REAL MORTE
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	LAURA APARICIO GAMÓN      1ºESO
	STORY	THE CALL
	SCHOOL	COLEGIO SALESIANOS SAN JUAN BOSCO, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	SONIA MURCIA OLIVARES
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	ÁNGELA GARCÍA ROIG    2ºESO
	STORY	LIGHTS AND DARKNESS
	SCHOOL	IES GILABERT DE CENTELLES, NULES
	TEACHER	DUNIA ALEMANY JULIÀ
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	ANA SATORRE SÁNCHEZ      2º ESO
	STORY	THE LAKE KEY
	SCHOOL	IES PARE ARQUES,   BENILLOBA
	TEACHER	ESTELA MARTÍNEZ BOLINCHES
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	SARA SEGARRA MONZÓ              2º ESO
	STORY	THE DARK NEIGHBOUR
	SCHOOL	IES MAESTRAT,  SANT MATEU
	TEACHER	MANUEL ORDÓÑEZ GIRÓN
1º&2ºº ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	CLAUDIA FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA    2º ESO
	STORY	AND IT WASN'T MY SISTER
	SCHOOL	SALESIANOS SANJUAN BOSCO, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	INMACULADA CASANOVA
3º&4º ESO WINNER	STUDENT	ALBA FERNÁNDEZ VALERO  3º ESO
	STORY	THE MIDNIGHT
	SCHOOL	SANTA MARÍA MARIANISTAS , ALBORAYA
	TEACHER	MARÍA AMPARO RIPOLL
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	NEREA ROMERO GÓMEZ    4 ESO
	STORY	THE MOST TERRIBLE LOSS
	SCHOOL	IES AUSIÀS MARCH , GANDIA
	TEACHER	ENCARNA SOLER VIDAL
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	STELLA LÓPEZ RUIZ   3 ESO
	STORY	THE MIRROR
	SCHOOL	IES FEDERICA MONTSENY
	TEACHER	MONTSERRAT CASAS GONZÁLEZ
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	SANDRA GUTIÉRREZ VARO               3º ESO
	STORY	THE SOUND
	SCHOOL	IES VILA­ ROJA, CASTELLÓ
	TEACHER	AMPARO AZNAR RUIZ
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	CLAUDIA CASTELBLANQUE GIL   3º ESO
	STORY	ESCAPE THE FATE
	SCHOOL	COLEGIO VILAVELLA         ,  VALENCIA
	TEACHER	CRISTINA MONTULL VEIGA
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	INES TORRAS   4º ESO
	STORY	THE LAST MOMENT
	SCHOOL	TORRENOVA  , BETXÍ
	TEACHER	REYES BELLMUNT PONS
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	AMBER POLLET     4ºESO
	STORY	AN UNEXPECTED CHANGE
	SCHOOL	I.E.S. LES DUNES,   GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA
	TEACHER	TRINIDAD AGULLÓ
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	CHIDINMA OKAFOR    3º ESO
	STORY	HOME
	SCHOOL	TORRENOVA,  BETXÍ
	TEACHER	REYES BELLMUNT PONS
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	CARLOS BENAVENT FUSTER 3º ESO
	STORY	A MATTER OF ART
	SCHOOL	IES PERE D'ESPLUGUES  ,  LA POBLA LARGA
	TEACHER	IMMA PONS
3º&4º ESO FINALIST	STUDENT	JOAN PIERA ALVAREZ      3º ESO
	STORY	NO CHANCE
	SCHOOL	IES PERE D'ESPLUGUES  ,      LA POBLA LARGA
	TEACHER	INMA PONS
BATX & FP WINNER	STUDENT	VERÓNICA GARCÍA AMORÓS      2º BATX
	STORY	MY LAST STAR
	SCHOOL	IES LA ENCANTÀ, ROJALES (ALICANTE)
	TEACHER	JUAN JOSÉ MIRALLES CUADRADO
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	ANDREA PÉREZ AZORÍN  1º BATX
	STORY	DARKNES AND SHADOWS
	SCHOOL	IES JOSÉ MARHUENDA PRATS  ,  PINOSO (ALACANT)
	TEACHER	LAURA NAVARRO BELTRÁ
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	MERITXELL MICÓ FRAU    2º BATX
	STORY	LIGHT
	SCHOOL	IES VILA ROJA,   ALMASSORA (CASTELLÓ)
	TEACHER	AMPARO AZNAR RUIZ
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	PAULA GIL CALABOR    2º BATX
	STORY	SCARLET FEBRUARY
	SCHOOL	IES EL SALER , VALENCIA
	TEACHER	ISABEL GARCIA ROIG
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	ALTEA GUEVARA ALONSO   2º BATX
	STORY	MY MIDNIGHT SUN
	SCHOOL	I.E.S  EL CABANYAL, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	VICTORIA ANDRÉS LUENGO
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	VICTOR RUBERT JIMÉNEZ    1º BATX
	STORY	FANTASY AND MAYHEM
	SCHOOL	IES LLOMBAI   , BURRIANA
	TEACHER	JUAN PEDRO PARDO GÓMEZ
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	MIGUEL PAVÓN ROCA      FP GRADO MEDIO IMPRESIÓN GRÁFICA
	STORY	THE MONSTER
	SCHOOL	CIPFP CIUTAT DE L'APRENENT, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	ESTHER BERNABEU LÓPEZ
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	JUAN MANUEL GENTILE   FP GRAU MITJÀ
	STORY	THE FIFTH FLOOR
	SCHOOL	CIPFP CIUTAT DE L ́APRENENT, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	CATALINA PANEQUE SANCHEZ
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	CLARA GABALDON ESTEBAN   2º BATX
	STORY	DANCING WITH A GHOST
	SCHOOL	IES ABASTOS, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	TERUCA FIGUEROLA
BATX & FP FINALIST	STUDENT	SONIA ARIOLS   2º BATX
	STORY	FRIENDS....?
	SCHOOL	IES ABASTOS, VALENCIA
	TEACHER	TERUCA FIGUEROLA

