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ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE “”

OUR TERRITORY

The «Istituto Comprensivo di Novara di Sicilia» dates back to the school year 2011-2012, and it consists of Nursery,Primary and Secondary junior school in the municipalities of: . Novara di Sicilia . Mazzarrà S. Andrea . Fondachelli fantina . .

NOVARA DI SICILIA

Novara di Sicilia is a typical medieval town, located in the mountains overlooking ancient Tyndaris and Abacaenum From this village you can have beautiful views of the . There are ancient churches and buildings that date back to the 16th and 18th centuries. FONDACHELLI FANTINA

Fondachelli Fantina is located at about 650 m above the sea level on the bank of the Patrì creek, half way between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian sea. The landscape is wild and attractive. FURNARI

Furnari is a small village on a hillside of the North East coast of . It has a population of about 3.500 inhabitants and includes also the small hamlet of Tonnarella located by the sea. The main products are olive oil, wine.and a wide variety of plants. TRIPI

Tripi is a small ancient village on a hill 500 metres above the sea level in the Nebrodi mountains. In the past its name was Abacena from the Greek word Abacainon There are the ruins of an ancient fortress. In the last years an archeological prehistorical site was discovered and a small museum was created,. Sheep farming and agriculture are the main activities. Our schools

Nursery primary and secondary junior schools are located in the above mentioned villages. They represent the cycle of compulsory education in .

School building in Novara

School building in Furnari School buildings in Mazzarrà S.Andrea, Tripi and Fondachelli Fantina. In our I.C. there are 619 pupils, 104 teachers and 15 people with other tasks. The building in Novara di Sicilia houses the school and the headteacher’s office.

Pupils and staff

CLASSES PUPILS TEACHERS STAFF

45 619 104 15 Activities and projects of our school The aim of the projects and activities of our school is to educate students to PROGETTO UNICEF LEGALITY PROJECT’ COMMEMORATION TO WAR SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS PLAY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATION OPEN DAY LAB ACTIVITIES COMENIUS PROJECT:

LIFE OF MINORITIES, WITH US OR ALONGSIDE US? 2012-2014

AIMS: a.; to stimulate the students´ awareness of their own cultural identity within the united Europe b. Improvement of the students´ social adaptability, enabling them to overcome various historical, cultural, ethnic or racial misconceptions and prejudices. c. To promote interaction between students of different countries and the knowledge of other cultures e. To stimulate motivation and interest towards foreign languages f. To learn how to use ICT ( e.twinning, video-conferences, web, interactive boards, e-mail e blogs); g. To use new methodologies (CLIL); STUDENTS IN GERMANY STUDENTS IN HUNGARY