SPF Hs Students’ Barcelona Exchange

Eighteen students from Scotch Plains Fanwood High School traveled to Spain on February 10, 2016 to participate in a student exchange program with students from Col. legi Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Our students stayed in the homes of their pen pals in Barcelona during the 10-day exchange, where they were challenged to use their Spanish to communicate while experiencing aspects of daily life. Numerous exciting activities were packed into their whirlwind travel experience.
Students spent a couple days in Madrid, Spain’s capital, where they visited places of interest such as the famous Prado museum, the Reina Sofia Art Museum, and the Palacio Real, attended (and participated in!) a Flamenco performance, and enjoyed a traditional Tapas dinner.
From there, students traveled by train to Barcelona where they met up with their pen pals, stayed with their host families, attended school and facilitated presentations for classes in Barcelona about life in Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and experienced daily life as a typical Spanish teenager.
Upon their return to the United States, our student travelers will anxiously await the arrival of their Barcelona pen pals, who will visit Scotch Plains and Fanwood beginning on March 9, 2016. Our families will then host the Barcelona students during their 10-day stay here.