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WINNERS I APAVAC LITERARY CONTEST

              

LIST OF WINNERS 

I APAVAC LITERARY CONTEST , 18 APRIL 2016

530 stories were submitted

6º Primaria 172 stories

1º & 2º ESO 110 stories

3º & 4º ESO 138 stories

Bach & F P 110 stories

81 SCHOOLS TOOK PART FROM ALL AROUND COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA

STUDENT	STORY	CATEGORY	TEACHER	SCHOOL
Carla Ruiz Belda	" The Baby"	6º Primaria	Robert Giret	Mas Camarena, Bétera (Valencia)
Belén Vives Gimeno	" My Best Friend"	1º & 2º ESO	Reyes Bellmunt Pons	Torrenova, Betxí (Castelló)
Alba Fernández Valero	" The Midnight"	3º & 4º ESO	María Amparo Ripoll	Santa María Marianistas, Alboraya  (Valencia)
Verónica García Amorós	" My Last Star"	Bachillerato & Formación Profesional	Juan José Miralles Cuadrado	IES La Encantà, Rojales (Alicante)

We congratulate the winning  students , their teachers  and the schools and look forward to your presence at the prize distribution ceremony in May the date and venue of which will be confirmed shortly.

Christa's FREE TEFL TASTER at APP Academia de Idiomas, Gandia

Hi,

Check for another fabulous course run by our members Christa Mundin & Charlotte Giller. Maybe not for you but for  someone you know who might be  interested.

APP Academia de Idiomas, Gandia

 invites you to a

FREE TEFL TASTER

 Saturday, 21st May (10:30 - 14:30)

This event is designed to give those of you with a C1 level of English who are considering a career in teaching, an insight into working in the world of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).  This will include an overview of the course content and, importantly, the worldwide employment opportunities that this qualification (Trinity CertTESOL) provides.

There will be a chance to meet graduates of previous courses and discover first-hand how the course has literally changed their lives. In addition, a variety of samples of  "tutor input"  including grammar, vocabulary and phonology will be presented.  

There is no charge for this TEFL taster and its objective is to give you the opportunity to consider whether TEFL might be a career option for you.

If you would like to book a place, please contact either CHRISTA MUNDIN or CHARLOTTE GILLER at the following email addresses:

christamundin@hotmail.com

charlotte.giller@gmail.com

APAVAC BOOK CLUB: OUR LATEST READING REVIEW .....AND NEXT MEETING THIS FRIDAY

 "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy : A Review

I usually read rapidly.  I have this urgency to get from cover to cover as fast as possible.  I've tried to analyse this; is it to stem distraction? Is it the need to start another book? Is it force of habit?  Is it...could it be... because I'm enjoying it?  Well, I believe it is a combination of all of the above. And then, there's this book that comes along and totally shatters my style!  I read it slowly, very slowly.  I didn't ever want to finish "The God of Small Things". 

The setting is Kerala, India's communist state.   The story revolves around a Syrian Christian family with a Rhodes scholar for a son, precocious fraternal twins and their beautiful forlorn mother who flees her abusive drunken husband bringing her children to the "safety " of her parental home.  It takes you into the Family and exposes the skeletons in its closet.  It opens with Death and Death looms over its end and in-between we get to enjoy the innocence of childhood games, we smell wet earth after the monsoon rain, we live first hand the sadness of a mother forced to give up her son.  We learn to detest the ex-nun aunt and the domineering bully Chacko.  We ache for Ammu and Velutha, Velutha, a Communist who "she loves by night and her children love by day". It's a story of what is allowed and what is not. Love Laws. Love laws which are broken time and time again.  

Arundhati Roy swings dizzily us back and forth in time while enchanting us with her exquisite skill with words.  She bends them, she twists them, she arranges them back-to-front.  She highlights " Small Things " with capital letters. The story may hold your attention but the storytelling captivates you.

Our next reading session is on Friday the 8th of April at 1900hrs at Instituto Luis Vives.  The book in question is The Woman in the Photograph by Dana Gynther.  This is a special session, Dana will be joining us!

Take care

Michelle