This mobility took place from the 18th to the 28th of March, 2022
Erasmus ISMS short-term exchange - Italy to Accrington – March 2022
Day 1
Arrival in Accrington.
The Day started at 5 am at the meeting point in front of the Galilei Institute in Jesi. After loading our luggage into the minibus, we left in the direction of Bologna airport. Check in was smooth and the plane to Manchester departed on time. The students appeared excited and curious to meet their English partners, yet still serene and at ease. Arriving at Manchester Airport, Mr. Aitken and a colleague were waiting for us with two minibuses to take us to Accrington where students and families welcomed us to school with a warm welcome buffet. The boys greeted each other and after the buffet they reached their residencies.
Day 2
Visit to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
We met around 10am in front of Accrington's Academy and left with two minibuses to Manchester. We spent the whole morning at the museum also carrying out interactive and very interesting activities and then, after the packed lunch, we came back with the minibuses to the families.
Day 3
Trip to Lake District
On Sunday morning, again with two minibuses made available by the Accrington Academy, we reached the Lake District. It was a very relaxing day, and the guys were able to enjoy the beauty of the Lake and nature, as well as having fun all together in the local games room which was definitely a way to socialize with their partners. At 3 pm the students returned to their homes.
Day 4
On Monday morning, Italian students took part in their partners' regular classes, trying to essay themselves with various disciplines, including Spanish and cooking sessions learning new skills that are not usually taught in their Italian lessons. Every day, at 11 am there was a 20-minute interval in which the boys had the opportunity to meet at the canteen, have a snack and socialize with the English students. At 11:20 am, the Italian students participated in a dance lesson in which they arranged a choreography with the dance teacher; the kids had a lot of fun and certainly it was a good way to increase their self-esteem and become familiar with the school and with the lessons in English.
In the afternoon, we visited the Trafford Centre all together, the students were pleasantly amazed by the beautiful structure and they had a lot of fun.
Day 5
On Tuesday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; the Italian students then followed an interesting interactive English lesson with an English-Spanish teacher
Day 6
On Wednesday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; after the break, they were able to prepare a cake with the English students so that they compared their own culinary traditions with the English ones
Day 7
Thursday morning was an intense day, the Italian and English students too part to an anatomy lesson where they were able to observe and to dissect the heart and lungs with prof. Emma... The Italian guys were very excited and asked me if we could reproduce similar activities at school in Italy.
They also had music lessons in which they were able to experiment different instruments with the English teacher and they were also able to compare themselves with Prof. Guerro and Prof. Squartini as passionate musicians.
Day 8
On Friday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; two of our students left for the DofE campsite with their partners.
Day 9-10
On Saturday and Sunday the students spent recreational time with English families.
Day 11
On Monday morning, the students met at school to write their reports on the experiences and their emotions and also to say goodbye to their English friends who they would have seen again after 3 days in Italy. Departure time to Manchester airport have been at 1:30 PM.
Erasmus ISMS short-term exchange - Italy to Accrington – March 2022
Day 1
Arrival in Accrington.
The Day started at 5 am at the meeting point in front of the Galilei Institute in Jesi. After loading our luggage into the minibus, we left in the direction of Bologna airport. Check in was smooth and the plane to Manchester departed on time. The students appeared excited and curious to meet their English partners, yet still serene and at ease. Arriving at Manchester Airport, Mr. Aitken and a colleague were waiting for us with two minibuses to take us to Accrington where students and families welcomed us to school with a warm welcome buffet. The boys greeted each other and after the buffet they reached their residencies.
Day 2
Visit to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
We met around 10am in front of Accrington's Academy and left with two minibuses to Manchester. We spent the whole morning at the museum also carrying out interactive and very interesting activities and then, after the packed lunch, we came back with the minibuses to the families.
Day 3
Trip to Lake District
On Sunday morning, again with two minibuses made available by the Accrington Academy, we reached the Lake District. It was a very relaxing day, and the guys were able to enjoy the beauty of the Lake and nature, as well as having fun all together in the local games room which was definitely a way to socialize with their partners. At 3 pm the students returned to their homes.
Day 4
On Monday morning, Italian students took part in their partners' regular classes, trying to essay themselves with various disciplines, including Spanish and cooking sessions learning new skills that are not usually taught in their Italian lessons. Every day, at 11 am there was a 20-minute interval in which the boys had the opportunity to meet at the canteen, have a snack and socialize with the English students. At 11:20 am, the Italian students participated in a dance lesson in which they arranged a choreography with the dance teacher; the kids had a lot of fun and certainly it was a good way to increase their self-esteem and become familiar with the school and with the lessons in English.
In the afternoon, we visited the Trafford Centre all together, the students were pleasantly amazed by the beautiful structure and they had a lot of fun.
Day 5
On Tuesday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; the Italian students then followed an interesting interactive English lesson with an English-Spanish teacher
Day 6
On Wednesday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; after the break, they were able to prepare a cake with the English students so that they compared their own culinary traditions with the English ones
Day 7
Thursday morning was an intense day, the Italian and English students too part to an anatomy lesson where they were able to observe and to dissect the heart and lungs with prof. Emma... The Italian guys were very excited and asked me if we could reproduce similar activities at school in Italy.
They also had music lessons in which they were able to experiment different instruments with the English teacher and they were also able to compare themselves with Prof. Guerro and Prof. Squartini as passionate musicians.
Day 8
On Friday morning the Italian students took part in the regular lessons of their partners; two of our students left for the DofE campsite with their partners.
Day 9-10
On Saturday and Sunday the students spent recreational time with English families.
Day 11
On Monday morning, the students met at school to write their reports on the experiences and their emotions and also to say goodbye to their English friends who they would have seen again after 3 days in Italy. Departure time to Manchester airport have been at 1:30 PM.
taster_maths_lesson_pascal.pptx |
heart-structure-and-function.pptx |
dissection-worksheet.pdf |
all_about_england_italian_exchange_english_lesson_220322.pptx |