Move Together in a Healthy European Way
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Move Together in a Healthy European Way Newsletter 2 Istituto Comprensivo Giovanni XXIII Altavilla Silentina - Salerno ITALY The Erasmus experience began on Sunday afternoon at Battipaglia railway station with the In the classrooms arrival of guests. After greetings, all together we The partner teachers visited our classes in Cerrelli, went to the hotel "Spennagalli" for a welcome Borgo Carillia and Altavilla, to learn about buffet and to present guest students to the host student’s activities. During their visit to the families. The buffet ended with a very good cake, children's school, they watched children in their popular music and songs. It was great! daily routines. The shadow theater and the Welcoming guests creation of drawings made with recycled materials have aroused great interest. On Monday morning, the chairman and local authorities welcomed guests with a welcoming speech, also our children sang songs. Guest students were formally entrusted to our teachers. Then the partner teachers visited the three primary school locations, pupils showed them their activities, also they showed them a "Erasmus" notebook, in which there was news and In addition, guests have been able to admire our work on all the countries that took part in the Project. products such as colored glass jars and oranges and lemons. A climax of great friendliness marked the visit to the two secondary schools. Our students Workshop presented their work and illustrated the materials produced: interactive maps, multimedia In Altavilla Silentina, the partner teachers were presentation of our country, Iceland, France, able to observe a manipulation workshop where Hungary and Poland, highlighting the main cities, the island of "Oceania" was made with flower customs and customs of the various countries. garlands and paper boxes. Also, they have been very interested in a math lesson with the use of ICTs and have asked a lot about the software used. In the Cerrelli Institute, they participated in the ceramic laboratory, worked the clay, and produced artefacts, following the various stages In the science lab, our students showed a specific of machining. The product made by the guest weight and mass test, this test was explained in pupils were delivered to themselves as a English. souvenir. In the Borgo Carillia institute there was a theater workshop with lyrics and songs. In the walk to Borgo Carillia at the “Madonna della Neve”, students and teachers, divided into four teams, each group with a map and clues, they had The painting workshop, which saw the to find along the path of the words in English with involvement of Altavilla secondary school pupils, which they had to compose a phrase on Italians and foreigners, was a great success. friendship. The whole thing ended with a beautiful "girotondo". Each of them has created a landscape of our city with decoupage technique on canvas. Great In Altavilla we reached "Quota 424", all the interest has aroused the paper recycling lab, participants, divided into three teams and made by the pupils of the first and second class of equipped with maps, had to find with appropriate Borgo Carillia. clues of sporting images and solve a rebus. After arriving at the destination, after a brief Hiking in orienteering mode presentation of the place, they admired the magnificent and evocative view. Excursions to let guests know our territory have been a time of great participation and sharing. In Cerrelli each pupil of the fifth grade A and B with French pupils and teachers, with maps, made the journey to the "Fattoria della Pace" and there they admired and knew the horses better. Treasure hunt and programming. France, in the first meeting, showed the photographic book. It was then Among the various activities in this exciting week, defined the organization of the next trip to treasure hunt has allowed us to explore and enjoy Hungary. the beauties of Altavilla, such as the square, the historic center, the convent of San Francesco, the Forest, the churches of San Biagio and St. Anthony. Paestum The day dedicated to visit the temples and the museum of Paestum, an ancient Greek colony, All this was done with the collaboration of the was very interesting and unique. Archaeological local Associations: “Argonauta” and “Altavilla workshops and reconstruction of "finds" Viva”. Students, teachers, and guests, with a recovered in an excavation were involved, team-guided guide instructor, had to find a path both for students and for teachers. on a mute map, reach the places marked on it in the order shown, and document the activity carried out with photos and videos. In addition, the actors of the association "L'Eco del Mito" paid us with a brief but intense representation of life passed in local dialect. During the visit to the "Il Granato" dairy in Paestum, pupils and teachers could attend the preparation of buffalo mozzarella and then dine at lunch. Working time Throughout the week, Italian and foreign teachers met together to have a moment of comparison Wellness activities The day ended with the great “Palio delle Cente” game. The games, organized by the local Primary school pupils with all partners association, have been very engaging, in the participated in the activity of Music therapy form of tradition and history. with the expert at the Cerrelli plexus gymnasium. The pupils and guests were divided into five teams combined with the five participating team. Each French students with their teacher showed us a team participated with a member country of this yoga activity. Project. Even the Icelanders have done yoga exercises, while the Polish pupils have shown us a dance. Traditional games The last day of the week the Secondary school students have presented and played together our traditional "racing in bags" game. At the end of the games, the event stopped with the prize-giving ceremony of the winning party and a thank-you speech from our Head of school and local authorities. Also attending the event were the "bandwagon banners", a group of kids at the Helaion Center in Eboli, who received great approval from the audience. Foreign students showed the traditional games of their countries: French student played the “The flag” game, the Polish pupils played "How to play two flamesonia" and the Icelanders played "Big fishes or harksnda". Our "Taste and Tradition" The cooking workshop at IIS "G. B. Piranesi "by Albanella, was one of the most" tasty "moments. Our guests, coordinated by the teachers of the hotel, have learned to make fresh pasta: “fusilli”, “cavatelli” and “ravioli”, typical products of our wine and food tradition. Greetings Our guests return to their homes Saturday at 7am. At the end of the activity, we spent an evening together and tasted the products made by the pupils and some typical dishes. Hi friends, we will soon find ourselves in Hungary. The Erasmus Week is magnificent. At the restaurant In this intense week, many were the pleasant moments passed together. One of these was the welcome dinner at the restaurant "Buttero" in Agropoli, preceded by a walk and a visit to the castle. Very exciting was the dinner made at the pizzeria the last night before our friends left. The appetizer with typical products and pizza were appreciated by everyone. The final greetings were beautiful and touching. Ecole du Clos Perrine We liked exchange with our host, with the Mannevillette families. We enjoyed the hospitality in all the FRANCE small schools: there were always small culinary preparations for us! The children and we practiced sport activities, walk and games. With these activities we discovered the pretty little village of Altavilla Silentina. The day in Paestum was wonderful. Most of us had never visited the Roman ruins. Thanks to the sun that accompanied our week. We spent an intense week in Italy. We traveled The school was too good, there were activities. with 12 young children (9 and 10 years old). For The house is too beautiful and the parents who them that was a wonderful experience. welcomed us were too nice. We met extraordinary teachers. We were really I liked the Italian food. warmly welcomed by all the colleagues and we I found the ruins very well at the Paestum thank them. Everyone was very involved, it was a Archaeological Park and the day of the village great success. feast was fun. The children were particularly well received. They were very happy and would like to leave. We are very grateful to the host families who have failed them. Adèle Arnoult Their experience of the Italian school has marked them very much: they have noted very well the differences and the similarities. They gave their views expressed their preferences on returning, it was very interesting. All the pupils were very happy and excited to tell all the children of the school their adventure! All of us discovered the Italian school organization. There are big differences with the The two school’s mascots travelled with us: Flamme French system: large school groups with lots of and Mimi. They shared this great experience with staff around the children; this is very different children and teachers. Back in France, Flamme and from our little school. Mimi helped children to explain their trip with all the photos we took. We enjoyed the trip to Paestum really much, walking around in the ancient Greek historical site, listening to the guide, talking to local people when we had a cup of coffee in a sunny café. Although we did not take children with us Kecskemeti Foiskola Petofi Sandor Gyakorlo (concerning their age) we really enjoyed the Altalanos Iskola es Gyakorlo Ovoda company of the local and guest school pupils Kecskemet HUNGARY around us. They were so friendly and eager to speak to us even with limited English.