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were fully accom-

plished , the Highland

Games delighted all of

us and everyone, stu-

dents and teacher par-

ticipated. The other

interesting activities

organized delighted us

all and the variety of

the themes proposed

was amazing and they

were a demonstration

of how the entire com-

munity of Penicuik col-

laborated actively with

the school. Great or-

ganization! Our thanks

go Scottish Comenius

team, and to Mr. Mark

Edie, Headmaster of

Penicuik High School.

Mrs. Tomei Giuseppina

Comenius

Coordinator Italy

This is the fourth issue

of the newsletter

Comenius Project

“Healthy Mind in a

Healthy Body” contain-

ing articles from the stu-

dents who participated in

the mobility in Scotland

from the 10th Sep to the

15th Sep. 2013 The Mo-

bility in Penicuik accord-

ing to students and

teachers was the best

way ever to start the

school year! We had a

wonderful time meeting

old and new friends and

the exceptional warm

weather seems to greet

the Comenius MODY

team wherever they go.

We have a special aura

of protection that follows

us. Could it be the influ-

ence of the Icelandic

Elves? Great weather

in Iceland in Sep

2012,wonderful

weather in Rome at the

end of Nov. beautiful

weather in Holland

2012,nice weather in

Chez Rep in May 2013

and unexpected beau-

tiful weather in Scot-

land in Sep. 2013. After

our teams leave the

bad weather seems to

return immediately,

isn’t this a strange coin-

cidence?

In Penicuik we had

the warm welcome

from the school staff of

the Penicuik High

School, from all the

students and from the

hosting families . The

anticipations on the

activities of the Big Day

It’s Time to Meet Again !

Index

News from

Holland

pag. 2 – 3

News from

Scotland

pag. 4 – 5

News from

Czech Republic

pag. 6 – 7

News from

Spain

pag. 8

News from

Island pag. 9

News from

Slovenia

pag. 10 – 11

News from Italy

pag. 12– 13—14

March 2014

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N°4

letter

Tuesday, September 10. We finally went to Scotland .

Four students and two

teachers . We had been

standing at the station at

7:15, but that did not stop

our enthusiasm. When

everyone was there we were

on the train . We took first

place in the hallway. And

after a journey of two hours

we were finally at Schiphol.

First check-in and baggage

issue and finally the plane.

For three of the four

students it was the first time

flying . After a one hour flight

we finally took the first steps

in Scotland . We went by

taxi to the school where we

would meet . Our twin -

mates The rest of the day

we had the time to get to

know the family .

Wednesday, September

11.

When we were all very well

in school, we were warmly

welcomed by the school

principal and the mayor .

Then we had to take

lessons . For 12 -hour

break . Food from the

school. Then .. The

presences . After everyone

had done his presentation

we were able to go home

and we had time to spend

with the host family. In the

evening we had an concert

at school with buffet and

typical Scottish dances.

Thursday, September 12.

'The big day' as it was

stated . A sports day with

fun activities such as shinty

( a rougher version of

hockey) and shot put , but also

education about drugs and the

army , and ended with a long walk

through the wonderful scenery of

Scotland. In the evening we had a

musical in the building next to the

school.

Friday, September 13.

An excursion to Edinburgh ,

Scotland's capital . With visits to the

Parliament building and all the

monuments of Edinburgh , as a

conclusion of a long day in

Edinburgh we went to the rugby .

( won by Edinburgh ) . And at half

past 10 we were finally at the

school .

Saturday 14 September. A day for the family , so I went with

my twin and his fatherto the match

between Hearts and Celtic (which

Celtic won 1-3) and then afterwards

we went bowling and skittle (a

Scottish variant of bowling) Finally ,

we been with the whole family out to

dinner.

Sunday, September 15 . we had at half nine gather at the school

when all the students were there, the

teachers came fifteen minutes late in

the pouring rain. we went by taxi to the

ai rport and f lew back to the

Netherlands . With a short stop at the

Burger King we went by train to Almelo,

we were home at half past 4.

