I. I. S. S. “D. Fioritto”

Travellers and tourists: images of Europe

Comenius School Project

San Nicandro Garganico (Fg) - Italy

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

OBJECTIVES:

To learn to understand the cultural patrimony of the participating countries;

To interpret and analyze the social, cultural, geographical and historical aspects of our countries through travellers and tourists’ eyes who visited those places;

To promote the European dimension in teaching and share didactic experiences;

To stimulate students’ exchanges in order to favour a friendly understanding and respect for all the people, their culture, their values and their way of life;

To stimulate the use of the new ICT as instrument to link students and teachers in a profitable net.

 

Communicative activities:

Videconferencing

E-mail exchanges

Interview among students via e-mail to express their ideas

Productive activities:

Brochure of every country or region presented by a “ghost traveller” of the past;

Web page containing information and images of different countries or regions

Personal card of famous travellers

 Project activities school-year 2004/2005

Final products :Exhibition on travellers and tourists – books written by the travellers – photos

Video

CD-Rom

Web page

Guide

Brochure

Teachers and students’ mobilityInternational meeting at San Nicandro Garganico (Italy) from 16th to 20th November 2004

Meeting at Lampertheim (Germany) at the end of May 2005

Hello,

my name is Teresa Cursio. I’m seventeen years old and I attend the fourth year of the“ Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo “. My family is composed of five people: my father Giuseppe, my mother Stefanie, my sister Luisa, my little sister Letizia and me. At home we’ve got a rabbit, he is very funny !! I love going out and meeting my friends, listening to music and watching TV. I like rap, rock and pop music. I’m lively, extrovert, positive, generous and very patient. I like this school very much. Bye, bye.

Hello,

My name is Tonia Peluso, and I attend the fourth year of the “Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo”. I like going to school very much because I like studying languages and this school is ok for me. My schoolmates are fantastic and nice ,we love one another very much . In the afternoon we sometimes go and visit some friends and we have a good time all together. I like listening to music very much, and I always switch my hi-fi set on, sometimes even during the night . My favourite singers are: Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini, Gigi D Alessio, Raf, etc.. I like playing volley-ball and we go to the gymnasium twice a week. There are five of us in my family: my parents, two brothers and me. My mother’s name is Marilena; she is 36 and she is a baby-sitter. My father is 40; his name is Giuseppe and he is a shopkeeper . My eldest brother is 20: his name is Miky. My youngest brother is 11 and he attends the first year of a secondary school. We have a cat called Max and a dog called Tequila; Max is very nice. He is nine. I love him so much. My dog is four, he is a big dog and he is very obedient. Bye - bye.

Hello!

I’m Heliane Caruso and I’m 17 years old. I attend fourth class of “Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo, D. Fioritto”. My hobbies are going out with my friends, swimming and practising karate. I’m 1,70 meters tall, I have dark blonde hair and green eyes. I’m very friendly girl.

My name is Chiara Magnolia Teresa. I’m 17 years old. My birthday is on October 23 rd. I was born in Termoli but I live in Sannicandro Garganico, a town of about 20.000 inhabitants . My family consists of 4 people: my father, my mother, my brother and me. My father’s name is Matteo and he works in Canosa , a town about 100 Km from San Nicandro. He goes to work by car. My mother’s name is Milena and she works in a local school. My brother’s name is Ettore and he is only a child. He attends the primary school. I’m a tall girl. I have got very straight long and blond hair. My eyes are blue with thin eyebrows. I’m a very nice and very pretty girl. I like music very much, especially rock music but I don’t like classic music. I like doing the shopping very much and my favorite pastime is going out with my friends.

Hello,

I’m Rosa and I attend the fourth year of the accountancy. I’m 16 years old, I’m the youngest of my school. I like studying, reading, working, practicing sports and using the computer. I’m a modern and nice girl. At school I study a lot of subjects but my favourite ones are English and Business studies. My hobby is to sing in a church chorus and. My future objective is to go to the U.S.A.

Hi!!!

My name is Anna and I am 18 years old. I live in San Nicandro Garganico, a small town on the Adriatic coast. I attend the fifth year of the “Istituto Tecnico Turistico”. I like it because I love foreign languages. In my family there are five people: my parents, my brother, my sister and me. My brother and my sister are respectively 24-22 and they are university students. My hobbies are: going out with my friends and listening to music. I like rap and rock music and my favourite groups are “HIM and LINKIN PARK” . I love meeting people from other countries.Bye Anna......

Hello!

