First attempts with Scratch

Written by Gregorio, Gabriele and Asia.

Our science project: scratch

A few weeks ago, our science teacher proposed a new programming project. The goal of this project is to end up being able to create our own videogame about celiac diseases.

We started by pasting a pre-made flowchart into our very first script. Our teacher explained that we needed to add a background to our “videogame“. She also explained to us that we needed to create a new character and modify the project to our liking. We went to the IT lab so many times to perfect it. Our classmate, Angelica is so good at it. 

In the next science lesson we will eventually finish this project and the teacher will give us a grade.

This will be part of our civic education program. 

You can play with the videogame we created and shared. The character is celiac so it mustn’t eat gluten!

Bancarellino literary award

 BANCARELLINO 2024

Written by Sebastiano and Angelica, with the collaboration of our schoolmate, Janko.

The “Bancarellino” is a competition to encourage the kids to read books.

The goal of this competition is to read 3 books in 3 months. Students become literary critics and vote the best one.

In our class 8 students  took part because we like reading, then 2 teachers came to our class with 8 class books and distributed them. 

Each class has a number of books based on the number of participating students. On 25th of May we’re going to Pontremoli in Tuscany to rate the best book, which will be awarded.

Progetto di Elena Piazze

Geogebra

Written by Lorenzo S., Alessandro S., Domenico G., Ikhlase L.

In our school there were various activities that impressed us, for example a work with geogebra that really impressed us. Geogebra is a virtual platform in which you create geometric figures, our Maths teacher gave us an outline (we had to make a kite exactly). A few days before carrying out this work we attended a short lesson where they told us how to use the platform. The same day we attended a short lesson where he said that mathematics is not created but discovered therefore it existed before we existed in nature. The majority of the class managed to do the exercise successfully. It made us more aware of the world of geometry and competent. The organisers congratulated us.

Safer Internet Day

 In our school we are celebrating Safer Internet Day and we are talking about cyber bullying and the consequences and implications on teenagers’ minds. Unluckily it is still a too common phenomenon among young people.

We produced a short video and a presentation that we will publish here.

Everyone grows up only if they were dreamed

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

Davide Cerullo

 On  Tuesday 13th February, we met Davide Cerullo, an ex member of the camorra, who came to our school and taught us his story.

He was born in Scampia, a quarter in Naples, that is not well seen since it’s full of criminals. He had exactly 6 sisters and 8 brothers, this is also one of the reasons he never felt loved. Since he was young he used to work for the camorra by delivering narcotic substances without even knowing. He would get paid by member of the camorra since he couldn’t get punished legally. When he was really young he was already dreaming of having a gun; now he dreams of being a kid again.

One of the biggest reasons he joined the camorra was that he didn’t get any education and wasn’t able to stand up for himself. Camorra is an illegal criminal organisation based in Campania, a region in the South of Italy.

The aim of the meeting is that every child grows up with good worths only is their parents, school and environment help them to have good roots and he underlined the importance of education in this process.

When he was 14 years old he got control of a drug dealing square and also got his hands on a gun; he felt like God and earned 900.000 lire a day (about 4500 euro a day).

When he got arrested for drug dealing he was 17, and found a small copy of the Bible on his bed and started browsing it till he got to one of the last pages and he saw that his was repeated 3 times, from this point forward, he understood that there was still a chance for him to change and become a better person.

He changed his lifestyle and when he grew up he founded an association named Albero delle storie (The Tree of Stories) to help the kids of Scampia.

Now he has about 42 nephews, and he is finally happy..

Regional athletics championship in Imperia

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

On the 6th of February we went to Imperia. Our bus arrived 1 hour late. The journey was tow hours long, but pleasently quiet. When we arrived we started immediatly our warm-up routine.

The course was quite interesting: you would start on the straight and do 3/4 of a lap and then cut into the grass, do some zig zag in the middle and then go on to the track, and behind towards the lockers on the gravel to then get back on to the front straight and do another lap.

The course was well planed and gave our team a third place with a first, a 14th, and two other unknown placements. The return journey was almost better than the first because we were al in a good mood and happy to get back home.

Flavio A. won a gold medal, Anna won a silver one and the team composed of Flavio A., Daniel C., Francesco S., Alessandro B, and Domenico G. got  a third placement

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Thanks to our P.E. teacher, Ms Alessandra Tinè. 🇮🇹🏅

Yellow and Black Vintage Outdoor Adventure Trip Video di Elena Piazze

“Con lo sguardo di Nella” – “Looking with Nella’s eyes” Shoah commemoration theatre performance

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

Every year in our  school in February there is a show performed by students. They act and read stories of people who had lived during the Second World War and the Shoah.

On the first of February 2024 we went to the cinema and we watched this performance, named “Looking with Nella’s eyes”. At the beginning the actors got expelled from their school in Genoa, and they got deported to the concentration camp in Calvari, a small town in Fontanabuona in the province of Genoa. They lived in slums and life was really hard because they were prisoners and hardly got fed. After that they were taken to Milan and then to prison. Later they were deported to Auschwitz Birkenau from platform 21 which was the platform the trains left towards the concentration camps. 

When they arrived there they divided people: they tattooed a number on an arm to recognise them, they shaved their heads, they got dressed as prisoners and the weakest ones were taken to gas chambers and when they died they were burned. This is the first story we were told.

