la mancha windmill
La Ruta de Don Quijote Day to Day Itinerary
S/D 5/6 Junio
Leave for Madrid/arrival in Madrid/check-in hotel
walking tour/Madrid

Visit Barrio de las Letras

Welcome and sharing session

Possible Project Ideas: La comida manchega, La Ruta de don Quijote, los pueblos, La vida
cotidiana, la tecnología, la gente, los modismos fotos digitales/entrevistas,
video/entrevistas, el vocabulario, la gramática, los monumentos, la familia, la educación,
los jóvenes, las profesiones, los periódicos, los deportes

L/7 Junio
Train to Alcalá de Henares, birthplace of Cervantes

Interactive assignments

Visit Universidad de Alcalá, Tapas/culture projects

Ma/8 Junio
Private bus to Manzanares, capital of la Mancha

Meet host families

Recorrido/Manzanares

Evening DVD of la Ruta de Don Quijote
Formation of Ruta teacher teams

Mi/9 Junio
Short bus ride to Argamasilla de Alba/site where Cervantes began to write El Qujote,
mini-métodos,
Recorrido                      

Exploración cultural  Argamasilla/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch in Argamasilla

Return to
Manzanares

Singing contest evening/El Sueño Imposible

J/10 Junio
Short bus ride to Almagro, mini métodos, skits/role-plays, Recorrido/Museo de Encaje,
teatro

Exploración cultural of Almagro, teaching teams, lunch

Return to Manzanares

Cultural event in evening/theater

V/11 Junio
Short bus ride to Puerto Lápice/inn where don Quijote was knighted, mini-métodos, skits/
role-plays

Recorrido/Inn

Exploración cultural of Puerto Lápice/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch

Return to Manzanares

Special ceremony/teachers knighted/evening

S/12 Junio
Short bus ride to Belmonte/castle, mini-métodos, skits/role-plays/
Recorrido/castle

Exploración cultural of Belmonte/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch in Belmonte

Return to Manzanares

Noche/dramatic reading of excerpts from El Quijote/prizes/tapas

D/13 Junio
Short bus ride to Campo de Criptana, windmills, mini-métodos/role-play/ attacking
windmills, Recorrido/windmills,

Exploración cultural of Campo de Criptana/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch

Return to Manzanares

Creative Quijote song contest/evening/prizes

L/14 Junio
Short bus ride to Consuegra/windmills/mini-métodos/role-play/ attacking windmills,
Recorridos/windmills

Exploración cultural of Consuegra/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch/

Return to Manzanares

Noche libre

M/15 Junio
Short bus ride to Lagunas de Ruidera
mini-métodos/skits/role-plays, Recorrido of Ruidera

Exploración cultural of Lagunas de Ruidera/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch

Return to Manzanares

Reading of famous quotes from El Quijote/prizes

Mi/16 Junio
Short bus ride to Toboso/Dulcinea’s house/mini-métodos/role-plays/skits, Recorrido/
Dulcinea’s house

Exploración cultural of Toboso/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch

Return to Manzanares

Noche, share ideas/experiences/teaching strategies night

J/17 Junio
Bus ride to Toledo, Recorrido of Toledo

Exploración cultural of Toledo/teaching teams/collect realia/lunch

Hotel in Madrid/noche/flamenco spectacular

V/18 Junio
Estudio Sampere in Madrid/final presentations by teachers, diplomas presented

Recorridos/Museo del Prado/Museo de la Reina Sofía, noche de paella

S/19 Junio
Teachers transported from Madrid airport for return to the United States
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