Tuesday The day we went to Scotland with four students and two teachers. We had to be at the train station very early. And after two hours we were finally at Schiphol airport. When we had checked-in we had to wait about three hours before the plane departued. We only had to fly for one hour so it was a pretty short flight. When we landed at Edinburgh airport a taxi was waiting to take us to Penicuik. When we arrived at the school we had to wait for our twinmates so we went to the gym in the school. After about one hour the

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twinmates came and picked us up.

Wednesday When everyone was in the main hall of the school we were welcomed by the mayor of Penicuik and the school principal. After that we went to the lessons of our twinmates. After the break it was time for the presentations every country h a d o n e o r m o r e presentations about sporters from their country. Later that evening we had to come back to the school and we had an buffet and we were able to do some typical scottisch dancing.

Thursday This was the Big day we had to go to school in sporting outfits because their were lots of sporting activities throuh out the day. We also got educated about lots of things like drugs and the army by the police and soldiers. We ended the day with a long walk through the countryside of Penicuik. The evening we spended with the host family.

Friday

This day we went to Edinburgh it started with a visit to the Scottish Parliamant and after that we walked through Edinburgh to many monuments and places. At the end of the day we went to an Rugby game.

Saturday This day was an family day, I went with my twinmate and his friends and their twinmates to the zoo in Edinburgh and to Edingurgh we have been in the park there and we have walked around Edinburgh. In the evening we went home.

Sunday This day was departure day for us it was raining very bad so we al waited in the car until the taxi arrived, when the taxi arrived we quickly got in and we went to the airport. When we had checked in at the airport we went to our gate and we shortly after that the plane also departed. When we landed we went to the train and after two hours we were finally home.

After all I think it was a

great week at Penicuik!

The first day we arrived in Scotland, we went to our hosting families. In the evening we went diving and went to a few friends. The second day, we went to their school, we followed a few lessons. In the evening we had a typical Scottish ‘party’.

The thirth day we had s p o r t a c t i v i t i e s . The fourth day we went to Edinburgh, that was really fun.

The fifth day we went to the zoo with my hosting family and Isis’ hosting family

Last summer I went to Scotland. I had a lot of fun there. I stayed with my host Beth. She and her family were very nice. The first day we arrived, I got a little tour true Peniquik. The second day I followed some classes and in the evening we had a ceilidh. At the beginning of the evening there were a few performance and later everybody started danc-ing. The next day, we had a sport day, we had all kinds of activities and later that day we had to walk for a long while. I didn’t like the walk very much because I wasn’t used to the many mountains . On Friday we went to Edinburgh. First we got a little tour along the monu-ment in Edinburgh. And

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Maud Lenferink

Isis Tielkes

then we got some shop-ping time for ourselves. In the evening we saw a rugby game in Edin-burgh. That was really fun. Saturday was my last whole day. This day was meant as family day. So I went with Beth and her Family to the zoo. In the evening we had dinner together with Maud and Zoe and later that night we met some other people from the Comenius project. Sunday I went back home.

A few months prior to the

Scotland visit, I was told I

would be given the won-

derful and unique oppor-

tunity to host a foreign

pupil. I was very lucky to

host Beatriz from Spain.

My experience began on

8th September, when I

collected ‘Bea’ from

school. I remember the

buzz of apprehension and

excitement in the air, it

was sure to be a fantastic

week for everyone. Bea

and I clicked instantly; we

had a lot of laughs the

first night! The next day, I,

Bea and a few of my

friends also involved in

Comenius went into Edin-

burgh for their first taste of

Irn Bru and some retail

therapy!

Monday came, and I was

hugely excited for Bea to

experience my school and

meet my friends for the

very first time. I was de-

lighted and honoured to

be a tour guide that week.

I was also delighted for

Bea to visit and partici-

pate in my out-of-school

activities, and I can say

that we definitely enjoyed

it.

Families and pupils were

invited to a ceilidh to take

part in some Scottish

dancing on the Wednes-

day evening. I relished

meeting all of the other

pupils from the different

schools and showing our

guests some Scottish cul-

ture. ‘The Big Day’ was

definitely exhausting and

exciting, we participated

in a sponsored walk with

the rest of the school

around the John Clerk

Estate, and we gave our

guests a taste of some

Scottish sports including

shinty and rugby. On Fri-

day, all of the Comenius

teachers and pupils had a

day out in Edinburgh; we

visited the Royal Mile and

the Scottish Parliament,

climbed Calton Hill and

had lunch while overlook-

ing the city. We were

even lucky enough to

watch a rugby game at

Murrayfield Stadium,

which was even a new

experience for me. On my

final day with Bea, we

went to Edinburgh Castle

with my family. She said

that she had never heard

anything as loud as the

one o’clock gun.

