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MAGENTA
Our office is located in
Venezuela Street 1. Gijn
33213

Magenta Consultancy is a gender ad socio-cultural

mediation consultancy set in 2007. Its premises are
located in Gijn, the main administrative town in the
Principality

of Asturias

(Spain).

Its

company

philosophy is teamwork, cooperation, exchange of

knowledge and practices and constant improvement
of skills and abilities. Thus its managing director,
Esther Gonzlez, is committed to giving the best of
services to clients while ensuring a high-competitive

Magenta Projects offers a

combination of skills and
experience; creativity and

team that comprises psychologists, educators, social

workers, language teaching experts, philologists and

flair balanced by
pragmatism and attention
to detail. We do strategy,

lawyers.

thinking and
implementation, drawing
on our collective expertise.

Contact
You can forward all enquiries to
esthergonzalez@magentaconsultoria.com
Phone number:
0034 985324813
0034 620 099 027

AREAS OF
EXPERTISE
Magenta Consultancy is specialized on several fields
related to social, and health areas. Below you can find a
selection of the main areas in which Magenta
develops its work for more than 11 years.
Drug Prevention
Gender policies
Psychological and Physical health for elderly
people: healthy programmes, cognitive activities,
biodance and salutogenesis.
Youth programmes. Leisure, environmental
activities, healthy activities, etc.
Labour market programmes for people at social risk.
Children activities in collaboration with different

Our last
projects:
Sophie: developing
womens skills for the
future labour market
http://www.sophieproject.eu/

skate holders as schools, high schools, Parents

Mutual Assitance

associations, foundations or Public authorities:

http://www.mutualassistance.e
u/

healthy programmes, nutritional programmes,

Parents Schools to improve their way of educating
their children, etc.

COURSES
EDUCATION METHODOLOGIES
Gender equality: promoting it at any educational level
ICT tools for an active Learning
Career Guidance: strategies and tools
E-learning: Create a course
Educational Coaching
Social media in education
Critical thinking development
Social competence: social skills, communication skills and active
listening
Social competence, autonomy and personal initiative as
transversal contents in educations. Methodological strategies to
promote them.
Connecting different generations in education: an enriching
approach
Communication skills in adult education
Teaching intercultural communication skills
Motivating adult learners in their lifelong learning
Social media in Adult Education
Spanish History for teachers: an active methodological approach

BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Teaching in a second language: the bilingual education
CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning
Bilingual education: learning through Spanish as a second
language
CLIL. 4 Cs: Content, communication, cognition and culture

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE*

Spanish as a foreign language
Spanish for effective communication
Spanish for foreigners: Methodological approaches, strategies
and tools for teachers
Language, life and culture in the Spain today
Effective Communication in Spanish language
Spanish History

*Ask for other languages.

PEOPLE AT SOCIAL RISK

People at social risk motivation and self-steem: How to improve
them
Women at social risk: How to ease their access to the labour
market
Critical thinking development
Social competence: social skills, communication skills and active
listening
Social competence, autonomy and personal initiative as
transversal contents in educations. Methodological strategies to
promote them.
Leadership Skills
Effective Communication
Conflict Resolution for people at social risk: Teaching strategies
Spanish for foreigners at social risk
Spanish language. Effective communication
Oral competence in Spanish language
Spanish as a job search tool

CITIZENSHIP
Intergenerational programmes: different generations joined by
citizenship
Active Citizenship and Youth.
Social Media for Active Citizenship
Europe in today: promoting active citizenship
Youth as change agents
Critical thinking development
Reflecting as European citizens: our present, our aims, the
future thanks to an active citizenship

NGOS MANAGEMENT
An association: one organization, much people sharing aims. How
manage it successfully.
Social media for youth associations
Intergenerational programmes development for associations
Leadership Skills
Effective Communication
Oral communication skills. Speaking in public

HEALTH
Salutogenesis: how to improve women's health in
intergenerational programmes
Physical and mental health: how to promote it
Self-steem. Strategies to educators.
Emotional education
Drug prevention programmes desigment
Nutrition and healthy cooking
Biodance.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Building and leading effective teams
Managing innovation and entrepreneurship
Foundations of managing and entrepreneurship
Strategies for technology-based new business development
Designing and leading the entrepreneurial organization
Product design and development
Marketing abilities for new entrepreneurs

intergenerational programmes
Physical and mental health: how to promote it
Self-steem. Strategies to educators.

COACHING AND MENTORING

Coaching tools and strategies for new coaches: Listening,
questioning and playing back. Transactional analysis. Listening
with high quality attention
Team building coaching strategies.
Emotional intelligence and education
Coaching and mentoring in organizations
Life-coaching: A door to physical and mental health
Working self-steem through coaching
Coaching skills for educators
Coaching. How to introduce it in organisations
Mentoring processes for entrepreneurs
The art of asking in mentoring processes
NLP. Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Neuroscience applied to coaching and mentoring processes
Discovering the talent. Multiple intelligences through coaching
methods

If you are interested in any other course and you

do not find it above, let us know. We are
specialised in the social, educational and health
field so we can design personalized training.