I’m Simona Tancredi. I’m eighteen years old and I live in San Nicandro Garganico, a small town situated on the Adriatic coast. It’s very beautiful and I like it very much because there are bars, pubs, beautiful parks and people are very nice and kind. My family is composed of four people: my father, my mother, my brother and me. I have a dog called Querry too! She’s a mastiff. I’m very possessive, disciplined, cautious, a bit moody and i’m very impressionable when I see a romantic or a dramatic film. I attend the second year of the “Istituto Tecnico Turistico”. I like it very much because I like languages. My favourite hobbies are: going to the gym, going out with my friends, making cakes, cooking and listening to music. I like pop, rock and rap music. My favourite singers are: Luca Carboni, Raf, Biagio Antonacci and the Cranberries. I also like watching TV. My favourite programmes are talk shows.Bye…….Simona

Hello!

I’m Carolina Tarantino, but they call me Caroly. I’m eighteen and I live in San Nicandro Garganico, a small town, with 18000 inhabitants. I like it very much. I have got two sisters: Veronica, who is twelve and Federica, who is six. I attend the fifth year of the “Istituto Tecnico Turistico”. I like it because I love languages. I’m very stable, patient, peaceable and jovial even if I sometimes seem to be moody and irritable. In my spare time I read books, watch TV, go out with my friends and listen to music. Bye…….Caroly.

Hello,

my name is Piero, I am 18 years old and I attend the I.T.C. "D. Fioritto“. I live in S.Nicandro Garganico. I am an impassioned of motorcycling, I like a lot to make sport, above all playing basket.

I can use well enough the PC. I like meeting new people and knowing new friends.

Hello,

my name is Matteo, and I’m 18 years old. I live in San Nicandro Garganico. I attend the I.T.C. “D. Fioritto”. I like to go in motocycle, listen music and playing football.

Hello,

My name is Vincenzo, I attend the I.T.C. “D. Fioritto” in San Nicandro.I like swimming and playing tennis. My family is composed by 4 persons: my father, my mother, my brother and I.Bye bye

At the High Secondary Education Institute “D. Fioritto” it is possible to attend one of the following courses:

·The course to get the diploma of “Accountant and Estimator” ·The traditional course to get the diploma of “Expert for Tourism” - ITER project The course of “Clothing and Style” to get the qualification as “Fashion operator” (at the end of the third year) and the diploma of “Technician of Clothing and Style” (at the end of further two years)·The course of Art to get the qualification of “Master of Art” (at the end of the third year) and the diploma of “Applied Art ”(at the end of further two years)

The school is well equipped with three multimedia laboratories of informatics connected to Internet via the digital line ISDN, a language laboratory and other special laboratories concerning the different courses, an ample library and a modern gymnasium.

Different extra activities are proposed to students all the year around: production of the school magazine, theatre laboratory, cineforum, sports activities, courses to develop the students’ entrepreneurial abilities, students’ exchanges in Italy and abroad.

Technical Commercial InstituteI. G. E. A.

 Professional Profile

The accountant expert in business administration, besides to a basic general culture accompanied by good linguistic – expressive and logic – interpretative capacities, has to possess wide and systematic knowledge of the processes characterizing the business management regarding the economic, legal, organizational and bookkeeping aspect.  At the end of a five-year course he has to know how to:use methods, instruments, bookkeeping techniques for a correct survey of managerial phenomena read, write and interpret every important business documentmanage the computer based informative business systemprocess data and represent them in a very effective way as to favour the different process of decision

He, therefore, has to be oriented to:

document his work adequately

communicate effectively using appropriate technical language

operate chooses and take decisions

participate to the group organizational work and coordinating it

face the changes by keeping himself up to date and reorganizing his knowledge.

Religion 1 1

Italian 5 5

History 2 2

Maths and Laboratory 5 5

Science of matter 4 4

Science of nature 3 3

Law and Economics 2 2

First foreign language 3 3

Second foreign language 4 4

Word processing 3 3

Business administration 2 2

Physical education 2 2

Total hours of teaching 36 36

Weekly school timetable two-years period

Class I II

Religion 1 1 1

Italian 3 3 3

History 2 2 2

Maths and Laboratory 4 4 3

Economic Geography 2 2 3

Law 3 3 3

Political Economy 3 2 =

First foreign language 3 3 3

Second foreign language 3 3 3

Finance = = 3

Business administration 7 10 9

Physical education 2 2 2

Total hours of teaching 35 35 35

Weekly school timetable three years-period

Class III IV V

Technical Institute for Tourism (Iter) 

Professional ProfileAt the end of the five – year course the Expert for Tourism will be able to practise administrative functions and, in some cases, managerial at public institutions for tourism, travel agencies, tourist agencies and transport agencies. He prepares, therefore, the complex economic, social and administrative organization necessary to the tourist services carrying out and coordinating researches and operations which involve, together with a solid basic culture, the necessary technical and professional skills and the knowledge of at least three main foreign languages.