When it was time for Bea

and the other Spanish

pupils to leave it was defi-

nitely emotional and hard.

I have met lots of new

friends and I felt so fortu-

nate to be part of such a

rewarding, fun and match-

less experience like

Comenius. I am so privi-

leged to soon be visiting

Spain, I can’t contain my

excitement! The best

thing is despite com-

pletely different cultures

and differing lifestyles -

variation creates vivid

friendships.

Katie, Scotland

S3

My Comenius Experience

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I had an exchange student stay-ing with me named Ivan Amata from Italy on the Scottish Comenius mobility. Before Ivan arrived and I met him for the first time, I was full of nerves, but I was also so excited. My exchange student arrived on a Tuesday several days after an-other couple of exchange stu-dents from other countries ar-rived such as the Spanish, Slovenian and Dutch. I had al-ready made loads of new friends with the other visiting students, who were all very

friendly.

On the day my exchange stu-dent arrived I couldn't wait, in school I couldn't stop telling everyone about it. When I got home I started learning some more Italian to pass some time. When the time came me, my grandma and granddad went out into the car and made our way up to the school to pick Ivan up. When we arrived Mr. Mckinstry, a teacher from Peni-cuik, was there to pair us up. We were all full of joy talking to our exchange students. I helped Ivan get his suitcase out of the boot and unpack his stuff. I could tell Ivan was scared as it was his first time abroad and it would be weird getting left with a family you have never met before. After helping Ivan un-pack he called home to his fam-ily. For our first meal together we had the traditional Scottish dish of Haggis, Ivan had never heard of Haggis but he said he loved it! After our first meal we went up to the Public astro play-ing football, something we both love which also gave us time to talk to each other about our hobbies. The next day Ivan got to experience Penicuik High School. I think he enjoyed our

school saying it had differ-ent subjects to that studied in Italy. After school, me and Ivan met up with some of my friends and their ex-change students to go to the evening disco. There we all bonded pretty quickly dancing together then after having some food and listening to some

good old Scottish music.

The following day was ‘THE BIG DAY’. Ivan and I got to make even more friends while learning new dances and new sports. Me and Ivan had never tried Shinty and enjoyed learning. Ivan mentioned that Shinty was his favour-ite sport at ‘THE BIG DAY’. After learning some new sports and dances we made our way up the street for something to eat on top of our pack lunches be-cause after lunch we had the sponsored walk. I walked with Ivan, my friends and some new friends. The night was great we played football and volleyball bonding

even more.

Friday was great. We all met with our exchange stu-dents outside the school and made our way on to the coach. Ivan sat with his Italian friends and I sat with the Spanish. When we ar-rived we first went to the Parliament and after we got some free time so me and my friends went and got some tablet and Irn Bru for our friends, none of them liked it except Ceci. All of us including the teachers and visiting teach-ers made our way up to

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Comenius Scotland!

Calton hill to get some lunch, then we had some free time down on Princess street before making our way to the rugby match at Murrayfield. On arri-val, we had a meal together which was lovely. This was my first time ever at a rugby match and it was amazing, we all had a great time! Very sadly it was our last full day on Saturday with our exchange students. Me, Ivan, Murray, Jaime, Cammy and Jirka all went bowling and then went into Ed-inburgh to meet up with some

others.

The next day was the worst of all, saying goodbye. I, my grandma and my granddad took Ivan to school for his taxi to the airport. It was very emo-tional, later that day I also went to say bye to the Spanish who I was very friendly with. Be-cause I got on with the Spanish students so well I swapped with Caleb so he would be go-ing to Slovenia and I would be

going to Spain!