LANGUAGE COURSES
We also offer the opportunity to learn the Spanish language. A wide range of
courses are offered, which meet any kind of personal needs. Our intensive
Spanish course offers different levels, from beginners up to advanced speakers.

INTENSIVE SPANISH
COURSE

BUSINESS SPANISH
COURSE

*Five different levels.

*Four different levels.

* Focus on grammar and

vocabulary, listening,
speaking and writing
skills.

* Focus on business
contents and skills:
presentations,
telephone conversations,
dealing with international
customers, negotiating a
contract or sale

* Introduction to Spanish
culture,
history
and
literature. Approach to
Spanish music, cinema,
newspapers and folklore.

*Special emphasis on
the learners working field.

All our teachers are

native speakers. They

All courses start every Monday.

are highly motivated

Average class size: 5-8 students.

and friendly staff.

Communicative and learner- centred approach.

They will be your

Possibility of individual classes for improving a specific skill.

tutors during all your

Intensive fluency speaking lessons two afternoons per week (optional).

stay, supporting you

Students progress is continuously assessed by through homework

in anything you need.

and assignments.

A certificate will be issued according to the type of course, level, hours

and level of proficiency.

OUR CITY

n the shore of the Cantabrian sea, Gijn

offers an appealing combination of shipping
tradition, monumental heritage and modern
urban planning. Located in the centre of the
Asturian coastline, the built-up area extends
both sides of the primitive Roman
settlement on the headland of Santa
Catalina. 90 % of the population
concentrates on this area while the
remaining 10 % live in the 25 parishes of the
Borough.

Reasons for coming to

Gijn

sturian people:
locals are renown for
their kindness and
hospitality so this will
make you adaptation
process easier.

ijns countryside
and forest: you will
find a true natural
paradise only five
minutes away from the
city centre.

T
Useful information
Dial code: 0034
Time zone: one hour ahead of Greenwich
Mean Time.
Electric current: 220 volts.
Currency: Euro.
Smoking ban: smoking is prohibited in
places of work and in public areas as
restaurants and bars.

raditional cuisine:
you will enjoy a gastro
event every month and
will
have
the
opportunity of tasting
Asturian famous cider.

ts extensive range of
museums,
theatres,
cinemas,
cultural
activities and sporting
events.

ACCOMMODATION
From the moment you
arrive in Gijn, we support
you all the way. We offer
you the possibility of a
transfer to your
accommodation.
Participants can choose
among a wide range of
options*:

vida students
residence
http://www.ovida.es/

otel 44

www.hotel44.es/

Transport
Asturias airport is
located in the district
of Castrilln, 40 kms
from Gijn. You can
take a coach (ALSA)
or book a private
transfer with us.
Local transport is
assured to all
students with a CTA
unlimited ride pass
that gives free access
to buses, coaches
and trains in the area.

eva campsite

http://www.campingdevagijon.com/ing/index.php

outh hostel San

Andres de Cornellana
Palace
http://www.alberguegijon.com/

* These are only some of the accommodation options.

TRAINEESHIP PLACEMENTS

e provide
university
graduates and trainees
with a unique
experience of working
at a Spanish company.
Our employers are
carefully selected and
continually monitored
so they can provide a
well-structured work
placement.

ll trainees will be

PROFESSIONAL SECTORS
Languages
Gender
Social education and community
development
Youth training and counselling
Psycho-social area
Enterpreneurship skills
Information technology
Business administration
Managing skills
Environment and sustainability
Health and Mediterranean diet
Elderly care institutions
Other sectors are available on demand

insured according to
Spanish Accident and
Health regulations.

Along the programme we ensure

to help students become integrated in the company and provide
technical support.
to monitor the development of the students internship and maintain
regular contact with the Academic Tutor. emergency phone 24h/day
Europass, if required.
certificates from accommodation, internship and Language course,
as well as Magenta evaluation of the Programme

SOCIOCULTURAL
PROGRAMME
Cultural activities
Quarter of Gijn
Laboral University
Botanic Gardens
Campo Valds Roman
Baths
Aquarium

quarter of
Gijn. Laboral
University. Botanic
Gardens. Campo
Valdes Roman Baths
Aquarium. Museums
and art galleries in
Asturias.
Excursions

sturias is a
natural paradise with
breathtaking villages
and towns. We would
be delighted to take
you to Oviedo,
Avils, Covadonga or
Llanes and show you
some of the most
beautiful places in
our country.

Active tourism

uring the weekend

you can relax doing
some open air activity.
We propose you try
horse riding,
cycling, trekking,
canoeing or water
rafting.
We will organize
the right activity
according to
your hobbies.

Magenta Consultancy
Venezuela Street 1.
33213 Gijn
Asturias (Spain)
00-34- 620 099 27
esthergonzalez@magentaconsultoria.com
aidapulido@magentaconsultoria.com

www.magentaconsultoria.com