The second story is about Andra and Tati and their cousin Sergio, at the beginning Sergio said that they moved from Naples to Rjieka but there they were arrested and taken to San Sabba concentration camp. They were taken to milan where they found their grandma and they left to Auschwitz. When they arrived they were divided and their grandma was killed while Andra, Tati and Sergio were led to a kinderblock. Once the lady who looked after the children told Tatiana that one day someone will ask them whether  they wanted to see their parents again and they should have answered that they don’t. they were exchanged for twins and for this reason they survived.

The third story was about Liliana Segre who told that she was deported to Auschwitz at the age of 13 but since she looked older, she was divided and went with the women and they cleaned the slums and worked. At the end there is a flashback about the first story of Nella’s life who died in gas chambers a month before her sixth birthday. 

In our opinion it was touchy and it is important in their life. By Gabriele T., Gregorio U., Sebastiano V., Angelica P. and their classmates

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

 

 

Regional athletics students championship

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

On January 16th we arrived at the train station at quarter to seven and after half an hour we were on board of the train. We changed the train in Genoa Nervi and headed towards the stadium. We started our warm-up routines and shortly after the races started: first the younger girls, then the younger boys, after that the older girls and then it was our turn. We had students running as teams and solos. The team qualified as second good placement: a first, two 15th, a 24th, and a 48th. The ride home was less chaotic than the first one and you would chat with friends. Now our next destination is Imperia to run a 1,5 km cross.

At the competition Flavio A., Alessandro B., and Daniel C. took part and they qualified for the next competition Imperia on February 6th.

Today we are having a selection at school to take part in the competition in Imperia… Good luck and break a leg! 

💪🍀

by: Flavio A., Daniel C., Domenico G., Alessandro B.

Villa Gentile athletics stadium in Genoa Sturla

IC Sestri Levante team taking part in the regional athletics school students competitions with our P.E. Teacher Ms. Tinè  

Back to school after Christmas holidays

"Like a fairytale" 

It is a Christmas village in Soufli, where many pupils participate. It took place between 23rd and 30th December. This is a video and here is how our students experienced it! 

Chris: "In the village of Soufli, the greatest attraction is a park that’s like a fairy tale. In it there are a lot of places you can go but one that stands out the most is the school of Harry Potter. This house is the one that always has the longest line due to it’s great popularity. In the house there were 4 trials to be completed which change every year. When you complete the 4 trials you can go to the back to find a different thing, this year it was the prison of Azkaban." 

John: "In the Christmas eve in Soufli in Evros, I took part in the Christmas village "Like a Fairytale" and I was in the house of Santa Claus! The Santa Claus house has 2 rooms: The first room had some activities for the children, for instance writing letter to Santa, and in the second room it was Santa! The most important you could take a photo with him with the help of an elf." 

Nikolas: "The park of Asterix and Ovelix took place “like a fairytale” too and many people visited it. It consisted of the small houses of Asterix's village and the magic cave."

Documentary for Dadia Forest

Written by Konstantinos K.

Last year we had the chance to make a documentary for the fire in a nearby forest, one of the most well know, the forest in Dadia. We made this documentary with the help of many of 20 of my classmates at school and one professional director, Anagnostopoulos Nikos from Neaniko Plano institution. We made this documentary titled "The riders of the fire" in one week. 

Back to school after Christmas holidays

  Gabriele T.

It’s 8th January and the school is back. 

So I want to tell you how I feel and how my holidays were. The last day of school was the funniest and the most glorious of the whole year, and Christmas too. I got many gifts , such as PS5. 

The five days before the new year were so unforgettable. The last day of the year I celebrated the new one with friends and cousins, and the other days I finished my homework. Today I feel tired and nervous. How were your holidays? Tell me.

Domenico G.

My Christmas holidays were good. My favourite day was New Year’s Eve, that I spent with my friends. At 1 a.m. after dinner we went to Luna park and finally at 3 a.m. I went back home. The next day I and my family went skiing to Trentino and we also visited Trento.

 This morning I was sad because I didn’t want to go to school, but now I’m kinda happy because I can see my friends.

Daniel C.

My Christmas holidays were very fun and I enjoyed myself. On my holidays I played football with my friends and went on a trip to Florence with my family. In Florence there are a lot male statues and most of them are naked, I had an ice cream near the center of the city and it was artificial and you could tell from the look of it. It gave me a stomachache and I had to go to the bathroom twice. When I thought of school and that I needed to go back I felt sad because the fun was ending.

Alessandro S. 

These Christmas holidays were very nice. I spent this time together with my parents, my aunt, my cousin, my brother and my uncle. Returning to school I was happy because I  met again my friends but I was sad because the holidays finished.

Sebastiano V.

I had a great holiday. When I went back to school I was happy because I saw my friends again.

Asia M.

My holidays were relaxing but also challenging. Going back to school wasn’t very exciting. I would have preferred to stay at home a little longer. But if we did this we wouldn’t learn anything, so “strength and courage”.

Flavio A.

My holidays were very nice and enjoyable: surprisingly we had a lot less homework. We went straight to my grandmother’s house and stayed for 3 days. On the 26th we went to Switzerland and stayed till the 6th. While we were there we ate fabulous food and went skiing on wonderful slopes. When I realised that the holidays were going to finish I felt sad because being on holidays is very nice and everybody likes it. 

Lorenzo S.

The Christmas holidays I spent at my grandma’s house were happy. After the dinner I opened the presents and I was very happy for what I got. When I return to school I am sad but I am happy to meet my schoolmates.