Weekly school timetable Class I II III IV V

Religion 1 1 1 1 1

Italian 5 5 4 4 4

History 2 2 2 2 2

Maths and Informatics 4 4 3 3 3

Science of nature and earth 2 3 = = =

Physics and Chemistry laboratory

3 2 = = =

Geography of Tourism = = 2 2 2

Law and Economy 2 2 4 3 3

Tourist Administration = = 4 5 5

First foreign language 3 4 4 4 4

Second foreign language 5 4 4 4 4

Third foreign language = = 4 4 4

Art and Territory 2 2 2 2 2

Business administration 2 2 = = =

Physical education 2 2 2 2 2

Word processing 2 2 = = =

Total hours of teaching 35 35 36 36 36

“Clothing and Style” course

 1st year

 Drawing and manufacturing of a skirt model and various transformations – starting to manufacture trousers.

2nd year

 Drawing and manufacturing of a bodice, blouse, trousers, dresses and various transformations.

3rd year

 Drawing and manufacturing of a jacket with sleeves

At the end of the three-year course students will get the qualification of “Operator of Style”. They will be able to:

 

manufacture a fashion-plate graphically clear and proportionally correct

supply it with tailoring notes

know and use the basic craft and industrial modelling

know the basic craft tailoring

know, choose and indicate the suitable fabric

At the end of a further two-year course students will get the diploma of “Technician of Clothing and Style”. They will be able to: have competence, skill and experience to enter the productive worldhave planning capacities in order to operate, either independently or in group, into the different business contextsknow the complete cycle of working and business organization, the materials, the typology of the uipments and the use of computerized instrumentschoose and manage the information to use in the ductive process

Weekly school timetable Class I II III IV V

Religion 1 1 1 1 1Italian 5 5 3 4 4History 2 2 2 2 2Maths 4 4 2 3 3Foreign language 3 3 3 3 3Science of Earth 3 = = = =Biology = 3 = = =Law and Economy 2 2 = = =Drawing 4 4 4 4 6History of Style 2 2 2 = =Textile technologies = = 3 2 =Laboratory of Modelling 4 4 8 = =

Laboratory of Tailoring 4 4

2 = =History of Art = = 4 4 4Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2Techniques of Sector = = = 5 5Professional Widening 4 4 4 6 6Total hours of teaching 40 40 40 36 36

 

Electronics

This course answers the needs for new electronic equipment in systems that use electricity as a source of energy. It offers good acknowledgement in areas such as power, electronics, digital systems and microprocessors.

Students will be able to:

Interpret and make electrical and electronic circuits

Apply the techniques of maintenance and installation of electronic equipment

Project small equipments to insert in a command chain, using digital and analogical electronics

Program and operate installations commanded by programmable automation

 Electricity

This course answers the needs for new electrical equipment in systems that use electricity as a source of energy. It offers good acknowledgement in areas such as power, electronics, digital systems and microprocessors.

Students will be able to:

Project civil and industrial equipments of common use

Utilize the technique documentation regarding machines, electric components and systems

Intervene in the control of power systems

Know how to choose and use the normal devices of factory automation

Manage, as a proprietor or as a technician, of installation firms of electric system

 

Weekly school timetable   Class I II III IV V

Religion 1 1 1 1 1

Italian 5 5 3 4 4

History 2 2 2 2 2

Maths 4 4 2 3 3

Foreign language 3 3 3 3 3

Science of Earth 3 = = = =

Biology = 3 = = =

Law and Economy 2 2 = = =

Phisics and laboratory 3 3 3 = =

Professional Technique 7 7 14 15 15

Training 4 4 6 = =

Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2

Professional Widening 4 4 4 6 6

Total hours of teaching 40 40 40 36 36

Institute of Art

Three-year course

Italian –History

Maths – Physics

Science-Chemistry-Geography

History of Art

True drawing

Geometric and Architectonic drawing

Plastic Art

Technology

Physical Education

Religion

Cultural, Technical and Artistic subjectscommon to the different courses

 

Pictorial Decoration Professional design

Lacs and gilding lab

Mural techniques lab

Architecture and Interior DecorationProfessional design

Cabinet-maker’s lab

Metal applications lab

Masonry lab

Diploma of Master of Art

Diploma of Master of Art

SPECIALIZATION

 

Two year - course

Cultural, Technical and Artistic subjects

common to the different courses

Italian –History

Maths – Physics

Chemistry and Technological lab

History of Visual Arts

Visual Education

Principles of Economy and Sociology

Physical Education

Religion

 

Pictorial DecorationDesign

Lacs and gilding lab

Mural techniques lab

Architecture and Interior DecorationDesign

Cabinet-maker’s lab

Metal applications lab

Modelling lab

Masonry lab

School leaving Diploma of Applied Art

School leaving Diploma of Applied Art

SPECIALIZATION

Henry Swinburne

He was born in Bristol on 8th July 1743, the fourth son of Sir John

Swinburne of Capheaton, Northumberland, third baronet and head

of an old Roman Catholic family. He was educated at Scorton

School, near Catterick, Yorkshire and then he was sent to

the monastic seminary of Lacelle in France. He afterwards studied

at Paris, Bordeaux, and in the Royal Academy in Turin, devoting

special attention to literature and art.

