Province of Ibérica

On 5th and 6th April the Marist Iberian Campus took place in Alcalá de Henares. Ten schools and colleges took part in the event which already, in 2019, is celebrating its seventh year.  The pupils and formative centres are offered the opportunity for competitions closely related to TIC and cooperative learning, besides sharing with peer groups of other Spanish cities. 

The Iberian Campus is organized by the Marist Province of Iberia which has a network of fourteen schools and colleges distributed throughout the Basque Country, Navarra, La Rioja, Aragón, Castilla la Mancha, Madrid and Extremadura. The event takes place at the provincial headquarters, in Alcalá de Henares, which is also the University Centre, Cardinal Cisneros (CUCC), owned by the Marists. 

The main event of the meeting took place on day 6, with the game has been developed for this year and which took as its title "Accompanying Homo Sapiens". As well as occupying the whole morning, the different teams of students have decoded QR, 365 Office with administration tools and researching the contents of Office 365. Most importantly, they have added to their knowledge of TIC in following the hints given out by the "super wise being" and to find the solution to the mystery of the Sapiens. At the end of the day, the winning team was given the prize of a technological detail, and all the participants received a diploma. 

The objective of this activity, which was a great success among the students, is to offer a learning experience, surmounting difficulties and adventures which increased their digital awareness and at the same time their investigative approach.