It was one of the best weeks of my life but it couldn't have hap-pened without my grandma and granddad allowing Ivan to stay, which I am very grateful for. Ivan throughout the week was great in the house, he was funny and he loved the food. I keep in touch with Ivan and will definitely meet up with him again. I also keep in touch with some others and I can't wait until we go to Oviedo, Spain. It will be amazing! I would like to make more friends over in Oviedo and also see how dif-

ferent their culture is to ours!

Dylan Wight

S3

Scotland

My Amazing Scottish Experience

And it was amazing. There

was no need t be so scared.

It was simply wonderful.

Also my hosting family was

great. So nice and caring,

really understanding and

helpful when I had moments

when I was really homesick.

The first evening we to-

gether went to visit my

classmate Hanka who was

accommodated nearby. At

night I watched my favourite

movie Mamma mia and

calmed down.

Scottish school seemed to

be big and I was afraid I

could get lost there. But my

hostmate, teachers and

friends were all very caring,

so I didn’t have to worry at

all. I could meet Scottish

traditions, food, games, na-

ture and the most of all

Scottish people and their

mentality. I visited Edin-

burgh, which is a really

lovely city. I have many un-

forgettable memories and

beautiful photos. I visited the

rugby match and didn’t un-

derstand the rules of this

game at all. My hosting fam-

ily took me to the café

where Harry Potter was

written. Since I am his

big fan, I was very grate-

ful for such experience.

In short, I have a lot of

lovely memories and with

Rhona, my hostmate,

and his family we are still

in touch. I will never for-

get this week. And

also…I finally stopped

being scared to speak

English. The Scottish

experience has changed

my life.

Adéla

Teturová

(CZ)

It was an amazing

week in Scotland. I was

looking forward to it so

much and at the same

time I was quite worried

– it meant so many

firsts for me. My first

flight, my first trip

abroad, my first meet-

ing of the hosting fam-

ily. I wasn’t sure how I

would cope with so

many new experiences.

When we came to the

airport and I could for

the first time see that

huge plane, I was

about to give up. I

wanted to turn back

and go home. I couldn’t

imagine to enter the

plane and fly so high

and so far. But some-

where deeply inside I

felt I wanted to experi-

ence it, I wanted to try.

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The project meeting in Scotland has been the

best trip of my life so far. I could enjoy a lot. I

really liked my hosting family, the Foleys. And I

think they really liked me. I have decided to

introduce my memories through a few pics I took.

This is the Foleys‘ house and their car which I

really liked.

The hosting family was really caring. And I liked

it very much. Here you can see my packed snack

with my name:

Here you can see my hostmate Andrew and me.

We have become good friends

Scotland 2013 – the best trip of my life

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I wanted to have some

photo with typical Scottish

atmosphere. The red

phonebox was perfect

The trip to the Scottish capital was amazing. Besides

all the well – known sights I really liked this invisible

man:

I could enjoy some nice

Scottish meals

because I like eating a

lot.

Here is my photo with the hosting parents. They were

very nice. I will never forget the time with them and I

hope we will meet again.

Tibor Sedláček (CZ)

During the first and second terms we have developed different activities related to our Comenius Project here in Oviedo. The students group that traveled to Penicuik in september were reunited with all the students of secondary 3 to explain their experience in Scotland. During 1 hour they told of all the activities they did in Penicuik and Edimburg and spoke of their time with the families while they were showing photos and of these incredible days. Our students have created recipes using local products for the “Comenius recipes book”. They have also worked on a booklet about routes and touristic landmarks which visitors may use to enjoy local art, architecture and landscapes while they walk and exercise. There were three dates highlighted in our

calendar: World Heart Day, World Food Day and International Day for Tolerance. Our students created posters to decorate classrooms and hallways for each of these events. They also made presentations for their peers and watched different films which helped them to reflect on these important issues. Students in ESO year 3 also took part in games, which they later presented to students in other levels. Now they are preparing some activities for the School’s Festivity in April and also for the Comenius Students in May. We will see part of their work in Slovenia.

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Comenius students have been working different contents related to the World Heart Day in the Biology and Physical Education class. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. This year’s theme addresses the importance of a life-course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on women and children. Healthy diet, healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity are very important for youngers and we are working it, deeply in this project.

