{"id":15805,"date":"2025-10-09T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/?p=15805"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:32:38","slug":"mercabilbao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/en\/noticias\/mercabilbao\/","title":{"rendered":"PEP 8 students visit Mercabilbao to discover how companies are organised."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The students of <strong>PYP 8 (5TH EP)<\/strong> have made an enriching visit to <strong>Mercabilbao<\/strong>the main wholesale food distribution centre in northern Spain. This exit is part of the <strong>unit of enquiry \"How we organise ourselves\".<\/strong>within the <strong>Primary School Programme (PYP)<\/strong> International Baccalaureate, which the school implements from Infants onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15806\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-480x360.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-720x540.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-960x720.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-1168x876.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Transdisciplinary theme:<\/strong> <em>How we organise ourselves<\/em><br>\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Central idea:<\/strong> <em>The organisation of societies has an impact on food production and consumption.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, the pupils were able to <strong>observe at first hand the complex web of organisation and co-operation<\/strong> which makes it possible for food to reach shops and homes from its place of origin. Accompanied by their teachers and guided by the Mercabilbao team, they toured the different market pavilions, discovering how the fruit, vegetable, fish, meat and seafood areas are managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15810\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-480x360.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-720x540.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-960x720.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-1168x876.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group was particularly surprised by the <strong>magnitude of the installations<\/strong>the <strong>variety of products<\/strong> and the <strong>pace of work<\/strong> They also learnt about the life in this large logistics centre, where thousands of tonnes of foodstuffs are moved every day. They also learned about the <strong>quality control processes<\/strong>the <strong>importance of night time to ensure freshness of produce<\/strong> and the <strong>sustainability measures<\/strong> that are applied to reduce food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience allowed students to <strong>connecting learning to real life<\/strong>They were able to understand the relevance of social organisation in something as everyday as food. They were also able to reflect on the impact of collective and individual decisions on consumption habits, the local economy and care for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-771x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15813\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-771x1024.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-768x1020.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-1157x1536.jpeg 1157w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-480x638.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-640x850.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-720x956.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-960x1275.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-1168x1551.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3-1440x1913.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.gaztelueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mercabilbao-Gaztelueta-3.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit to Mercabilbao is framed within the methodology of the <strong>International Baccalaureate<\/strong>which encourages inquiry-based learning, conceptual understanding and action. Through such activities, pupils develop key competences such as <strong>observation, curiosity, critical thinking and responsibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full day, in which theory and practice came together to awaken in the students a deeper insight into <strong>how our society is organised<\/strong> and what their role is in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The students of PEP 8 (5th grade) have made an enriching visit to Mercabilbao, the main wholesale food distribution centre in the north of Spain. 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