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GERMAN RECREATION of this Spanish historic period

We started by focusing on the way Spain developed into a democracy after the decades under Franco. Transition period was characterized by the tension; In 1977 the law of political reform, which removes obstacles from the Franco regime, was approved. The first democratic elections since 1936 took part and the new parliament began working on the new Constitution which will be submitted to referendum in 1979. The establishment and normalization of Democracy appeared with the historic elections of 1982, where a Socialist party (PSOE) achieved absolute majority and governed until 1989. Like we proceeded during the previous module, we thought about terms we link to democracy and about the way they shape societies. 

The way Spanish history was shaped by joining the European Union and the advantages Spain gained as an EU member state can be compared to what Germany has experienced in the past decades. 

We finished the module by creating a collage, using the pictures capturing the most important events.

Participants’ opinion

“It was the mix of research you had to do on your own, the theoretical side and the collage what I liked.- Anonymous 

“It was interesting to see that the way in which Spain has developed over the past decades compared to Germany.”-Anonymous 

ITALIAN RECREATION of this Spanish historic period

We began by studying the meaning of the referendum and by understanding how it works in Italy and when this political tool is used. Then we reflected on the fact that the referendum is an opportunity, a right which is given to people for expressing their opinions. 

The expression of our own thought doesn’t produce positive effects on real life if we aren’t actively involved in deciding what we think it’s right; we wouldn’t be free if we couldn’t express ourselves.

“Freedom is participation”: we used this slogan as a lead to look for images which represented it in our opinion. To do this, we used computers and tablets. We didn’t limit ourselves to images from the internet but also used our own.

Then we looked for images with which we could express what “Freedom is participation”

We enjoyed researching it a lot because we studied Law and Rights in a less boring way and had the opportunity to realize how we, young people, can change and better ours and other people’s future if we don’t only watch, but we actively participate in the teamwork, too.

Participants’ opinion

“Freedom of expression does not exist anywhere, we have to remember it.” Anonymous 

“The topic was very interested. I talked about it at home and my parents were pleasantly surprised”. Anonymous 

SPANISH RECREATION of this Spanish historic period

Today we talked about how Spain has become part of the European Union. Since January the 1st in 1986, Spain and Portugal joines the European Union. For us it is strange because we were born after this process and the only thing we remember is the change of currency from Pesetas to Euros. 

We have carried out this work as in the previous session. At the very beginning, we saw a documentary and we focused on the most important moments of this change. Then, we looked for the most significative images and we made a montage. We had a lot of fun; On the one hand because it was an opportunity to learn new things, that concern us very closely; On the other hand because we did it in a fun and different way than just reading things on books

Participants’ opinion

“It was very interesting to know more about Spain’s entry into the European Union”- David. 

“It was very useful be¬couse it’s a part of history very recent and it was funny to work like this”-  Camino.