Documentation and assessment

 The project is going to end soon. We have been happy and eager to collaborate.

Students filled in a questionnaire to give an anonymous feedback about the project

IC Sestri Levante published the news of the end on the project on the Facebook page and in the website of the school

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/MjpnzixyttNxF84E/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/UXkJXPjKMSWYjXvt/

Here we show you a virtual exhibition through an infographic of the most important steps of the project. 

Journalist for my school di Elena Piazze

Positive and negative aspects of school systems

Italy

Written by Flavio A., Alessandro S., Lorenzo S., Ikhlase L., Domenico G., Daniel C.

A positive aspect of our school is the timetable from Monday to Friday from 7.50 to 1.50 p.m. because when lessons finish we have time to do sport, to relax and do homework. 

A system where students are appreciated when they behave positively.

Written by Gregorio U., Gabriele T., Asia M., Angelica P., Sebastiano V.

We think that the IT lab is the best part of our school because it is useful, it is entertaining since all the world is based on technology, but in Italy we have still to deepen our knowledge in this sector. Now we are using “sketch up” which programs in 3D (like Scratch) in a course financed by a resilience national plan which has the aim to help female students to cope better with Technology, Science, Maths, Art.

In the Italian school system they must add more entertaining projects: for example by playing and learning together. If I were a teacher, I would give 20 minutes of relax and play together and then another 20 minutes where you have to repeat the topics and then let the kids play with Wordwall. This way the kids will learn more than normal.

Greece

Written by Dimos Z.

At the Greek educational system we have a lot of holidays. Also, we finish school in early June.

On the other, hand we have a lot of homework and a lot of exams.

SPAIN

Written by Dani, Daniela, Adrián, Veronica and Pablo.

Talking about the educational system in Spain we have to say that there aren't many holidays during the school year.

Students usually stay in the same school from 3 to 16 but also, there are a lot of school in which students finish at the age of 18. Then, they go to universtity. Student use ICT during their classes in order to improve their learning.

Students must study a lot of subjects and do lots of exams and projects, as well.

In mosts schools students start their lessons at 8 o'clock in the morning and finish around 2 pm. During the day they have two breaks. they love playing football, basketball or talking to their friends. 

Green country in the project

We asked each other questions on the forum to introduce ourselves and our schools at the beginning of the project. We created a poll on the question "How do you get to school?". We had the idea to elect the "greenest country". 

 Italy

We are not very green since most of us (9 people out of 11) come to school by car. Sestri Levante is a quite big town near the sea, but we all live far from school and our homes are on the hills surrounding the town. In some cases the school bus doesn't arrive there. Since these areas are not very inhabited the public service of means of transport doesn't operate here very much: there are only 5/6 public busses arriving there during all the day. Italy is not so green, but maybe in the future we hope to do better.

Maybe the areas where you live have better services. 

Spain

In our case we are generally green. Our school is two kilometres from the city center. Most people live in that area. 29 students out of 50 boys and girls get to school on foot everyday. There is a special path so that pupils come complete safely to school. They love walking and talking to their partners on the way to school. Most teacher walk to school as well and it's a fantastic opportunity to talk to them about their hobbies. Only one student out of 50 go to school on bike. Some of them (18 out of 50) come to school by car. They usually live outside our town, 20 or 30 kilometres far away from the school. And finally only two students get to school using public buses.

Spain, step by step, is trying to be a little greener. Let's go ahead!

(Written by Lucía, Macarena, Alejandro, Alfredo and Lola)

Greece

Here, in Greece we usually go to school on foot. Some students live quite far from the school, so they have a number of different ways to go to school like by school bus or by car. The problem with the bus is that you need to wake up really early otherwise you will miss it. Another way is by car where the kids get driven to school by their parents, this way is quite beneficial as kids can wake up whenever they want but it is not always the most practical way, because parents can not always do it. 

Almost all of our teachers go to school by car and many middle aged people use car in our area. Our case here in Greece is quite unique because as we get older we prefer more and more to go to work by car, not even by public transportation.

In my opinion the best way to go to school is on foot. Me and my friends care a lot about the enviroment so even kids who live far away from school would prefer going to school by bike because it is way more environmentally friendly so that  we can live in a better place and become greener step by step!!!

Written by Christos K.

eTwinning live conference

Written by Gregorio U., Sebastiano V., Asia M., Angelica P., Sebastiano V., Flavio A., Daniel C., Lorenzo S., Alessandro S.

 Yesterday, 27th May, we met on the Twinspace at 12 p.m. to discuss about school systems, differences, and finally we sang a song in all the 5 languages of the project: Greek, Spanish, Slovakian, Italian and French. It has been a unique opportunity to know how school works abroad. We took notes about other school systems to compare them and find out what is good in our school system and what we would like to introduce. 

