On Monday, 9 June, the assembly hall of Institut Dertosa hosted the diploma and certificate ceremony for the Erasmus+ and eTwinning projects carried out during the 2025–2026 academic year. The event celebrated the participation of students in the many European initiatives promoted by the school and highlighted the educational, cultural and linguistic experiences they have enjoyed throughout the year.
The ceremony was presented by first-year Baccalaureate students Irene Descarrega and Àngel Aceña, who emphasized the importance of European programmes in students’ education and in strengthening the school’s international dimension. The school principal, Francina Prades, opened the event by thanking students, teachers and families for their commitment to projects that promote cooperation, intercultural understanding and language learning.
During the first part of the ceremony, the five eTwinning projects developed this year were presented: Ad Astra, Grenzenlose Geschichte, Young Voices of Europe, Switch Off to Connect More and Voices of Youth. Students involved in each project explained their objectives and the activities carried out together with partner schools across Europe before receiving their participation certificates.
The second part of the event focused on the Erasmus+ programme, which has enabled students from Institut Dertosa to take part in international mobilities in Italy, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Poland. Participants shared their experiences of studying abroad, living with host families and discovering new cultures, while also improving their language skills and broadening their horizons.
Throughout the ceremony, Europass certificates were awarded to students who had participated in the various group mobilities to Agrigento, Lahr, Die, Gifhorn, Hořice and Bologna, as well as to those who had taken part in long-term individual mobilities in Portugal, the Czech Republic and Poland. Recognition was also given to the students who had hosted international visitors during the academic year.
The event also included the presentation of the winning design for the Erasmus+ hoodie for the 2026–2027 school year, a competition that once again attracted a high level of student participation.
The ceremony concluded with the reading of the poem Català que connecta (“Catalan that Connects”), written by teacher Emigdi Subirats. The poem celebrates Europe’s linguistic and cultural diversity while highlighting the role of the Catalan language within international projects. With this closing message, Institut Dertosa reaffirmed its commitment to international education and to fostering an open, inclusive and culturally diverse European citizenship.
