After some days back home, we have been able to reflect on what this experience has been like.
Here is our video talking about it!
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
EP Javeriana visits OSAO in Oulu, Finland
This was our first international trip as a group, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From the moment we landed, our Finnish hosts at OSAO made us feel completely welcome. We shared classes, worked on joint projects, visited local companies… and even got to experience a real Finnish sauna (yes, we jumped into ice hole!)
It was very interesting to get a real experience in Finnish education system. Our students participated in their Hackathon project (Problem Based Learning methodology) integrated in mixed groups. The solutions our 8 teams proposed to the real companies challenges were very creative and helpful. Congratulations!
But we also made amazing memories: bowling together, slipping on icy sidewalks, and admiring the Northern Lights in the sky walking on the frozen sea.
Most of all, this trip helped us grow as people and as professionals. We stepped out of our comfort zones, practiced our English and deepen our friendship with our Finnish colleagues.
We’re already dreaming about the next exchange! Watch our video to find out more about it.💫
Monday, 16 December 2024
FINSPAIN TIB: THREE SCHOOL YEARS WORKING TOGETHER
A couple of weeks ago we experienced the third year of the FINSPAIN TIB project between the students and teachers of OSAO and Javerianas School. This was the first time that we could meet in person but this project has been developing and evolutioning over the last 3 years.
I've been fortunate enough to see it since the very first time, it consisted of online meets evolving the development of joint projects between some of the students at their school and us. It was very well planned and executed by the teachers of both schools but of course improving of the first year and optimizing every part of the experience.
This year the project evolved a lot as the project is now presential for the students both of Spain and Finland, first they came to Madrid in late November and then it is turn for us to go there at early march. This is a huge step for the connection between the schools that is very much enjoyed and appreciated by all the people involved. Following the latest visit of the finnish and the activities done, we can say that the project is growing exponentially and can be an amazing learning opportunity for both parts. We are proud that we were part of this and hope it continues like this, getting better every year!!
By Santiago Castro
LAST YEAR ONLINE EXPERIENCE:
We worked online on two different sessions, the first one was to get to know eachother and the second one, each group of students presented a project they were working on in class:
Session 1
In the first session, we presented ourselves to the Finnish students explaining some characteristics of our country, city and school. Then we talked in more detail about our class, International Trade Year 1 and our experiences during the course. Also, the Finnish students explained to us about Finland and their school, OSAO.
By Alexandra Ramírez, Valeria Dueñas and Irene Muñoz
Session 2
In the second session of FINSPAIN, we worked on our “Shopping in Madrid” project, that talked about all the different commercial areas all over around our city. We started with research, dividing ourselves into 5 different groups to explore those areas and gather information and pictures. Later on we built a presentation based on that information and showed it to our Finnish friends before having them show us their business project. It was a very fun project that required everyone's full cooperation and ended up being a huge success.
Friday, 8 November 2024
FINSPAIN #TIB in the magazine Magisterio
We are proud to anounce that the magazine Magisterio published an interview on our project Finspain #TIB, after we were selected as finalists last year by Premios Espiral.
This is going to be an exciting year for the project, since we are meeting face to face with teachers and students from Finland.
A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure to receive Elina from OSAO, our partner school in Finland. Elina handles technical support and she plays a fundamental role in making our project a success.On November 17th, we will be welcoming a group of 17 students and 2 teachers, Satu and Anu, from OSAO. They will join us for a week filled with exciting activities with the objective of deepening our collaboration on our Finspain #TIB project. Everyone here is looking forward to this experience!
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Always on the way
Welcome to a new school year! 🌟
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With our motto, Always on the way, let's embrace the journey ahead. Smile, collaborate, meet new people, learn, share, work hard, and most importantly—enjoy every moment! Together, we'll make this year unforgettable.
Let’s do it! 💪😊
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
ERASMUS 2023-2024
We have finally recieved some pictures from our students abroad!
They have been doing their traineeships for a little over a month, and they look happy about it!
Roudayna, a stundent from the International Trade degree, is doing her internship in Limerick, Ireland, helping in a lab doing administrative work; while Jadhira, from th Administrative Assistant degree, is in Dublin, enjoying holidays like St Patrick's Day.
Here we have a picture of David, from the Marketing and Advertising Degree, he is in Tallin, Estonia doing some work for a company that develops software for the Health Industry. It looks like winter is still hanging on up north!
Iris and Paola, also from the Marketing and Advertising degree, are in Poznan, Poland doing some work for a company specialised in user experience and web development. And Álvaro, from the Transport and Logistics degree, is in Budapest, Hungary putting into practice all what he has learnt working for a Chamber of Commerce.
We are very excited to see then when they get back so they can tell us all about their experiences and what they have learnt in these three months!
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
This Christmas be open to receive Jesus
Be open to friends and family
Be open to get together
Be open to help
Be open to enjoy
Be open to celebrate
Be open to share...
and above all, be open to love.
Merry Christmas from Escuela Profesional Javeriana.
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Finspain Together In Busines #TIB finalists in the Espiral International Awards
EPJaveriana & OSAO Finland are Espiral International Awards Finalists! 🏆
The Escuela Profesional Javeriana and OSAO, Finland, got finalists in the International Espiral Awards with our project, Finspain Together In Business (#TIB).
We are really thrilled since ther
e were really amazing projects participating. Congratulations to all of the winners.
We are very proud of our project, which is all about teaming up and learning about business cultures. We're bringing students from different parts of the world together and showing how international business can be a real adventure. Congratulations to all of them for their great job!
Watch our project video:
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
From Philippines to Madrid: our assistant Jenny
Hello everyone, I'm Jenny , originally from the Philippines and now proud to call Spain my home for the past three years. My journey in education started at Angeles University Foundation, where I earned my bachelor's degree in Teaching.
In my free time, I'm an avid reader, a
fitness enthusiast, and I enjoy delving into the world of documentaries. Just
like many of my students, I have a passion for learning foreign languages. I
can hold conversations in Mandarin, and I'm currently on a journey to master
Spanish.
This year, my goal is to help all of you excel
in English while making our learning journey a fun and exciting one. Let's
embark on this school year together, and I can't wait to see how much we can
achieve!
Monday, 18 September 2023
Have a great School Year at EP Javeriana
Hello
everyone!
Welcome
back to EP Javeriana, where a new school year awaits filled with opportunities
and growth.
We wish you
a wonderful year and encourage you to take these points into account:
- Embrace curiosity
- Make new friends
- Ask questions
- Set goals
- Stay positive
- Get involved
- Enjoy the journey
Let's make
this year remarkable! 📚🌟