WORLD HEART DAY

Some news from Spain

“Our students

created

posters to

decorate

classrooms

and hallways

for each of

these events”

http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/awareness/world-heart-day/women-and-children/

Looking for birds

Looking for the right sound

Looking for trees

Some news from Iceland

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Two years already. Since September 2012 a lot of work

and tasks have been achieved. Our project, Healthy

Mind in a Healthy Body´ has been introduced to our stu-

dents, staff and community and received a lot of support.

Our project has been debated and promoted. We want

to assure to our school policy has feeling is still satisfac-

tion as well as the certitude that our pupils know a bit

better what Europe is and means. Awareness about dif-

ferent countries and cultures has been developed

through cooperation. Physical activities, history, tradi-

tional sports, environmental matters, cooking and nutri-

tional habits have been reinforced in its convictions. We

are a part of a bigger world and of course of a bigger

Europe even though if Icelandic authorities recently

seem to postpone a full membership of Iceland in EU.

We hope for the best and are waiting for better times.

Our project and projects to come will help us in preparing

a better future.

Travelling is of course a vey mentionable aspect of our

cooperation. Margrét Össurardóttir, Home Economics

teacher and Hálfdan Þorsteinsson, our assistant school

master brought back some wonderful memories from

Penicuik. They underlined the hospitality of our hosts as

well as their organisation. Many things could of course

be described concerning this memorable trip. Margrét

and Hálfdan mentioned the staff and pupils involved in

different activities including traditional Highland Games,

healthy eating workshops, sports coaching and a show-

case of activities available to young people in Penicuik.

We had some introduction and presentation of the so-

called Big Day. Our students were deeply impressed.

They tried to find some trunks to catapult them up in the

air but could not, it’s unfortunate, find any trees in the

area.

Our school is now concentrating on new activities and

tasks. Our pupils our looking forward to knowing how

the students from different countries are gone to wel-

come the Best Game…and our P.E. teacher Hannes is

looking forward to teaching it…

We specially want to greet our friends from Italy and

hope that everything goes as well as possible during this

difficult period.

Regards from Iceland.

Our flight had a delay so we came

to Penicuik at one in the morning.

There were hosts waiting for as in

front of the school. I stayed at Kir-

sty Mercer’s house. But there was

no time for sleeping late in the

morning. We had to wake up early

and we went to school. It was fun

and interesting getting to know the

different way of teaching and learn-

ing. In the next days we visited Ed-

inburgh, where we saw the Parlia-

ment, the Castle and we also saw

where Queen Elisabeth II is staying

when she is in Scotland. While we

were walking down town, we

stopped here and there and found

out some more interesting facts

about Edinburgh. Almost at the end

of the day we had some time for

shopping. The Princess Street was

full of shops and people. And for

the grand finale we had a rugby

match to attend to. While we were

in Scotland they also had the Big Day.

That is the time when they play lots of

different Scottish sports games and at the

end there’s a long walk around Penicuik. I

have to admit it was quite exhausting. The

last day of our staying in Scotland wasn’t

planned. We could do whatever we

wanted to. It was meant for us. So Kirsty

and I decided to go with a small group of

students (also from Comenius project) to

the Zoo. It was very nice and fun and we

also saw some animals that we don’t

have in Slovenia. But of course all good

things come to an end. Soon we had to

leave our new Scottish friend behind and

go home.

I will remember this trip because it was

the first time that I flew in an airplane and

also I spent a lovely week and met great

people and some of them I’m going to see

again soon because they are coming to

Slovenia.

Katjajani Durkov, Slovenia

When my teacher told me that I was going to Scotland I was so happy and

excited about it, I can’t even describe how happy I was. I was so excited that I

counted down the days till the departure.

The 9th September was here and those 5 lessons at school were the longest

hours in my life. I went home as quickly as I could, packed all my things and

waited for my mom to take me to the airport. I was a little nervous but more

excited. I had a really nice group of people with me so I wasn’t bored. We came

to Scotland late in the night so I was very tired of flying and all that stuff. While I

stayed in Scotland I had an amazing time and I learnt a lot of different things like

playing shinty, learnt new words, improved my English and met so many

amazing people. I had the time of my life. I am thrilled that I had this opportunity

and I would like to go back. I really enjoyed that week in Scotland and I’m so

thankful to my teachers who gave me the chance that many students don’t have.

