School 14 of the Amazon Guardian Schools Network
One hour a week, in EnglishYecla (Murcia), 2026-2027 school year
CEIP San José de Calasanz, in Yecla (Murcia), joins the Amazon Guardian Schools Network (the AGSN) in the 2026-2027 school year, with its Year 2 pupils.
It is the first school outside Catalonia to join the Network.
The project takes one hour a week and is taught in English. When we met, in September 2026, it was already under way.
What they have done already
- Where Brazil and the Amazon are, on the map.
- A documentary about the rainforest.
- The wildlife: the jaguar, the macaws, the toucan and the sloth, with sessions in the school library.
- A display mural in English with what they have learnt.
What comes next
- The plants: the giant water lily, cacao and the kapok tree, drawn life-size in chalk in the playground.
- Painting with earths and clays.
- The river and the life inside it.
- The peoples of the Amazon and their festivals.
At the end of the school year, the school will receive the Network plaque.
To begin with
- PeoplesThe guardian peoples of the AmazonWho the peoples we work with are and where they live.See the page
- WorkshopsThe storytelling of the Eruga de colorsFor nursery, Year 1 and Year 2: the tale told in the classroom.See the workshop
- School networkThe schools in the AmazonWho they write to: where they are and how they work.See the page
- ResourcesTeaching materialsWhat is ready to use in the classroom.See the materials
- The networkMap of the schools in the networkEach school in its town, with a summary.Go to the map