The song that we sang together enhance the differences among countries and multilingualism. We used English to communicate throughout the project but the differences in our mothertongues should be highlighted too and we respect them since we understood that it is the base of being part of a united Europe

Listen to our fantastic song:

Everyone was very excited and we enjoyed this time together.

Progetto

Here you can see a schema where we took notes during the conference about the questions we had previously shared on the forum of the Twinspace 

JOURNALIST FOR MY SCHOOL di MARI CARMEN SERRANO YAÑEZ

A special race in our school.

 

Every year we have a very special event at our school. This is the solidarity race in which all students and teachers participate. 

It is a very beautiful day. 

On this occasion, this year we had the opportunity to help a girl with a rare disease. 

First, her father explained to us what Rett syndrome consists of. 

We asked questions to get interested in the problem. 

The next day we had our race. 

We all supported with our donations to help the investigation. 

Next year we'll participate again! Will you join? Why not!

eTwinning Day.

Last May 9th we celebrated etwinning day. 

The students participating in the etwinning project “Journalist for my school” prepared an exhibition mural to visualize all the good things about carrying out an etwinning project. 

We consider  very important to give visibility to all the opportunities that etwinning offers us, improving learning and, above all, improving some skills. 

We encourage you to participate next year. 

We are etwinning school!

Collaborative Photo of students and teachers involved in the eTwinning project : "Journalist for my school"

 These are two different results of the photo of all the protagonists  of this eTwinning project that we created all together. In one version we are in graduation outfit and in the other one we chose our look. 

Thanks to you all for this wonderful recollection. 

Friendship bank in our school.

The United Nations Anti-Bullying Day took place on 4 May. People who are bullied are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. They might lose interest in the activities they enjoy, avoid spending time with other people and not go to classes or school, which has a negative effect on their learning. The message is that bullying is never OK. 

Trying to prevent these aspects in our school, and coordinate with the psychologist from our school, a group of students from Secondary started at the beginning or the the course a special action called FRIENDSHIP BANK. The students are in charge of ensuring that all those students who need  can come to the friendship bank during break time and share their concerns, always are under the supervision of the school psychologist. They usually have systematic meetings with her and talk about how we can help students who have some type of need during the course, above all we take care of listening to them during recess hours.

The friendship bank is a place where boys and girls who suffer from problems or bullying are helped by a group of children who are committed to attending to the needs of others and thus make them feel accompanied instead of alone.

🛑 TOGETHER WE CAN STOP BULLYING!

Educational systems mind map

 

Safer Internet Day and Netiquette

 In February and March we dealt with online safety because we commemorated the "Safer Internet Day" and we were divided into 5 different collaborative groups which created different presentations about 5 different topics related to Internet.

The five topics were:

cyberbullying

Presentation about cyberbullying 

IT: Domenico G., Alessandro S

SP: Eric, Alejandro, Víctor

 

social networking and fake profiles

Presentation about social networking and fake profiles

IT: Asia M., Angelica P.

Hacking and data protection

Presentation about hacking and data protection

IT: Ikhlase, Flavio A.

SP: Aitor, Marco, Alfredo, Adrián, Daniel, Rubén

 

pedophilia and pornography protection

Presentation about pedophilia and pornography protection

IT: Daniel C., Lorenzo S.

SP: Lola, Javier, Pablo, Manuel Ángel

 

fake news detection

Presentation about fake news detection

IT: Sebastiano V., Gregorio U., Gabriele T.

At the end of this activity we created a common questionnaire where each school added some questions to ask their pairs and then all the students answered them. We will publish the results soon in a common article.

We also created a common infographic about the netiquette which we all must respect in this project and online: All the students added some tips.

Netiquette di Elena Piazze "

The italian students also created a video set in their school where they invented a plot of a story about cyberbullying.

Here you can have a look at it.! Enjoy!!!

Collaborative stories set in the school partner in the project

 In January after having introduced our school through photos, videos,and presentations we used those settings to create five different narrative stories which took place in the schools partner in the project. We were divided in five different groups: one for each school where the story took place and we have to create as many characters as we needed to accomplish the task.
All the groups did the best to create the most involving story.

Group 1 sets a thriller story in the Italian school. This group is composed of:
Italy: Asia M., Angelica P.
Greece: Nikolas, Thomas, Byron
France: Sacha, Marley, Milan, Camille, Marine, Manon
Slovakia: Ivana, Nina, Veronika

Group 2 sets a horror story in the Spanish school.Group 2 is composed of:
Italy: Gregorio U., Gabriele T., Sebastiano V.
Greece: Chris, Anastasis
Spain: Javier, Marco, Lucía, Alejandro, Manuel M., Aitana, Lola
Slovakia: Ivana, Nina, Veronika

Group 3 sets a mithological story in the Greek school. 
Italy: Flavio A., Lorenzo S.
Greece: Xrysa-Anna, Aimilios
Spain: Aitor , Adrián, Carmen, Javi, Pablo, Dayenú, Alfredo
France: Ange, Théo, Angélina, Willian. Mayana, Lola, Mathias
Slovakia: Natália  