I can’t wait until March when the Comenius students and teachers are coming to Slovenia

and I can’t wait to see my friends I met in Scotland.

Eva Križaj, Slovenia

MY IMPRESSION OF SCOTLAND

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“I will

remember

this trip

because it

was the first

time that I

flew in an

airplane and

also I spent a

lovely week

and met great

people and

some of them

I’m going to

see again

soon because

they are

coming to

Slovenia.”

Trip to Scotland was one

of my favourites. Every

day was full of activities,

new things and exciting

stuffs. I learned many

things like playing hockey,

shinty and of course I

learned some new English

words J. I tried typical

dishes (haggis, meaps,

tatties ...), went shopping

(in Princess Street there

are many shops, that is

absolutely great), took lots

of photos, saw Edinburgh

and went to a rugby

match (I don’t like rugby, I

think it is boring). I made

friendships as well. I’ve

got now many pen-

friends and I hope

they’ll visit me too. I

think Scotland is a very

beautiful country and

the whole week there

was an incredible ex-

perience, which I'd like

to do it again.

Marija Okršlar,

Slovenia

MOBILITY TO SCOTLAND

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Photos by Špelca Prestor and Maja

Šenk Zidar

The arrival was imminent,

a few bends more, and

we will be there !

“something wrong …. the

driver and other cars on

the wrong side of the road

…I’m a bit nervous” .We

finally arrived at school.

The trip was a great ex-

perience , it was my first

time in a foreign country,

my first time on a plane,

and the first time I that I

was on my own. Wow all

in one ! When the car

stopped all my fears

had passed and every-

thing was all right . In

front of the school in Peni-

cuik there were 4 boys

with their families and a

few teachers waiting for

us. I finally met my mate

Dylan Wight he is very

athletic he looked like a

football player . He was

accompanied by his

grandparents , two

friendly and loving people

who welcomed me and

treated me as one of their

grandchildren , and I

thank them very much .

To top it all Dylan’s

grandfather is a football

coach, and this was a

double treat it was

great ! ! The first night I

was still a bit nervous ,

but thanks to their hospi-

tality everything went

very well . Dylan was a

true friend who always

tried to help me . As soon

as I walked into their

house I was presented

with a sheet of paper

where all the words in

English that could be use-

ful to me were translated

in Italian .It was a great

thing, they really went out

of their way to make me

feel at home.

Everything worked out

well , my first plane flight

was quite fun after all and

not too frightening , I got

through the presentations

without making too many

mistakes in English. The

school activities were fun,

and I met a lot of new

friends. Our trip to Edin-

burgh was the best ever.I

want to thank Dylan’s

family again for the great

week, and thanks to all

the Comenius teachers

who made this trip possi-

ble .Ciaooooo !!

Ivan Amata

The arrival in Scotland

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The day that I liked the most

in Scotland was when we

went around the city of Edin-

burgh visiting the different

parts of city, the Royal Mile,

the Edinburgh Castle , but the

best part of all for me was

the exceptional evening event

when we went to see a

Rugby match at the Murray-

field Stadium.