Swinburne in Italy

An impossible interview between a student of the I.I.S.S. “D. Fioritto” and the writer

When did you first visit Italy?

It was in 1763, when I inherited a small estate at Hamsterley in Durham and an annuity which, combined with my patrimony, placed me in independent circumstances

When did you visit Southern Italy?

After visiting Marseilles, I proceeded by sea to Naples and travelled in the two Sicilies, where stayed for two years, 1777 and 1778.

We know that your book " Travels in the two Sicilies” was fully appreciated in your country. Why?

One of the reasons of such a literary success must have been the detailed descriptions of the economic, geographical and historical aspects of the two Sicilies because my intention was to give an account of a real Tour and not an imitation of Sterne’s Sentimental Journey.

Were you aware that part of your route was “fresh land”?

Indeed, I was. I even visited the Gargano Region, about which almost no Englishman had ever written before.

Was it easy at that time to travel and visit every corner of the two Sicilies?

It wasn’t so easy. Many topographical and marine charts of the country and coasts were wrong and didn’t give accurate information about the roads. For example, I realized later that the Gargano wasn’t part of the Appennines.

What was your first impression at seeing the Apulian territory?

The Puglian plains and the Adriatic sea appeared like horizontal stripes of different shades.

Did you travel alone?

I rode with just one servant.

Did you visit Foggia?

Yes, I did. It was the principal town of the province of Capitanata but it had not walls, citadel or gates. It was neatly of white stone and had two or three good streets. Its custom-house was a handsome edifice.

Had you found any mention made of this place before the coming in of the Swabians?

I knew that Frederick II had built a fortress there and had taken great delight in this residence. His sixth wife, Isabella, daughter of John, king of England had died there in 1241.

What about the custom house?

It was one of the richest mines of wealth belonging to the crown of Naples. It had the distribution of a fixed assessment upon all sheep that descended in autumn from the mountains of Abruzzo, into the warm plains of Apulia.

Was it an old institution?

We have the authority of Varro and others for ascribing the invention of this duty to the ancient Romans.

Was it easy to find accomodation in Foggia?

No it wasn’t. Allthe inns were occupied by people drawn there by the approaching Fair.

What was the next place you visited?

On the way to Manfredonia,I saw the rests of Arpi or Argyrpae, once the capital of a kingdom founded by Diomed after the siege of Troy. On the left, I also visited Apricena, founded by Frederick II and so called from two latin words meaning a wild boar and supper. In fact, Frederick II, who liked hunting, had caught a big wild boar there and made build a castle to celebrate the event.

What about Manfredonia?

It was founded by Frederick II, too. He called together all the famous professors of astrology (a science in which both he and his father placed great confidence), and caused them to calculate the happiest hour and minute for laying the first stone.

How many people lived in Manfredonia at that time?

Just six thousand. Even if most of the corn exported from the province was shipped off there, and a direct trade carried on with Venice and Greece, the town didn’t seem to be a wealthy one.

The next place you visited was Monte Sant’Angelo, where did you stay there?

At the Carmelite Convent

Did you visit the chapel of the Archangel Michael?

Yes, I did. There were little stones suspended on the branches of trees on the way there. It reminded me of a pagan tradition, consisting in suspending little masks or images on the branches of trees in honour of Bacchus.

What was the church like?

It was a damp gloomy grotto. They said it had been built on the identical spot where the spirit of the Archangel was said to have stood when it had appeared to Lorenzo Maiorano, bishop at the time of Pope GelasioI.

Did you return to Naples after visiting Monte Sant’Angelo?

No, I didn’t. Before leaving for Bari, I also visited Lucera.

Had you ever heard of Lucera?

Yes, I knew that Frederick II had sent there many Mussulmen who were very faithful to the house of Swabia.

What do you think of Frederick II?

He was the most learned sovereign of the age, a poet, an author of some treatises on veterinian subjects. But, from the pontiff he had come to despise the faith, so I think he was “a latitudinarian in his religious opinons”.

I tkink it is enough for today, thank you very much for your disponibility Mr Swinburne.

You’re welcome. It is really a pleasure to help students in their school activities.