Group 4 sets a romantic story in the French school and it is composed of:

Italy: Ikhlase L., Daniel C.
Greece: Giannis, Dimitra, Marios
Spain: Daniel, Mario H., Mario L.,Mauro,Lara, Nayra, Sara.
France: Kéliana, Mathilde, Constance, Louane, Raphaël, Axel,Noham, Julien, Nathan C ,Angel
Slovakia: Natalia, Karolina, Nela

Group 5 sets a thriller story in the Slovakian school and it is composed of:
Italy: Domenico G., Alessandro S.
Greece: Dimos, Konstantinos
Spain: Sandra, Sara, Leo,Ainhoa, Santiago, Evan, Verónica.
France: Léna, Juliette,Mahé,Gabriel, Noémie, Eva,Baptiste, Loani, Erika

The following is an ebook including all the stories:

Short Stories di Isabelle Gubert

And here you are the shared documents where we worked to create the collaborative stories.

IC Sestri Levante di Elena Piazze Group 2 sets a horror story in the Spanish school and students can add as many characters as they need to create the story. Group 2 is composed of: It: Ulivi, Traversi, Villa Gr: Chris, Anastasis Sp: Javier, Marco, Lucía, Alejandro, Manuel M., Aitana, di Elena Piazze Gymnasio Soufliou di Tech Souf Group 4 sets a romantic story in the French school. Students can create as many characters as they need to develop the story. The group is composed of: It: Ikhlase L., Daniel C. Gr: Giannis, Dimitra, Marios Sp: Daniel, Mario H., Mario L.,Mauro,Lara, di Elena Piazze Group 5 sets a thriller story in the Slovakian school. Students can add as many characters as they need to develop their story. Group 5 is composed of It: Gaviglio, Simonini Alessandro Gr: Dimos, Konstantinos Sp: Sandra, Sara, Leo,Ainhoa, Santiago, Evan di Elena Piazze

Our vacations

International Women's Day at La Encarnación School.

At La Encarnacion school a group of students have prepared a text on International Women's Day to make us reflect on the role of women in our society and the changes have already occurred and must continue to occur to achieve true equality.

International Women's Day is a significant occasion celebrated worldwide on March 8th each year. It's a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women and advocating for gender equality.

 

On this day, people around the globe come together to recognize the contributions of women in various fields such as politics, science, arts, business, and more. It's also a time to reflect on the progress made towards gender equality and the challenges that still exist.

 

Events and activities are organized to raise awareness about issues affecting women, including gender-based discrimination, violence, and inequality in access to education and employment. These initiatives aim to promote empowerment and create a more inclusive society where women have equal opportunities and rights.

International Women's Day

We take care of our environment.

La Encarnación school takes a very important step towards environmental sustainability with the implementation of a system of self-consumption solar panels installed to optimize the collection of solar energy. Aware of the importance of preserving the environment, AMPA La Encarnación has invested in a photovoltaic solar energy system that will generate clean and renewable electricity in order to supply the energy needs of all its facilities.

This investment maintains the path begun with the commitment to the adoption of renewable energy sources. In fact, La Encarnación has previously installed solar panels, which feed into the electrical grid, to which are now added the self-consumption panels.

Our objective with the environment has a double aspect by providing our students with the opportunity to learn about the science behind solar energy from a practical and experiential approach that not only enriches their academic understanding, but also inspires them to be agents of change in the fight against climate change.

An exciting experience.

We have received a group of women from the socio-health center to carry out an activity about the contributions that many women with their work and research have contributed to improving many aspects of our lives. They have also conducted an interview to get to know the most important women in their lives. A large part of our students have been moved by remembering their elders. See you soon, we will continue to meet to discover the life that the people who currently reside in the center have led. 

We have had a fantastic morning all together.

See you soon, friends forever.

Happy Peace Day

Peace Day is a special day when everyone around the world comes together to promote peace and understanding. It happens on the 30th of January  every year. On this day, people do different things to show their support for peace.

 

Some people might organize events like concerts, marches, or art exhibitions to spread the message of peace. Others might hold discussions or workshops about how to solve conflicts peacefully. Many schools also take part by teaching about the importance of peace and encouraging students to be kind to one another.

 

At La Encarnación school, Peace Day has been a day of celebration and reflection, focused on the transformative power of empathy and understanding. With the theme "Recipe for Peace", students have participated in activities that encouraged dialogue and creativity. The morning concluded with a collective commitment to take with us the lessons learned and work together to promote peace everywhere. 

 

 

Peace Day is important because it reminds us that even though there are many problems in the world, we can all work together to make it a better place. It's a time for us to think about how we can be more peaceful in our own lives and how we can help others do the same.

 

So, on Peace Day, let's all take a moment to think about how we can spread peace and make the world a happier and safer place for everyone.

HAPPY PEACE DAY TO EVERYBODY