Y4-7 Trip to "El Molino del Hortelano"

Y4-7 Trip to "El Molino del Hortelano"

An important part of the Spanish curriculum is learning about our culture. For that reason Year 4 to Year 7 students from the Spanish Native group visited a traditional olive oil mill called “El molino del Hortelano” in Casabermeja. The aim of this trip was to learn the process to make our tasteful olive oil.

When we first arrived to the place we were kindly invited to taste two types of olive oil “Hojiblanca” and “Manzanilla”, which they produce at the mill. Children didn’t doubt for a second to dip their pieces of bread in and discuss which was their favourite one.

After that, they were split into two groups so they could learn better about the facilities and the history of the place. Whilst one group was learning about the traditional methods and tools they used to make this “golden liquid”, the other group had a tour of the machinery they use today. This gave the students a vision of how much progress there has been in producing olive oil over the years.  

It was a great lesson for the children to be involved in this process as they know now the hard work that is put into it, and that olive oil doesn’t come straight from the trees!

Miss Escribano,

Spanish Teacher