1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,240 Two centers, two different places, Majadahonda and Las Rozas, Elías Margarita Salas and Elías Carmen Conde. 2 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:12,119 At first glance, they might seem just that, different buildings and spaces organized in a different way, 3 00:00:12,519 --> 00:00:15,880 but from the beginning we understood that we were not coming to compare walls, 4 00:00:16,199 --> 00:00:19,980 but to observe how something much more important is built, coexistence. 5 00:00:20,780 --> 00:00:22,820 Before starting, we asked ourselves a question, 6 00:00:23,179 --> 00:00:27,100 to what extent space and the way of teaching influence the way we coexist? 7 00:00:27,100 --> 00:00:29,100 That was our starting point. 8 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:32,100 You don't have to look at what there is, but what it is for. 9 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,100 From the outside, the differences were evident. 10 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:41,100 Elie is Margarita Salas, more integrated in the city, and Elie is Carmen Conde, in a more open and quiet environment. 11 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:47,100 But little by little, we stopped focusing only on the differences and began to recognize what they had in common. 12 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,100 Spaces designed to be found. 13 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:55,100 In both centers we saw tables where to share, ping pong areas, dinners, inclusive patios, 14 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:58,500 Places that invite you to stay, to interact and to participate. 15 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:03,299 They are not just recreation spaces, they are spaces where coexistence is built. 16 00:01:03,299 --> 00:01:06,599 We also observe details that organize life in the center. 17 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:11,099 Accessibility, ramps, the way to enter, the signage that guides and accompanies. 18 00:01:11,099 --> 00:01:18,200 Elements that may seem small but that influence how we move, how we feel and how we relate within the center. 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,299 And there we understood something important. 20 00:01:20,299 --> 00:01:25,299 The coexistence does not appear by chance, it is facilitated, it is taken care of and it is designed. 21 00:01:25,299 --> 00:01:28,299 When entering the centers, that idea became even more visible. 22 00:01:28,299 --> 00:01:31,299 Each one showed its identity through its spaces. 23 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:34,299 In the IES Carmen Conde, the material classrooms stood out, 24 00:01:34,299 --> 00:01:38,299 where each subject has its own space and creates a more immersive environment. 25 00:01:38,299 --> 00:01:42,299 In the IES Margarita Salas, we found wider and diverse spaces, 26 00:01:42,299 --> 00:01:46,299 such as the art classrooms, more complete and prepared for creative work. 27 00:01:46,299 --> 00:01:49,299 But beyond the differences, there was something that was repeated. 28 00:01:49,299 --> 00:01:53,780 that was repeated, the intention of giving response to the needs of the student. 29 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:58,040 The well-being classroom in the Carmen Conde was designed to take care of emotional balance. 30 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,680 The TEA classroom in the Margarita Salas that guarantees real inclusion within the center. 31 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,459 Different spaces but with the same goal, that all students have their place. 32 00:02:07,459 --> 00:02:11,479 We also saw how some spaces connect to the entire educational community. 33 00:02:11,479 --> 00:02:16,159 The acts room in the Margarita Salas that allows students and families to meet. 34 00:02:16,159 --> 00:02:20,719 work exhibitions, the corridors full of projects, the plants, the 35 00:02:20,719 --> 00:02:25,400 care spaces that make the center more habitable and also spaces like the 36 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,460 cafeteria, the teacher's room, where the teacher meets, shares and makes 37 00:02:29,460 --> 00:02:34,199 pineapple, thus reinforcing the climate of the center, because living together is also that, 38 00:02:34,199 --> 00:02:39,439 feel part of what happens. However, the most important thing was not 39 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:43,560 just the spaces, but what was happening within them. We observe 40 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:53,560 We saw students working in groups, sharing ideas, organizing, spaces such as the classroom of the future or the innovation classrooms, where learning is built together. 41 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:59,560 And we also saw how autonomy is fostered, students, assistants, mediators, initiatives that are born from themselves, 42 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:06,560 activities of coexistence, such as the Margarita Salas coexistence week, or the outings to the natural environment in the Carmen Conde, 43 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,560 moments in which coexistence explains to us, is lived. 44 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:19,560 And that's where it all started to make sense, because we understood that coexistence is not taught only with rules, it is built with experiences and practiced on a daily basis. 45 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:27,560 After this experience, our way of seeing the center has changed. Now we understand that it is not only about a space, but how it is used. 46 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:37,560 We have a clear idea. When space accompanies and methodology reinforces it, coexistence ceases to be an objective and becomes a reality. 47 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:43,560 Because in the end we have not compared two centers, we have discovered two ways to build the same. 48 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,560 Two centers and a look towards coexistence.