Early in the morning in Peni-

cuik my Italian classmate

told me that the day before

he had gone to play football,

as he spoke about this the

bus that was to take us to

the Scottish Parliament ar-

rived. Once in Edinburgh I

was very much impressed by

all that we saw and after a

long walk on the Royal Mile

we arrived at the Scottish

Parliament and Mr. Frazer

our great guide explained

that the building had been

designed by the Italian archi-

tect Renzo Piano. While we

waited in a row ' to pass the

time I ate some sandwiches

that I had made that morning

at the Hamish’s house. We

entered the beautiful building

visited the ground floor and

went upstairs where we sat

above the beautiful chamber where

the MPs met . Leaving the Parlia-

ment we went to the upper part of

Edinburgh and after a long walk we

arrived on a hill top Calton Hill

where we could see the whole city

below, we had a splendid view of

the coast and of the sea Here there

was an unfinished sort neoclassic

temple where we took pictures of a

tower with a ball attached to the top

that fell to 12.00 a.m . After we went

to see the Edinburgh Castle ,it was

impressing and the thing that I found

quite different from castles in our

area was the color of the stones We

went to the centre of Edinburgh

where we saw a man doing an at-

tractions in the street with .We got

to a meeting point near Adam

Smith’s statue and we were free to

do some shopping, I went with Ivan

and Vitaly my Italian school friends

to buy a new video game with our

Scottish friends but we did find the

ones we wanted, there were many

interesting shops and a lot of things

to buy After an hour we went to the

meeting point again and we headed

to the stadium. On the way there I

saw bus with a familiar sign on it O

SOLE MIO and that was the proof

that ITALY and Italians are EVERY-

WHERE. We arrived at the stadium

we saw a Rugby team and coach

and the players, we said hello to

them but they weren’t all that

friendly. We entered the stadium

and this was the one of the big

treats of the day for me, then we

had dinner in one the official building

at the stadium and we had LASA-

GNA , an epic moment for me, it

was like being home. After eating

we went inside the stadium to watch

the game , it was all exceptional ,the

lights, the field, the smell of fresh cut

grass, the speaker the players the

spectators and the cheers. The best

conclusion of a wonderful day! it

was like being in dreamland. This

was followed by shopping in the

sports shop and we spent every

pound left . The next day I went trek-

king with Hamish and his family .

They all did their best to make me

feel at home from the moment I ar-

rived, since I was quite homesick

during the trip and during my home

stay, sorry ! next time I will do bet-

ter ! We went on one of the highest

mountain in Scotland which was as

high as Monte Prato a mountain

near my town . Thanks again to

Hamish and to his family. Hope to

se you again , maybe in Italy.

Paolo Nardelli

RUGBY

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Our trip to CZ Republic in May

2013 was a five day treat, we

had a wonderful time and we

had a chance to see some old

friends and also to meet

some new ones. We did many

interesting things and each of

us enjoyed different activi-

ties proposed to us . We all

had a great time with the

recycled sport equipment

and the games we played ,

and the presentations were

quite a success and very

stressing for us. Among the

other things we saw we were

all very much impressed by

our visit to the Spielberg Cas-

tle in Brno on Friday 31st

May . Our history teacher had

talked to us about it before

our trip but seeing it and go-

ing through it and through

the Casemates was quite a

different experience.

What made it particularly

interesting for us was the

reference to Italian soldiers,

who fought there and the

reference to the Italian Car-

bonari, and also to Italian

patriots and writers who had

left traces of their passage.

The Spielberg was the prison

in which many Italians had

been imprisoned during the

Italian Risorgimento , that is

during their struggle for inde-

pendence during the Austrian

domain in Italy in the

1800’s On coming back to

school we talked about this

and did some research work

and our teacher assigned us

to read the pamphlet writ-

ten by a Silvio Pellico, the

Italian play writer and

dramatist and member of

the Carbonari movement.

He was condemned to

prison by the Austrians be-

cause of his nationalistic

political ideas and for his

writings in the Conservatore,

a political journal published

in Milano in those years and

suppressed by the Austrians.

What made him famous

during his lifetime was his

pamphlet Le Mie Prigioni /

My Prison, a little book

written after he had been

released from the Spielberg

in which he wrote about the

hardships during his 8 years

imprisonment in the Case-

mates of the Spielberg. Hav-

ing walked through the cas-

tle on a grim , rainy , cold

day, and to have walked

through the cells ,actually

seeing the torture cham-

bers where he had been for

such a long time, with hun-

dreds of other political pris-

oners and with other crimi-

Remembring CZ Republic

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nals from different parts of

Europe was quite impress-

ing. Realizing that the pris-

oners there only wore

heavy cotton tunics that

simply could not have been

warm enough for the cold

winter temperatures in that

part of Moravia, eating very

small rations of food made

us actually aware of the

suffering and the gloom that

lingered in that place. Fortu-

nately after this visit were

absolutely free, and we

had great fun in Brno, shop-

ping and visiting the city

with our Comenius friends.

The Spielberg Castle is still

overlooking the city of Brno

in all its splendor paying

homage to all who have

been there .

Eramo Angelo - Imperioli

Riccardo - Santangeli Danie-

le - Nardone Priamo

Italian Comenius students

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Newsletter Number 4

Education

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